BANK OF MAHARASHTRA . vs HARISH — C.A. No. 3290/2007

Summary: Bank of Maharashtra v. Harish (C.A. No. 003290/2007) The Supreme Court allowed Bank of Maharashtra's appeal and set aside the High Court's judgment that had quashed the employee's disciplinary penalties. The Court held that withholding of increment with cumulative effect constitutes a minor penalty under Bank of Maharashtra Officer Employees' (Discipline & Appeal) Regulations, 1976, and was validly imposed. The matter was remitted to the High Court to consider any other unaddressed infirmities in the original disciplinary order. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.