TERMINATION OF AN EMPLOYEE FOR A SINGLE CLERICAL MISTAKE IS EXCESSIVE: MADHYA PRADESH HC
Case Name: The State Of Madhya Pradesh And Ors. Vs Smt. Hemlata Tala
The court observed that the employee’s minor clerical mistake of mentioning a beneficiary’s name at two places in her entire service is not a valid reason for termination which was made without issuing any show cause notice or conducting an inquiry. A minor penalty could be imposed and the order of termination was found illegal.
Legal Provisions:
- Principles Of Natural Justice
Source: MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT
FINE ON BANK FOR DENYING EMPLOYEE’S REQUEST TO REVERSE PROMOTION FOR CARING HER VISUALLY IMPAIRED CHILD: BOMBAY HIGH COURT
Case Name: Bharti Neeraj Chaourasiya vs. Indian Overseas Bank
A clerk of the Indian Overseas Bank was promoted to assistant manager and transferred to the Chennai Branch. She requested the bank to reverse her promotion and transfer her back to Mumbai so that she could look after her 10-year-old child who is 95% visually impaired. While remarking the bank’s argument that it did not have such policies to reverse promotions, as a “lack of sympathetic approach” the court ordered the bank to allow her request and imposed a fine of Rs. 25000 on the bank, to be paid to the National Association for the Blind.
SOURCE: BOMBAY HIGH COURT
ORGAN DONATION REQUESTS CAN’T BE DENIED WITHOUT STRONG EVIDENCE OF COMMERCIAL TRANSACTION: KERALA HC
Case Name: Uvais Muhammad K.C. And Anr V. State Of Kerala And Anr.
The Kerala High Court in a case where a 20-year-old kidney patient’s request for a kidney transplant was denied by the Authorisation Committee, held that if a donor claims their donation to be out of kindness, this claim must be accepted unless there is credible evidence that proves otherwise. The court criticized the committee for imposing an unnecessary burden on the patient to prove the donation was not commercial.
Legal Provisions:
- Article 21, The Constitution of India-Protection of life and personal liberty.
- The Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994.
SOURCE: KERALA HIGH COURT
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WRITTEN BY – Veera Syamala Devi Nandikanuma
EDITOR – Vishakha Khatri
