https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=5448 A disciplinary charge-sheet against an income-tax officer for actions taken in quasi-judicial functions may be quashed at the threshold only if, on its face, it discloses no misconduct or is contrary to law. Judicial review at the stage of framing charges is confined to the face of the allegations; the truth, sufficiency, or evidentiary weight of the charges cannot be tested, and the disciplinary authority's view cannot be substituted. Allegations of lack of integrity, recklessness, negligence, undue favour, or corrupt motive can support proceedings even where they arise from judicial or quasi-judicial orders. Threshold interference was impermissible, and the disciplinary inquiry had to proceed. en-us Thu, 17 Feb 1994 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 20 Sep 2014 17:24:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=5448 A disciplinary charge-sheet against an income-tax officer for actions taken in quasi-judicial functions may be quashed at the threshold only if, on its face, it discloses no misconduct or is contrary to law. Judicial review at the stage of framing charges is confined to the face of the allegations; the truth, sufficiency, or evidentiary weight of the charges cannot be tested, and the disciplinary authority's view cannot be substituted. Allegations of lack of integrity, recklessness, negligence, undue favour, or corrupt motive can support proceedings even where they arise from judicial or quasi-judicial orders. Threshold interference was impermissible, and the disciplinary inquiry had to proceed. Case-Laws Income Tax Thu, 17 Feb 1994 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=5448