https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=179279 When a disciplinary authority disagrees with an enquiry officer's favourable findings, it must issue tentative reasons, give the delinquent officer an effective opportunity to respond, and independently reassess the record before imposing penalty. Failure to consider the representation and to evaluate the evidence afresh breaches natural justice, particularly where the enquiry officer had exonerated the officer and the investigating agency had filed a closure report. On the facts described, the dismissal and consequential orders were unsustainable, and the matter required reconsideration afresh with consideration of the representation and a personal hearing. en-us Wed, 05 Apr 2006 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 12 Mar 2024 11:40:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=179279 When a disciplinary authority disagrees with an enquiry officer's favourable findings, it must issue tentative reasons, give the delinquent officer an effective opportunity to respond, and independently reassess the record before imposing penalty. Failure to consider the representation and to evaluate the evidence afresh breaches natural justice, particularly where the enquiry officer had exonerated the officer and the investigating agency had filed a closure report. On the facts described, the dismissal and consequential orders were unsustainable, and the matter required reconsideration afresh with consideration of the representation and a personal hearing. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 05 Apr 2006 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=179279