https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=180687 An employer may initiate disciplinary action for misconduct committed in an employee's earlier service with an affiliated cooperative society where that prior service has a sufficient nexus with the later appointment, including recruitment through a reserved quota. The absence of direct control at the time of the misconduct did not remove disciplinary jurisdiction. The Court also applied a prejudice-based natural justice test and held that non-supply of the enquiry report or omission of a second show-cause notice did not invalidate the dismissal unless actual prejudice was shown. The dismissal was therefore sustained and the High Court's interference was set aside. en-us Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 13:17:28 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=180687 An employer may initiate disciplinary action for misconduct committed in an employee's earlier service with an affiliated cooperative society where that prior service has a sufficient nexus with the later appointment, including recruitment through a reserved quota. The absence of direct control at the time of the misconduct did not remove disciplinary jurisdiction. The Court also applied a prejudice-based natural justice test and held that non-supply of the enquiry report or omission of a second show-cause notice did not invalidate the dismissal unless actual prejudice was shown. The dismissal was therefore sustained and the High Court's interference was set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=180687