https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173709 A disciplinary enquiry is invalid where a material witness against the employee also serves on the enquiry committee, as this creates a real likelihood and appearance of bias and breaches natural justice. The objection was recorded, the witness's evidence directly concerned the charge, and the defect was not cured by consideration of other charges; bias arising from admitted facts could be considered despite not being separately raised before departmental authorities. The dismissal founded on the tainted enquiry was set aside. Fresh proceedings could commence from the charge-sheet stage before a different committee within a fixed period, while relief was limited to partial salary rather than full back wages. en-us Fri, 14 May 1993 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 21 Sep 2015 15:17:41 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173709 A disciplinary enquiry is invalid where a material witness against the employee also serves on the enquiry committee, as this creates a real likelihood and appearance of bias and breaches natural justice. The objection was recorded, the witness's evidence directly concerned the charge, and the defect was not cured by consideration of other charges; bias arising from admitted facts could be considered despite not being separately raised before departmental authorities. The dismissal founded on the tainted enquiry was set aside. Fresh proceedings could commence from the charge-sheet stage before a different committee within a fixed period, while relief was limited to partial salary rather than full back wages. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 14 May 1993 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173709