{
  "id": 467946,
  "title": "Bombay High Court refuses to reinstate ex-RBI employee acquitted in fraud case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/bombay-high-court-refuses-to-reinstate-ex-rbi-employee-acquitted-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T12:30:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/legal-news/bombay-high-court-reinstate-ex-rbi-employee-acquitted-fraud-case-10826422/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Bombay High Court has declined to reinstate a former Reserve Bank of India employee who was cleared of a fraud charge, explaining that an acquittal in a criminal trial does not automatically overturn a penalty imposed during a separate internal inquiry. Justices R I Chagla and Farhan P Dubash ruled that the individual's dismissal was based on misconduct proven during a departmental inquiry, not his criminal prosecution, and thus his acquittal would not lead to reinstatement under RBI regulations. The man, who served as a machine operator at the National Clearing Cell, challenged the RBI's July 2015 decision to deny his request for reinstatement, including back pay and benefits. He was fired in 2001 after a departmental inquiry found he was involved in a criminal scheme to defraud banks by tampering with cheques. Despite being acquitted of the criminal charges in 2015, his application for reinstatement was rejected.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Bombay High Court refuses to reinstate ex-RBI employee",
    "Acquittal in fraud case doesn't overturn internal inquiry penalty",
    "Man fired in 2001 for cheque tampering scheme"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}