https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174306 SC notes that a civil servant is entitled to a reasonable opportunity to defend the charges, but not to insist on one particular procedural route where alternative lawful inquiry modes exist. Resort to the Public Servants (Inquiries) Act, 1850 instead of Rule 55 of the Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules did not offend Article 14 absent shown prejudice. The inquiry was not vitiated for breach of natural justice because the delinquent officer received notice, cross-examination rights, and opportunities to produce evidence, with no specific material showing denial of fairness. Article 311 did not require an oral hearing before the President after a full inquiry and written representation; the dismissal was upheld. en-us Tue, 15 Dec 1959 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 06 Oct 2015 10:20:24 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174306 SC notes that a civil servant is entitled to a reasonable opportunity to defend the charges, but not to insist on one particular procedural route where alternative lawful inquiry modes exist. Resort to the Public Servants (Inquiries) Act, 1850 instead of Rule 55 of the Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules did not offend Article 14 absent shown prejudice. The inquiry was not vitiated for breach of natural justice because the delinquent officer received notice, cross-examination rights, and opportunities to produce evidence, with no specific material showing denial of fairness. Article 311 did not require an oral hearing before the President after a full inquiry and written representation; the dismissal was upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 15 Dec 1959 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174306