https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=209481 A quasi-judicial officer is not exposed to disciplinary action merely because an adjudication order is alleged to be erroneous; such action is justified only where the record shows culpable misconduct, reckless disregard of duty, negligence of a serious kind, unbecoming conduct, or undue favour. Here, the officer acted under a time-bound disposal direction, no stay had been granted in the related appeal, he noted the pending appellate proceedings, protected revenue by retaining surety bonds, and his adjudication was later upheld in appeal. Those facts negatived any allegation of haste or improper appreciation of evidence, so the charge sheet could not stand and its quashing was upheld. en-us Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 19 Jul 2013 09:57:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=209481 A quasi-judicial officer is not exposed to disciplinary action merely because an adjudication order is alleged to be erroneous; such action is justified only where the record shows culpable misconduct, reckless disregard of duty, negligence of a serious kind, unbecoming conduct, or undue favour. Here, the officer acted under a time-bound disposal direction, no stay had been granted in the related appeal, he noted the pending appellate proceedings, protected revenue by retaining surety bonds, and his adjudication was later upheld in appeal. Those facts negatived any allegation of haste or improper appreciation of evidence, so the charge sheet could not stand and its quashing was upheld. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=209481