https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197223 In departmental enquiries, a disciplinary finding will stand where there is some evidence supporting the charge, the inquiry is not perverse, and there is no mala fides or complete absence of evidence. Strict rules of evidence do not apply, and the writ court cannot reappreciate the record as if it were an appellate forum. Documentary material, ledger entries, and the employee's own handwriting were treated as sufficient support for the misconduct finding, and the inquiry report was not invalid merely because it was brief or not drafted like a judicial judgment. The disciplinary action was therefore upheld. en-us Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 11 Aug 2023 09:52:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197223 In departmental enquiries, a disciplinary finding will stand where there is some evidence supporting the charge, the inquiry is not perverse, and there is no mala fides or complete absence of evidence. Strict rules of evidence do not apply, and the writ court cannot reappreciate the record as if it were an appellate forum. Documentary material, ledger entries, and the employee's own handwriting were treated as sufficient support for the misconduct finding, and the inquiry report was not invalid merely because it was brief or not drafted like a judicial judgment. The disciplinary action was therefore upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197223