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- The Bombay High Court quashed the compulsory retirement of Professor Swapan Garain, who had been punished by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences for creating an alumni WhatsApp group without authorization.
- The court ruled that the penalty was disproportionate, noting there was no evidence of personal financial gain from the group's activities.
- Consequently, the institute has been ordered to reinstate his benefits and provide 50% of his back wages.
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M S Karnik
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“You cannot use a sledge-hammer to crack a nut.”
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…bench of Justices M S Karnik and Sandesh Patil, in its Sept 16 judgment, termed the punishment imposed on Dr Swapan Garain "perverse" and "grossly disproportionate". Quoting English judge Lord Diplock, the bench said, " You cannot use a sledge-hammer to crack a nut. " The court noted that Garain was a person of repute who had been employed as a professor at the institute since 1985. It quashed the order compulsorily retiring him and directed TISS to pay him 50% of his back wages…
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Named India · IN-MH · Tata Institute of Social Sciences · Bombay High Court · M.S. Karnik · Sandesh Patil · Swapan Garain
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