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Departmental enquiry - charges proved and upheld from bottom to top - But D.B. modified the punishment - Apex court held that the DB traveled beyond it's jurisdiction and set aside the order and held that However, the Division Bench chose to tinker with the quantum of punishment imposed by the disciplinary authority. Though it upheld the punishment of recovery of loss, the punishment of reduction in pay scale has been set aside and substituted by the punishment of withholding of one increment with cumulative effect for a period of one year as per Regulation 39(1)(b) of the L.I.C. of India (Staff) Regulations, 1960. We are of the opinion that the High Court transgressed its limits of judicial review by itself assuming the role of sitting as departmental appellate authority, which is not permissible in law. =CIVIL APPEAL NO. 7717 OF 2014 (arising out of Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 39113 of 2013) |THE LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION | | |OF INDIA & OTHERS |.....APPELLANT(S) | |VERSUS | | |S. VASANTHI |.....RESPONDENT(S) = 2014- Aug. Part – http://judis.nic.in/supremecourt/filename=41829