The Supreme Court of India has ruled that Regulation 10 of the Canara Bank Officer Employees’ (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976, is directory in nature, affirming that management holds the discretion to decide whether multiple employees involved in a common cause of action should face a joint or independent disciplinary proceeding. While the Court set
‘May’ in Bank Disciplinary Rules Cannot Be Read as ‘Shall’: Supreme Court Upholds Employer’s Discretion on Common Enquiry
