{"id":5585,"date":"2026-06-12T02:56:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T21:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newskick.in\/?p=5585"},"modified":"2026-06-12T07:59:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T02:29:11","slug":"staff-dismissal-only-for-grave-violations-like-corruption-sc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newskick.in\/?p=5585","title":{"rendered":"Staff dismissal only for grave violations like corruption: SC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/staff-dismissal-only-for-grave-violations-like-corruption-sc\/articleshow\/131668963.cms\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"10\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/photo\/131668963.cms\" \/><\/a>A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N K Singh said it was not making light of the importance of discipline at the workplace, but in the absence of \u201ccorruption, illegal gratification, moral turpitude, 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