https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289185 A departmental charge memo based on the same facts as a criminal prosecution could not be sustained after the employee's acquittal on merits with benefit of doubt, because the criminal court had already appreciated the same evidence and witnesses. In that setting, continuing the disciplinary enquiry would serve no useful purpose. The prolonged inaction of the authorities and the inordinate delay in pursuing the enquiry also created prejudice and further undermined the validity of the proceedings. The charge memo was therefore held unsustainable and the disciplinary proceedings were quashed. en-us Mon, 07 Mar 2005 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 18 Jul 2020 15:22:46 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289185 A departmental charge memo based on the same facts as a criminal prosecution could not be sustained after the employee's acquittal on merits with benefit of doubt, because the criminal court had already appreciated the same evidence and witnesses. In that setting, continuing the disciplinary enquiry would serve no useful purpose. The prolonged inaction of the authorities and the inordinate delay in pursuing the enquiry also created prejudice and further undermined the validity of the proceedings. The charge memo was therefore held unsustainable and the disciplinary proceedings were quashed. Case-Laws Service Tax Mon, 07 Mar 2005 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289185