https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302802 An employee's failure to submit a reply to a charge-sheet, despite repeated opportunities, forfeits the right to file a defence at that stage, but it does not dispense with the need for an ex parte departmental enquiry. The enquiry officer must still determine whether the charges are proved, and if proved, the report must be supplied to the employee for explanation before the disciplinary authority imposes punishment. A dismissal imposed without such enquiry was held unsustainable, and the disciplinary process had to proceed in accordance with law. en-us Fri, 20 Sep 1996 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 18 Jun 2022 14:52:44 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302802 An employee's failure to submit a reply to a charge-sheet, despite repeated opportunities, forfeits the right to file a defence at that stage, but it does not dispense with the need for an ex parte departmental enquiry. The enquiry officer must still determine whether the charges are proved, and if proved, the report must be supplied to the employee for explanation before the disciplinary authority imposes punishment. A dismissal imposed without such enquiry was held unsustainable, and the disciplinary process had to proceed in accordance with law. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 20 Sep 1996 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302802