https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=188767 A conviction followed by release on probation does not erase the finding of guilt or prevent disciplinary action under railway service rules. Rule 14(1) dispenses with a fresh departmental inquiry after conviction, but the disciplinary authority must still consider the circumstances of the case and hear the employee on the question of penalty before imposing removal. Section 12 of the Probation of Offenders Act removes only statutory disqualifications flowing from conviction; it does not wipe out the underlying misconduct or bar departmental punishment. The disciplinary orders were therefore unsustainable because the punishment was imposed mechanically without the required consideration of circumstances. en-us Mon, 15 Sep 1975 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 15 Dec 2016 17:12:39 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=188767 A conviction followed by release on probation does not erase the finding of guilt or prevent disciplinary action under railway service rules. Rule 14(1) dispenses with a fresh departmental inquiry after conviction, but the disciplinary authority must still consider the circumstances of the case and hear the employee on the question of penalty before imposing removal. Section 12 of the Probation of Offenders Act removes only statutory disqualifications flowing from conviction; it does not wipe out the underlying misconduct or bar departmental punishment. The disciplinary orders were therefore unsustainable because the punishment was imposed mechanically without the required consideration of circumstances. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 15 Sep 1975 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=188767