https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=220240 Repeated opportunities to inspect relied-upon documents, file a defence and participate in the inquiry were sufficient to satisfy natural justice, and a delinquent employee who declines to cooperate cannot later complain that an ex parte departmental inquiry was vitiated. In such proceedings, documentary evidence kept in the ordinary course of business may support the charges, with proof assessed on the preponderance of probabilities. Judicial review under Article 226 remains limited to correcting legal or procedural error causing manifest injustice; it does not permit reappreciation of evidence in disciplinary matters where the service rules provide an alternative appeal and some evidence supports the findings. en-us Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:59:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=220240 Repeated opportunities to inspect relied-upon documents, file a defence and participate in the inquiry were sufficient to satisfy natural justice, and a delinquent employee who declines to cooperate cannot later complain that an ex parte departmental inquiry was vitiated. In such proceedings, documentary evidence kept in the ordinary course of business may support the charges, with proof assessed on the preponderance of probabilities. Judicial review under Article 226 remains limited to correcting legal or procedural error causing manifest injustice; it does not permit reappreciation of evidence in disciplinary matters where the service rules provide an alternative appeal and some evidence supports the findings. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=220240