https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=258565 A charge-sheet and departmental proceedings are ordinarily not interfered with at the threshold unless the action is wholly without jurisdiction, tainted by mala fides, or vitiated by a grave procedural defect. On the facts noted, the disciplinary authority had considered the employee's representation, recorded reasons, and dealt with the complaint material, investigation record, approval chain, and supply of relied-upon documents before issuing the charge-sheet. The file material showed no predetermination, bias, or illegality warranting judicial intervention. The employee's objections were treated as matters for determination in the departmental enquiry, so the charge-sheet was not quashed at the initial stage and the challenge failed. en-us Mon, 13 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 22:29:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=258565 A charge-sheet and departmental proceedings are ordinarily not interfered with at the threshold unless the action is wholly without jurisdiction, tainted by mala fides, or vitiated by a grave procedural defect. On the facts noted, the disciplinary authority had considered the employee's representation, recorded reasons, and dealt with the complaint material, investigation record, approval chain, and supply of relied-upon documents before issuing the charge-sheet. The file material showed no predetermination, bias, or illegality warranting judicial intervention. The employee's objections were treated as matters for determination in the departmental enquiry, so the charge-sheet was not quashed at the initial stage and the challenge failed. Case-Laws Central Excise Mon, 13 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=258565