The Supreme Court of India has held that the Maharashtra State Warehousing Corporation (the “Corporation”) lacked the jurisdiction to institute departmental proceedings against a retired employee in the absence of specific provisions in its service regulations. A Bench comprising Justice J.K. Maheshwari and Justice Vijay Bishnoi allowed the appeal filed by a retired Storage Superintendent,
Corporation Cannot Initiate Departmental Enquiry Against Retired Employee Without Specific Statutory Authority or Mandatory Sanction: Supreme Court
