INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK vs INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK OFF.ASSOCN. — C.A. No. 2597/1998

Case Summary: Indian Overseas Bank v. Indian Overseas Bank Officers Association (2001) The Supreme Court allowed Indian Overseas Bank's appeal and set aside the Karnataka High Court's judgment that had struck down a regulation restricting defence officers in disciplinary proceedings from assisting employees with more than two pending cases. The Court held that employees have no absolute constitutional right to representation in domestic disciplinary enquiries unless specifically provided by regulations, and that the amendment served the legitimate public interest of expediting proceedings and preventing monopolization of defence services among a few officers. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.