https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301371 Appointment of a legal adviser as Enquiry Officer did not vitiate the disciplinary proceedings where the employee participated without objection and showed no prejudice; the defect was treated as a waivable procedural irregularity under the Staff Regulations. The Managing Director, though not competent to impose a major penalty, could validly place the enquiry findings before the Board of Directors because the Board was the appointing and penalty authority for Class A officers, and the absence of an express procedural rule did not invalidate that step. The disciplinary action was sustained and the challenge failed. en-us Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 31 Mar 2022 10:29:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301371 Appointment of a legal adviser as Enquiry Officer did not vitiate the disciplinary proceedings where the employee participated without objection and showed no prejudice; the defect was treated as a waivable procedural irregularity under the Staff Regulations. The Managing Director, though not competent to impose a major penalty, could validly place the enquiry findings before the Board of Directors because the Board was the appointing and penalty authority for Class A officers, and the absence of an express procedural rule did not invalidate that step. The disciplinary action was sustained and the challenge failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301371