Bombay High Court Holds Entire Rule 15 of MEPS Rules Applies to Probationary Employees Under Section 5(3) of MEPS Act — Non-Compliance of Sub-Rules (3) and (5) Does Not Ipso Facto Vitiate Termination if Sub-Rule (6) Is Satisfied. The court clarified that only sub-rule (6) of Rule 15 is relevant for termination during probation, and failure to comply with sub-rules (3) and (5) does not automatically invalidate termination if the Management has objectively assessed the employee's performance.
30 May 2023This judgment arises from a reference made by a learned Single Judge to a Larger Bench of the Bombay High Court at Nagpur, concerning the interpretati...





