DY.M.D. S.B.I . vs B.L.SADHU . — C.A. No. 7615 - 7616/2014

Case Summary: C.A. No. 007615-007616/2014 Outcome: The Supreme Court dismissed SBI's appeals and upheld the High Court's order quashing B.L. Sadhu's compulsory retirement (dated 04.07.1994). However, since Sadhu completed his service tenure in 2002, the Court directed SBI to pay him 25% of back wages from the date he stopped receiving salary until retirement, within eight weeks. No further relief was granted as Sadhu is already receiving pension. Key Issue: The High Court Division Bench found that Sadhu could not adequately defend himself in departmental proceedings due to financial hardship—he received no salary or subsistence allowance for a considerable period, including during the inquiry. The Supreme Court upheld this conclusion, finding the deprivation of salary unjust. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.