New Delhi: K. who was dismissed as an Assistant Audit Officer in the Accountant General’s Office. A. The Supreme Court upheld the High Court’s order to reinstate Manuel. The Supreme Court dismissed the petition filed by the Central Government and C&AG against the High Court order. At the same time, the Supreme Court did not accept Manuel’s demand for salary for the period during which the action was taken.
Justices B. R. A bench comprising Gavai and Vikram Nath dismissed the central government’s appeal. In December 2006, Manuel was dismissed from service for participating in a strike at the Aegis office and for allegedly assaulting an employee of the office.
The Central Administrative Tribunal had quashed the dismissal in 2010 on a petition filed by Manuel against it. In 2018, a division bench of the High Court dismissed the petition filed by the Center against the tribunal’s order. The Supreme Court rejected the petition filed by the Center and the C&AG against this. The appeal was dismissed stating that there was no need to interfere with the High Court judgment.
Although the reinstatement was ordered, the High Court did not agree to Manuel’s request to direct him to pay the salary for the period during which the action was taken. The salary was denied on the grounds that he was a member of the staff of ministers and opposition leaders after his dismissal. The Supreme Court also rejected the petition filed by Manuel against this. K. A. Senior Advocate Jaideep Gupta and Advocate Bina Madhavan appeared in the Supreme Court for Manuel.
