U.P. SINGH vs PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR — C.A. No. 5494/2013

CASE SUMMARY: U.P. Singh v. Punjab National Bank (C.A. No. 005494/2013) The Supreme Court dismissed U.P. Singh's appeal, upholding the High Court's decision that his deemed voluntary retirement from Punjab National Bank was valid. Singh, suspended in 1982 for disorderly conduct, was ordered transferred to a distant branch in September 1983 but refused to report for duty. Despite multiple notices and a 30-day final notice under Clause XVI of the Bipartite Agreement (which deems absence exceeding 90 days as voluntary retirement), Singh continued correspondence with the Bank instead of joining. The Court found Singh deliberately avoided compliance, having enrolled as an advocate in 1985, and rejected his claims that the transfer order was illegal—holding that employees must comply with orders or challenge them through proper remedies, not unilaterally refuse compliance. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.