State Bank of India Act, 1955 · Chapter VIII: Miscellaneous
Section 43: State Bank may appoint officers and other employees
[(1)] The State Bank may appoint such number of officers, advisers and employees as it considers necessary or desirable for the efficient performance of its functions, and determine the terms and conditions of their appointment and service.
[(2) The officers, advisers and employees of the State Bank shall individually or jointly or with other officers, advisers and employees in a Local Committee exercise such powers and perform such duties as may by general or special order, be entrusted or delegated to them by the Central Board or its executive committee.]
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 43
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State Bank of India & Ors. v. Navin Kumar Sinha
Issue arose as regards whether the Bank could have initiated disciplinary proceedings against the employee after his superannuation.
- Berwal Takdir Singh v. Indian Bank
- State Bank of India and Anr. v. Bela Bagchi and Ors.
- State Bank of India and Anr. v. M.R. Ganesh Babu and Ors.
- State Bank of India v. Anjan Sanyal and Ors.
- K. Thimmappa and Ors. v. Chairman, Central Bd. of Dirs. SBI and Anr.
- State Bank of India v. C.B. Dhall
- All India State Bank Officers Federation and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.
- M/S. Gujarat Machinery Manufacturers Ltd. v. Collector, Central Excise, Baroda.
- State Bank of India & Ors. Etc. v. S. Vijaya Kumar & Ors. Etc.
- State Bank of India & Ors. v. Yogendra Kumar Srivastava & Ors.