https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173709 A disciplinary enquiry is vulnerable where a member of the enquiry committee is also a material witness against the employee, because such participation creates a real likelihood and appearance of bias and breaches natural justice. The objection may be raised on admitted facts even if not separately advanced before departmental authorities. Where the defect lies in the committee's composition, the enquiry and dismissal cannot stand, but a lawful fresh enquiry may be directed from the charge-sheet stage before a differently constituted committee. The note also records that full back wages need not follow automatically and that only partial salary relief may be granted. 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 vulnerable where a member of the enquiry committee is also a material witness against the employee, because such participation creates a real likelihood and appearance of bias and breaches natural justice. The objection may be raised on admitted facts even if not separately advanced before departmental authorities. Where the defect lies in the committee's composition, the enquiry and dismissal cannot stand, but a lawful fresh enquiry may be directed from the charge-sheet stage before a differently constituted committee. The note also records that full back wages need not follow automatically and that only partial salary relief may be granted. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 14 May 1993 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173709