DURYODHAN TANTIL vs PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK — C.A. No. 4967/2007

Summary: Duryodhan Tantil v. Punjab National Bank (CA 4967/2007) The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of PNB employee Duryodhan Tantil, who challenged his dismissal following departmental proceedings for misconduct. Tantil was found guilty of issuing three fraudulent bank guarantees without proper authorization, charging, or accounting—misconduct supported by handwriting expert evidence. The Court rejected his arguments that the documents were not shown to him during proceedings and that leniency should be granted due to livelihood concerns, finding that tampering with bank records warranted no sympathy. The appeal was dismissed with no costs on August 12, 2009. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.