https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=348540 In disciplinary proceedings, inordinate and unexplained delay in issuing charge-memos can render them unsustainable where the lapse of time causes real prejudice; the Bombay HC quashed the charges after noting delays of about twenty years and seven years, expunged material, and no satisfactory explanation. The Court also held that decisions taken in a quasi-judicial capacity cannot be pursued as departmental misconduct merely because the department disagrees with the legal interpretation adopted; absent allegations or material showing mala fides, corruption, recklessness, or breach of integrity, such charges were insufficient. Both charge-memos were therefore set aside and the disciplinary proceedings brought to an end. en-us Wed, 20 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 23 Sep 2017 13:50:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=348540 In disciplinary proceedings, inordinate and unexplained delay in issuing charge-memos can render them unsustainable where the lapse of time causes real prejudice; the Bombay HC quashed the charges after noting delays of about twenty years and seven years, expunged material, and no satisfactory explanation. The Court also held that decisions taken in a quasi-judicial capacity cannot be pursued as departmental misconduct merely because the department disagrees with the legal interpretation adopted; absent allegations or material showing mala fides, corruption, recklessness, or breach of integrity, such charges were insufficient. Both charge-memos were therefore set aside and the disciplinary proceedings brought to an end. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 20 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=348540