https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175884 Disciplinary proceedings are not vitiated by non-supply of CVC recommendations where those recommendations were neither considered nor relied on in the punishment, appeal, or review orders. Likewise, failure to requisition documents or summon defence witnesses does not amount to a breach of natural justice when the delinquent employee did not make a timely request, did not comply with the service rule requiring relevance to be shown, and failed to prove actual prejudice. The governing test is whether the alleged procedural lapse caused prejudice or miscarriage of justice; absent such proof, the enquiry remains valid and appellate interference is unsustainable. en-us Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 15 Oct 2016 15:18:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175884 Disciplinary proceedings are not vitiated by non-supply of CVC recommendations where those recommendations were neither considered nor relied on in the punishment, appeal, or review orders. Likewise, failure to requisition documents or summon defence witnesses does not amount to a breach of natural justice when the delinquent employee did not make a timely request, did not comply with the service rule requiring relevance to be shown, and failed to prove actual prejudice. The governing test is whether the alleged procedural lapse caused prejudice or miscarriage of justice; absent such proof, the enquiry remains valid and appellate interference is unsustainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175884