https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=285062 Disciplinary misconduct under railway service rules is not confined to acts done during working hours or in the direct course of employment. Conduct outside duty may still justify departmental action if it prejudices the employer's interests, is inconsistent with faithful service, or makes continued employment unsafe. The article also notes that a subsidiary rule issued by the General Manager was treated as merely implementing the principal disciplinary rules, not enlarging or reducing the underlying power. A factual dispute over whether one employee held the relevant office during the charged period was left to the disciplinary enquiry, rather than resolved in writ proceedings. en-us Fri, 31 Jul 1959 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 24 Dec 2019 10:26:18 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=285062 Disciplinary misconduct under railway service rules is not confined to acts done during working hours or in the direct course of employment. Conduct outside duty may still justify departmental action if it prejudices the employer's interests, is inconsistent with faithful service, or makes continued employment unsafe. The article also notes that a subsidiary rule issued by the General Manager was treated as merely implementing the principal disciplinary rules, not enlarging or reducing the underlying power. A factual dispute over whether one employee held the relevant office during the charged period was left to the disciplinary enquiry, rather than resolved in writ proceedings. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 31 Jul 1959 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=285062