Pramod Kumar Rawat vs Union Of India

Case Significance

Pramod Kumar Rawat vs Union Of India is a Delhi High Court decision dated December 23, 2025 (citation: ik-160343802). Retired MHA Section Officer Pramod Kumar Rawat challenged his dismissal from service under Article 311(2)(b) of the Constitution, imposed after his conviction under the Prevention of Corruption Act for possessing disproportionate assets. The court upheld the dismissal, noting that the conviction still stood despite the sentence being suspended in appeal, and the employer was entitled to proceed with removal under second proviso to Article 311(2). The petition was dismissed. The bench comprised Justices Madhu Jain and Navin Chawla. The judgment was delivered by Justice Navin Chawla. Counsel appearing: Ajai Kumar Srivastava (counsel for petitioner), Jagdish Chandra Solanki (counsel for respondent), Ruchir Mishra (counsel for respondent), Siddharth Bajaj (counsel for respondent).