https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=163173 Departmental proceedings may continue alongside a criminal prosecution arising from the same transaction because the two operate in distinct fields and apply different standards of proof. A stay is warranted only in exceptional cases where the facts are identical, the criminal charge is grave, and simultaneous enquiry would raise complicated factual and legal issues causing prejudice. In proceedings involving disproportionate assets, the employee bears special knowledge of the source of assets, and charges relating to non-filing or incorrect filing of property returns are not limited to the criminal case. On that basis, the departmental enquiry was not liable to be stayed. en-us Thu, 09 Dec 2004 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 17 Jun 2014 13:54:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=163173 Departmental proceedings may continue alongside a criminal prosecution arising from the same transaction because the two operate in distinct fields and apply different standards of proof. A stay is warranted only in exceptional cases where the facts are identical, the criminal charge is grave, and simultaneous enquiry would raise complicated factual and legal issues causing prejudice. In proceedings involving disproportionate assets, the employee bears special knowledge of the source of assets, and charges relating to non-filing or incorrect filing of property returns are not limited to the criminal case. On that basis, the departmental enquiry was not liable to be stayed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 09 Dec 2004 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=163173