Topic: Rule 14 CCA Rules 1958

Dismissal for Unauthorised Absence Held Disproportionate: Rajasthan HC in Sheela Verma v. State

Rajasthan High Court (DB) upholds the misconduct finding but holds that dismissal for unauthorised absence of a nurse with 17 years of unblemished service was disproportionate; punishment converted into compulsory retirement with proportionate pension.