https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173860 Misconduct in service law requires blameworthy conduct that breaches the governing code or amounts to grave negligence; mere inefficiency, lack of leadership, poor foresight, firmness, or promptness, or an error of judgment, does not by itself justify disciplinary punishment. On that basis, charges framed only around administrative inadequacy were treated as insufficient to constitute misconduct. Rule 16(2) of the Retirement Rules could be invoked only where suspension was on a charge of misconduct; because that precondition was absent, retention of the officer beyond superannuation to complete disciplinary proceedings lacked legal foundation and the punitive order could not stand. en-us Wed, 07 Mar 1979 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 23 Sep 2015 16:51:07 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173860 Misconduct in service law requires blameworthy conduct that breaches the governing code or amounts to grave negligence; mere inefficiency, lack of leadership, poor foresight, firmness, or promptness, or an error of judgment, does not by itself justify disciplinary punishment. On that basis, charges framed only around administrative inadequacy were treated as insufficient to constitute misconduct. Rule 16(2) of the Retirement Rules could be invoked only where suspension was on a charge of misconduct; because that precondition was absent, retention of the officer beyond superannuation to complete disciplinary proceedings lacked legal foundation and the punitive order could not stand. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 07 Mar 1979 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173860