https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=328474 An inordinate and unexplained delay of more than twelve years in issuing a disciplinary charge memorandum was held fatal to the proceedings. The allegations related to conduct in 2002-2003, yet the memorandum was issued only in March 2014, and the justification that the materials required careful scrutiny was found weak and unconvincing. The department was already aware of the alleged irregularities, and related CBI and DRI action had occurred in the intervening period. In the absence of any cogent explanation, the charge memorandum was quashed. en-us Mon, 02 May 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 12 Oct 2017 14:45:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=328474 An inordinate and unexplained delay of more than twelve years in issuing a disciplinary charge memorandum was held fatal to the proceedings. The allegations related to conduct in 2002-2003, yet the memorandum was issued only in March 2014, and the justification that the materials required careful scrutiny was found weak and unconvincing. The department was already aware of the alleged irregularities, and related CBI and DRI action had occurred in the intervening period. In the absence of any cogent explanation, the charge memorandum was quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 02 May 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=328474