https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168364 Rule 15 of the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1957 does not permit a disciplinary authority to nullify completed inquiry reports simply because their findings are unfavourable and to initiate repeated de novo inquiries. If the inquiry is defective or material witnesses were omitted for sufficient reason, further evidence may be taken; otherwise, the recorded inquiry process must be respected. Repeated appointment of new inquiry officers after reports exonerating the employee was treated as an improper and harassing procedure. The resulting disciplinary action was held vitiated for breach of Article 311(2) of the Constitution of India. en-us Wed, 07 Apr 1971 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 24 Feb 2015 10:07:12 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168364 Rule 15 of the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1957 does not permit a disciplinary authority to nullify completed inquiry reports simply because their findings are unfavourable and to initiate repeated de novo inquiries. If the inquiry is defective or material witnesses were omitted for sufficient reason, further evidence may be taken; otherwise, the recorded inquiry process must be respected. Repeated appointment of new inquiry officers after reports exonerating the employee was treated as an improper and harassing procedure. The resulting disciplinary action was held vitiated for breach of Article 311(2) of the Constitution of India. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 07 Apr 1971 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168364