https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171601 Departmental disciplinary proceedings may continue despite an employee's acquittal in a criminal case where the two sets of allegations are not identical, because criminal prosecution and service discipline operate on different bases. Rule 10(4) of the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965 was read according to its plain language and upheld as constitutionally valid, with the classification between merits-based departmental action and judicial interference on technical grounds found rational under Articles 14 and 16. Where an employee was actually permitted to work after rejoining duty, salary for that period could not be withheld, with consequential interest indicated for delayed payment. en-us Wed, 02 Sep 1992 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:39:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171601 Departmental disciplinary proceedings may continue despite an employee's acquittal in a criminal case where the two sets of allegations are not identical, because criminal prosecution and service discipline operate on different bases. Rule 10(4) of the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965 was read according to its plain language and upheld as constitutionally valid, with the classification between merits-based departmental action and judicial interference on technical grounds found rational under Articles 14 and 16. Where an employee was actually permitted to work after rejoining duty, salary for that period could not be withheld, with consequential interest indicated for delayed payment. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 02 Sep 1992 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171601