https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=91513 A quasi-judicial excise officer is not liable to disciplinary action merely because an adjudication order allegedly reflects a wrong legal view or omits penalty. Disciplinary proceedings require prima facie material showing recklessness, dishonesty, corrupt motive, undue favour, culpable negligence, or other conduct unbecoming of a government servant. On the record described, the only basis was non-imposition of penalty while duty and confiscation were confirmed; that circumstance, without extraneous material, could at most indicate an error of law remediable in appeal and not misconduct. The charge-sheet was therefore held unsustainable and initiation of disciplinary proceedings improper. en-us Fri, 06 Aug 1999 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 16:36:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=91513 A quasi-judicial excise officer is not liable to disciplinary action merely because an adjudication order allegedly reflects a wrong legal view or omits penalty. Disciplinary proceedings require prima facie material showing recklessness, dishonesty, corrupt motive, undue favour, culpable negligence, or other conduct unbecoming of a government servant. On the record described, the only basis was non-imposition of penalty while duty and confiscation were confirmed; that circumstance, without extraneous material, could at most indicate an error of law remediable in appeal and not misconduct. The charge-sheet was therefore held unsustainable and initiation of disciplinary proceedings improper. Case-Laws Central Excise Fri, 06 Aug 1999 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=91513