https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289064 The suspension order was upheld because the suspension had continued for a substantial period and the disciplinary proceedings had made no material progress, so there was no basis to interfere. The charge-sheet, however, was restored because it disclosed no want of authority or inherent defect, and the merits of the allegations could not be examined at the threshold before completion of the departmental inquiry. A departmental charge-sheet cannot be quashed in the absence of a jurisdictional or inherent defect, and the disciplinary process must run its course before the charges are tested. en-us Mon, 12 Apr 1993 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 11 Jul 2020 13:35:44 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289064 The suspension order was upheld because the suspension had continued for a substantial period and the disciplinary proceedings had made no material progress, so there was no basis to interfere. The charge-sheet, however, was restored because it disclosed no want of authority or inherent defect, and the merits of the allegations could not be examined at the threshold before completion of the departmental inquiry. A departmental charge-sheet cannot be quashed in the absence of a jurisdictional or inherent defect, and the disciplinary process must run its course before the charges are tested. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 12 Apr 1993 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289064