https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=237490 Failure to comply with the mandatory enquiry procedure for a major penalty and denial of a fair opportunity to defend vitiated the re-inquiry and the punishment order. No hearing date was fixed, no proper chance to lead defence evidence was shown, and the record did not support the claim that the employee was duly heard, so the disciplinary action could not stand. Considering the long lapse of time, the employee's retirement, the earlier exoneration, and the need for complex evidence, the Court found a fresh remand unnecessary and quashed the punishment finally, with consequential service benefits. en-us Wed, 07 Aug 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 28 Sep 2013 11:01:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=237490 Failure to comply with the mandatory enquiry procedure for a major penalty and denial of a fair opportunity to defend vitiated the re-inquiry and the punishment order. No hearing date was fixed, no proper chance to lead defence evidence was shown, and the record did not support the claim that the employee was duly heard, so the disciplinary action could not stand. Considering the long lapse of time, the employee's retirement, the earlier exoneration, and the need for complex evidence, the Court found a fresh remand unnecessary and quashed the punishment finally, with consequential service benefits. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 07 Aug 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=237490