https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197222 Compulsory retirement imposed in disciplinary proceedings was found disproportionate to the proved misconduct, which was limited to two administrative charges and did not show serious delinquency. Judicial review does not permit re-appreciation of evidence as an appellate body, but interference is justified where the punishment is arbitrary, perverse, or shockingly excessive. The Court held that the penalty was not commensurate with the charges and substituted a lesser punishment, namely withholding of two increments for one year without cumulative effect, rather than remanding the matter, in view of the proposed penalty, the delay in the case, and the appellant's service stage. en-us Tue, 28 May 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 18 Jul 2023 12:57:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197222 Compulsory retirement imposed in disciplinary proceedings was found disproportionate to the proved misconduct, which was limited to two administrative charges and did not show serious delinquency. Judicial review does not permit re-appreciation of evidence as an appellate body, but interference is justified where the punishment is arbitrary, perverse, or shockingly excessive. The Court held that the penalty was not commensurate with the charges and substituted a lesser punishment, namely withholding of two increments for one year without cumulative effect, rather than remanding the matter, in view of the proposed penalty, the delay in the case, and the appellant's service stage. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 28 May 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197222