SC: Authority Carries Accountability; Restores Bank Manager's Dismissal

• Supreme Court reinstates dismissal of a bank's senior manager, emphasizing that authority comes with accountability.
• The manager was accused of conniving with an officer and a gunman to misappropriate customer money and steal bank records.
• Apex court set aside Delhi High Court's order which had modified the punishment to compulsory retirement.
• SC disagreed with High Court's reasoning that different punishments for co-delinquents (officer, gunman) warranted leniency for the manager.
• The court stated that a senior manager's rank carried a higher degree of responsibility and integrity, justifying a more stringent punishment.