#public service employment

The Karnataka High Court has ruled that dismissal from public service is a disproportionate penalty for minor administrative lapses in record-keeping, where no fraud, financial loss, or intentional misconduct is proven. This reinforces that disciplinary action must be calibrated to the gravity of the offense, protecting public employees from punitive overreach in routine bureaucratic errors.

CAT remanded a KVS transfer order, ruling that serious medical conditions like Crohn’s disease and TB must be empathetically considered even if not explicitly listed in the policy. The tribunal emphasized administrative justice requires weighing individual hardships beyond rigid policy exclusions, impacting service law and employment rights.