https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173880 Unexplained and prejudicial inordinate delay in disciplinary proceedings can vitiate charge-sheets and the enquiry where the record shows no satisfactory justification for prolonged pendency. Here, proceedings remained pending for nearly 11 years, and repeated requests for early conclusion, including consent to proceed on certified copies, supported the finding of unfairness. The alleged lapses were also treated as procedural irregularities rather than gross misconduct: misappropriation was not established, entitlement of the recipient bodies was not disproved, and only one charge was technically proved on material insufficient to warrant a major penalty. On that basis, the disciplinary action and withholding of promotion were not justified. en-us Mon, 02 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 11:07:42 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173880 Unexplained and prejudicial inordinate delay in disciplinary proceedings can vitiate charge-sheets and the enquiry where the record shows no satisfactory justification for prolonged pendency. Here, proceedings remained pending for nearly 11 years, and repeated requests for early conclusion, including consent to proceed on certified copies, supported the finding of unfairness. The alleged lapses were also treated as procedural irregularities rather than gross misconduct: misappropriation was not established, entitlement of the recipient bodies was not disproved, and only one charge was technically proved on material insufficient to warrant a major penalty. On that basis, the disciplinary action and withholding of promotion were not justified. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 02 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173880