Judicial Scrutiny of Dispensing Departmental Inquiries and Abandonment of Service Under Insurance Rules

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Case
MR. CHARANJIT SINGH BRIGHT , v. NATIONAL INSURANCE COM. LTD. AND ANR (Bombay High Court, 09-10-2026)
Law
Administrative Law, Constitution of India, Service Law.

Highlights of the Judgment:

  • Examination of the maintainability of writ petitions against public sector insurance companies under Article 12 of the Constitution.
  • Interpretation of Rule 30(ii) of the General Insurance Rules concerning the power to dispense with departmental inquiries.
  • Judicial standards for recording objective reasons in writing before bypassing mandatory disciplinary procedures.
  • Legal distinction between prolonged unauthorized medical absence and voluntary abandonment of service.
  • Application of landmark precedents regarding natural justice and administrative discretion in service law.