PANKAJESH vs TULSI GRAMIN BANK — SLP(C) No. 11349/1997

Case Summary: PANKAJESH v. TULSI GRAMIN BANK The Supreme Court dismissed Pankajesh's special leave petition challenging his disciplinary penalty for dereliction of duty under the Regional Rural Banks Act. The Court clarified that the appellate authority's order released one increment from an original three-increment penalty, confirming a two-increment withholding (not the reverse). On the procedural issue whether the enquiry officer must be senior-ranked, the Court held that while desirable, it is not mandatory when the enquiry is conducted as a delegate of the disciplinary authority, and no substantial injustice occurred here. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.