https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=74578 In service disciplinary matters, a tribunal exercising judicial review cannot substitute its own view on the adequacy or proportionality of punishment for that of the competent disciplinary authority when the enquiry is lawful and the finding of misconduct is supported by legal evidence. The statutory jurisdiction under the Administrative Tribunals Act extends to judicial review, not appellate reappraisal of disciplinary penalties. Interference is justified only in exceptional cases such as mala fides, perversity, absence of evidence, or the special constitutional regime under Article 311(2). The Tribunal's reduction of the dismissal penalty was therefore unsustainable, and the disciplinary authority's punishment was restored. en-us Tue, 14 Mar 1989 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 10 Nov 2016 14:09:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=74578 In service disciplinary matters, a tribunal exercising judicial review cannot substitute its own view on the adequacy or proportionality of punishment for that of the competent disciplinary authority when the enquiry is lawful and the finding of misconduct is supported by legal evidence. The statutory jurisdiction under the Administrative Tribunals Act extends to judicial review, not appellate reappraisal of disciplinary penalties. Interference is justified only in exceptional cases such as mala fides, perversity, absence of evidence, or the special constitutional regime under Article 311(2). The Tribunal's reduction of the dismissal penalty was therefore unsustainable, and the disciplinary authority's punishment was restored. Case-Laws Central Excise Tue, 14 Mar 1989 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=74578