https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174907 Non-supply of the inquiry officer's report before punishment breaches natural justice where the inquiry officer and disciplinary authority are different, but invalidation of the dismissal depends on a case-specific finding of prejudice. The Supreme Court held that the employee must show that withholding the report caused prejudice or could have affected the final result. Because the High Court presumed prejudice without recording such a finding on the facts, its approach was inconsistent with settled law. The dismissal could not be set aside solely for non-supply of the report in the absence of demonstrated prejudice. en-us Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 12 Nov 2016 11:22:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174907 Non-supply of the inquiry officer's report before punishment breaches natural justice where the inquiry officer and disciplinary authority are different, but invalidation of the dismissal depends on a case-specific finding of prejudice. The Supreme Court held that the employee must show that withholding the report caused prejudice or could have affected the final result. Because the High Court presumed prejudice without recording such a finding on the facts, its approach was inconsistent with settled law. The dismissal could not be set aside solely for non-supply of the report in the absence of demonstrated prejudice. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174907