https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174307 In disciplinary appeals, compliance with the prescribed notice-and-representation procedure was held sufficient where the service rules did not require a separate oral hearing. The appellate authority's enhancement of penalty from reduction in basic pay to removal from service was sustained because a show-cause notice was issued, the employee's written reply was considered, and the record showed application of mind to serious misconduct involving breach of integrity in sanctioning a loan to the employee's spouse. The plea of natural justice failed, and the enhanced punishment was not treated as disproportionate in view of the abuse of position and breach of trust. en-us Wed, 17 Nov 2004 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 02 Dec 2015 10:12:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174307 In disciplinary appeals, compliance with the prescribed notice-and-representation procedure was held sufficient where the service rules did not require a separate oral hearing. The appellate authority's enhancement of penalty from reduction in basic pay to removal from service was sustained because a show-cause notice was issued, the employee's written reply was considered, and the record showed application of mind to serious misconduct involving breach of integrity in sanctioning a loan to the employee's spouse. The plea of natural justice failed, and the enhanced punishment was not treated as disproportionate in view of the abuse of position and breach of trust. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 17 Nov 2004 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174307