https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182298 When a disciplinary authority disagrees with an inquiry officer's exonerating report, natural justice requires a fair opportunity to represent against the tentative reasons for disagreement, together with the inquiry report, but not a separate personal hearing unless the governing rules so provide. The employees had been supplied the tentative disagreement and submitted detailed explanations, so the procedure was held consistent with Article 311(2). On proportionality, the charge of demanding illegal gratification was found supported by cogent evidence, and dismissal was held to be an appropriate penalty in a corruption-related service matter. The disciplinary action and removal from service were upheld. en-us Thu, 07 Oct 2004 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 11 Jun 2024 15:13:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182298 When a disciplinary authority disagrees with an inquiry officer's exonerating report, natural justice requires a fair opportunity to represent against the tentative reasons for disagreement, together with the inquiry report, but not a separate personal hearing unless the governing rules so provide. The employees had been supplied the tentative disagreement and submitted detailed explanations, so the procedure was held consistent with Article 311(2). On proportionality, the charge of demanding illegal gratification was found supported by cogent evidence, and dismissal was held to be an appropriate penalty in a corruption-related service matter. The disciplinary action and removal from service were upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 07 Oct 2004 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182298