Shantaram S/O Baburao Pandhare v. The Chief Manager, State Bank Of India, Lakhanwada Branch

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Writ Petition No.5996/2019 Shantaram V The Chief Manager, State Bank of India, Lakhanwada Branch ************************************************************************************ Office notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's Orders or directions and Registrar's orders.

************************************************************************************ Ms. D. Sapkal, Advocate for petitioner.

Mr. M. Anil Kumar, Adv for respondent.

CORAM : AVINASH G GHAROTE, J.

DATE : 12-04-2023 The petition questions the order dated 25-7-18 passed by the CGIT, whereby the termination of the services of the petitioner and denying the claim of applicant for one month salary and reinstatement has been held to be just, fair and legal and what has been awarded is lump-sump compensation with 6% interest. The learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the termination of the petitioner, was illegal, and therefore there ought to have been an order of reinstatement. She, however, does not dispute that the engagement of the petitioner was as a casual labourer and not against any sanctioned vacant post, in view of which, the termination cannot be questioned. The only question is the grant of compensation in lump-sum and considering that the petitioner had been engaged by the respondent for more than a period of 3 years, the compensation of Rs 10,000/- is clearly inadequate and needs to enhanced.

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In that view of the matter, the compensation is

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JUDGE Deshmukh