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Served 17 years, but sacked for taking leftover tea and biscuits: Jharkhand HC reinstates govt peon, calling the punishment 'disproportionate'

A peon in Bokaro who lost his job over a handful of tea leaves and a few biscuits has finally won his fight to get it back, four years, one dismissed petition, and one appeal later. The Jharkhand High Court has ordered the Bokaro District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) to reinstate Ranjeet Kumar Himanshu, ruling that sacking a 17-year employee over such a trivial matter was excessive and unjust.

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