https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=409934 A public officer exercising statutory registration powers must verify mandatory particulars and conduct the enquiry required by the sales tax law before granting registration. Where registration is issued on an incomplete application without the prescribed scrutiny, the lapse is not a mere error of judgment but misconduct, because departmental misconduct includes conduct prejudicial to public revenue even without personal gain or corrupt motive. A charge alleging failure to verify the application, investigate the particulars and follow directions was held sufficiently definite and distinct. On that basis, the disciplinary punishment was restored and interference was unwarranted. en-us Thu, 10 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 20 Jul 2021 10:13:26 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=409934 A public officer exercising statutory registration powers must verify mandatory particulars and conduct the enquiry required by the sales tax law before granting registration. Where registration is issued on an incomplete application without the prescribed scrutiny, the lapse is not a mere error of judgment but misconduct, because departmental misconduct includes conduct prejudicial to public revenue even without personal gain or corrupt motive. A charge alleging failure to verify the application, investigate the particulars and follow directions was held sufficiently definite and distinct. On that basis, the disciplinary punishment was restored and interference was unwarranted. Case-Laws VAT and Sales Tax Thu, 10 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=409934