UCO BANK . vs H.C. GOVIL — C.A. No. 119/2002

Case Summary: UCO Bank v. H.C. Govil (C.A. No. 119/2002) Outcome: The Supreme Court granted leave and allowed UCO Bank's appeal, setting aside the High Court of Delhi's dismissal order. The case was remitted to the Division Bench to decide the Letters Patent Appeal on merits, with liberty to consider condonation of delay. The core unresolved question was whether an Assistant General Manager possessed competent authority to pass punishment orders against the respondent. No costs were awarded. Next Steps: The High Court Division Bench was directed to decide the appeal expeditiously, with the Court noting the original dismissal order dated back to 1992. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.