https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=183280 A disciplinary dismissal based on alleged disproportionate assets could not stand where the departmental enquiry rested on no reliable evidence and did not satisfactorily prove the charge. The Court held that findings in service proceedings must still have an evidentiary basis, even on a lower standard than a criminal trial. It also held that an honourable acquittal in a criminal case arising from the same facts, witnesses and evidence had decisive weight; sustaining the punishment on identical material would be unjust and oppressive. The dismissal order was set aside, the appeal was allowed, and the employee was held entitled to pension without back wages. en-us Wed, 10 May 2006 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 07 Mar 2024 13:04:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=183280 A disciplinary dismissal based on alleged disproportionate assets could not stand where the departmental enquiry rested on no reliable evidence and did not satisfactorily prove the charge. The Court held that findings in service proceedings must still have an evidentiary basis, even on a lower standard than a criminal trial. It also held that an honourable acquittal in a criminal case arising from the same facts, witnesses and evidence had decisive weight; sustaining the punishment on identical material would be unjust and oppressive. The dismissal order was set aside, the appeal was allowed, and the employee was held entitled to pension without back wages. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 10 May 2006 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=183280