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High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCWP/10281/2020disposed of

Anil Gupta v. Oriental Insurance Company Limited And Others

2025-08-04Mr. Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj11 pages

      

        

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%, 4  ,   0% $ "On next date of hearing on 29. 09. 2016 Mr J.J. Kalra P.O., Defence witnesses Mr. Dinesh Jain and Mr. Ashish Taluja and C.E. Mr. Anil Gupta attended the proceedings. Mr. Anil Gupta C.E. requested that he has submitted the name Mr. Sanjay Aggarwal as his Defence Assistant to the Disciplinary Authority R.O. For seeking permission to defend his case He requested to grant him 10days time and then the proceedings may be carried with or without Defence Assistant. Even in the face of objection from presenting Officer C.E.'s request was agreed and the next date was fixed for 10.10.2016. Mr. Anil Gupta's request for permitting Mr. Sanjay Aggarwal to act as his defence assistant was rejected by Regional Manager Mr. Satish Katyal on the grounds that Mr. Sanjay Aggarwal is heading a branch and it is not in order for office to relieve him as his Defence Assistant.

. On 10.10.2016 P.O. Examined PW41Mr.Raju Gupta, PW4 2 Mr. Dinesh Jain, PW43 мг. Ashish Taluja.

The next hearing scheduled for 21.10.2016 was postponed to 24.10.2016 at R.O. Ambala premises due to non4availability PW44 Mr. Chiranji Lal due to some domestic urgency.

On 24.10.2016 Ε.Ο.Ms Manraj Virk, P.O. Mr.J.J.Kalra, PW44Mr.Chiranji Lal presented themselves for the proceedings. But the proceedings were postponed to 02.11.2016 due to non4availability of Mr. Anil Gupta CE. On 02.11.2016 P.O. Examined PW44 Mr. Chiranji Lal. Mr. Anil Gupta C.E. submitted the list of Defence witnesses.

Witness of Mr. Dinesh Jain (Sr, B.M. B.O. Karnal) at Sr. No. was allowed Witness Of Dr. Varun Jain (MBBS MD)at Sr No.2 was disallowed as the witness of Dr. Varun Jain has no relevance to the charge sheet. Witness Of Mr. Anoop Gupta (Nephew of Mr, Anil Gupta)at Sr No.3 was disallowed as the witness of Mr. Anoop Gupta (Nephew of Mr, Anil Gupta)has no relevance to the charge sheet.

Document mentioned at Sr. Nol Of the Defence document list i.e. 'Cutting of newspaper of Punjab Kesri was disallowed as it has no relevance to the charge sheet. Document mentioned at Sr. No.2 Of the Defence document list; "Affidavit of Sh. Prem Kumar My real

9 Brother"; was disallowed as it has no relevance to the charge sheet.

Next hearing was fixed for 15.11.2016 for Examination of Defence Witness Mr. Dinesh Jain (Sr. B. M. B. O. Karnal).

On 15.11.2016 P. O. Mr. J.J. Kalra reported for proceedings but the hearing was postponed due to non4 availability of Mr. Anil Gupta C.E. on medical grounds. Next date of hearing was fixed for 25.11.2016. P. O. Mr .J. J. Kalra Defence Witness Mr. Dinesh Jain reported for proceeding but again proceeding was postponed to 09.12.2016 due to non4availability of Mr. Anil Gupta on medical grounds.

On 09 12.2016 P.O. Mr. J. J. Kalra, Defence witness Mr. Dinesh Jain, C.E. Mr. Anil Gupta reported for proceedings. Mr. Anil Gupta C. E. did not ask any questions from Mr.Dinesh Jain (Sr. B. M. B. O. karnal) as defence witness.

Mr. Anil Gupta C.E. then requested for Cross4 Examination Of Mr. Dinesh Jain (Sr. B. M. B. O. karnal) as Prosecution Witness at this stage. The request was declined as ample opportunity has been provided for cross4examination of Mr. Dinesh Jain PW42 at the time of Pw42's witness on 10.10.2016.

Then E.O. asked C.O. the mandatory question.

E.O. asked C.E. whether the defence proceedings be closed to which C.E. agreed."

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, A(6) The employee may take the assistance of any other employee of the company but may not engage a legal practitioner for the purpose. In case, the Presenting Officer appointed by the DA is a legal practitioner. the DA may also be allowed a legal practitioner as Defence Assistant. However, employees from other organizations, including PSGICs, cannot act as Defence Assistant in any disciplinary proceedings initiated against any employee of the Company.

No employee while on duty shall act as Defence Assistant in any disciplinary proceedings conducted outside the Regional Office where he is posted; nor shall he act as a Defence Assistant in more than two cases at a time. However, this rule does not apply in the cases where more than one Regional Office is o situated in the same city and selection of Defence Assistant is made from the same city but from a different Regional Office within the city. An employee acting as Defence Assistant in breach of this rule shall not be

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