LENIENCY CAN’T BE SHOWN FOR DRUNKEN DRIVING MERELY BECAUSE NO MAJOR ACCIDENT OCCURRED: SUPREME COURT The Supreme Court made the observation in a civil appeal filed by an employee charged with causing an accident under influence of alcohol, against Allahabad High Court’s judgement dismissing a writ petition refusing to set aside the order of his dismissal passed by the Disciplinary Authority. The Court also observed that driving the truck carrying the Provincial Armed Constabulary (P.A.C.) personnel under the influence of alcohol is a very serious misconduct and such an indiscipline cannot be tolerated and that too in the Military. The Apex Court granted a partial relief to the employee by converting the punishment of dismissal to that of compulsory retirement. As the employee has since died, the Court directed that the death-cum-retirement benefits as also the benefit of family pension, are to be paid to the legal heirs of the deceased employee in accordance with law and bearing in mind that punishment of dismissal has now been converted into one of compulsory retirement. With a team of Law experts, Reddy & amp; Reddy Law Firm has extensive experience and involvement in legal disputes. We are regularly involved in representation in the district and high courts in India.