https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170004 Disciplinary proceedings need not be stayed merely because a criminal trial on the same or similar facts is pending. Criminal and departmental proceedings may ordinarily run simultaneously because they serve different purposes, apply different standards of proof, and follow different enquiry rules. A stay depends on the facts, including whether the charges are grave and whether the criminal case raises complicated questions of law and fact that could prejudice the employee's defence. The lower courts erred by treating stay as automatic without assessing the seriousness of the allegations or the special circumstances. The stay of the departmental proceedings was therefore unjustified. en-us Thu, 05 Aug 2004 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 02 Dec 2015 19:11:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170004 Disciplinary proceedings need not be stayed merely because a criminal trial on the same or similar facts is pending. Criminal and departmental proceedings may ordinarily run simultaneously because they serve different purposes, apply different standards of proof, and follow different enquiry rules. A stay depends on the facts, including whether the charges are grave and whether the criminal case raises complicated questions of law and fact that could prejudice the employee's defence. The lower courts erred by treating stay as automatic without assessing the seriousness of the allegations or the special circumstances. The stay of the departmental proceedings was therefore unjustified. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 05 Aug 2004 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170004