https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=326659 The High Court held that disciplinary proceedings against an officer acting in a quasi-judicial capacity were improper as there was no allegation of malafide. The Court also deemed the disciplinary action based on alleged negligence in granting wrong refunds unwarranted, noting that the audit objection was raised after the statutory limitation period. Observations by the U.P.S.C. regarding refund recipient were disregarded as they were made post-enquiry and not part of the original charges. The Court set aside the disciplinary authority's order and directed the refund of any deducted pension amount to the petitioner. en-us Thu, 31 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 04 Nov 2016 17:45:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=326659 The High Court held that disciplinary proceedings against an officer acting in a quasi-judicial capacity were improper as there was no allegation of malafide. The Court also deemed the disciplinary action based on alleged negligence in granting wrong refunds unwarranted, noting that the audit objection was raised after the statutory limitation period. Observations by the U.P.S.C. regarding refund recipient were disregarded as they were made post-enquiry and not part of the original charges. The Court set aside the disciplinary authority's order and directed the refund of any deducted pension amount to the petitioner. Case-Laws Central Excise Thu, 31 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=326659