https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175166 Substantial compliance with the requirement of reasonable opportunity was sufficient where the delinquent officer received the charges, could cross-examine witnesses, and was given a second-stage notice to show cause against punishment. Minor procedural defects, including the absence of a separate finding on one consequential charge, alleged translation imperfections, and the use of preliminary statements, did not vitiate the enquiry when the misconduct was otherwise clearly proved and no bias was substantiated. The dismissal order was also valid because the relevant formal requirements were treated as directory, and the order issued in the name of the State Government and signed by the Chief Secretary was not invalid on the materials. en-us Tue, 28 Oct 1969 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 15:56:20 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175166 Substantial compliance with the requirement of reasonable opportunity was sufficient where the delinquent officer received the charges, could cross-examine witnesses, and was given a second-stage notice to show cause against punishment. Minor procedural defects, including the absence of a separate finding on one consequential charge, alleged translation imperfections, and the use of preliminary statements, did not vitiate the enquiry when the misconduct was otherwise clearly proved and no bias was substantiated. The dismissal order was also valid because the relevant formal requirements were treated as directory, and the order issued in the name of the State Government and signed by the Chief Secretary was not invalid on the materials. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 28 Oct 1969 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175166