L.I.C. OF INDIA . vs JYOTISH CHANDRA BISWAS — C.A. No. 4445/2000

Case Summary: L.I.C. of India v. Jyotish Chandra Biswas The Supreme Court allowed LIC's appeal and set aside the High Court Division Bench judgment that had granted relief to respondent Biswas. Biswas, dismissed in 1969 for unauthorized 61-day absence, filed his writ petition only in 1975—six years later with no explanation for delay. The Court found the single judge's dismissal justified: the disciplinary inquiry properly followed natural justice principles, witnesses were examined, and Biswas presented his defense. Though Biswas had superannuated by then, the Court upheld the original dismissal but awarded Rs.25,000 costs to him. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.