https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=188291 Disciplinary proceedings must be founded on definite charges, adequate particulars, and compliance with service rules; vague or unspecified allegations offend fair hearing requirements and could not sustain the enquiry or punishment on the facts. Where an enquiry is vitiated by procedural defects, a fresh enquiry may be allowed only in a proper case, but not where the charges have already been found unproved on merits. In the absence of statutory authority, no fresh or continued disciplinary enquiry could be initiated after retirement. The enquiry, punishment, and liberty to reopen the matter were therefore held unsustainable, and the employee was found entitled to salary and retirement dues. en-us Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 25 May 2017 18:03:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=188291 Disciplinary proceedings must be founded on definite charges, adequate particulars, and compliance with service rules; vague or unspecified allegations offend fair hearing requirements and could not sustain the enquiry or punishment on the facts. Where an enquiry is vitiated by procedural defects, a fresh enquiry may be allowed only in a proper case, but not where the charges have already been found unproved on merits. In the absence of statutory authority, no fresh or continued disciplinary enquiry could be initiated after retirement. The enquiry, punishment, and liberty to reopen the matter were therefore held unsustainable, and the employee was found entitled to salary and retirement dues. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=188291