https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=296017 A disciplinary dismissal challenged after exhaustion of departmental appeal and revision was held barred by delay and laches because later mercy petitions and repeated representations did not extend limitation. The court also noted that departmental proceedings operate independently from criminal prosecution; acquittal in the criminal case, particularly where prosecution witnesses turned hostile, did not by itself displace findings recorded on evidence in the enquiry. As no irrelevant material, non-consideration of relevant material, or Wednesbury unreasonableness was shown, the dismissal was upheld and no writ interference was warranted. en-us Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 11:00:48 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=296017 A disciplinary dismissal challenged after exhaustion of departmental appeal and revision was held barred by delay and laches because later mercy petitions and repeated representations did not extend limitation. The court also noted that departmental proceedings operate independently from criminal prosecution; acquittal in the criminal case, particularly where prosecution witnesses turned hostile, did not by itself displace findings recorded on evidence in the enquiry. As no irrelevant material, non-consideration of relevant material, or Wednesbury unreasonableness was shown, the dismissal was upheld and no writ interference was warranted. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=296017