https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=424482 Departmental proceedings are not automatically stayed because a criminal trial arises from the same allegations; disciplinary and criminal action operate in distinct spheres. The service inquiry concerned misconduct, integrity, and compliance with conduct rules, while the criminal case involved alleged offences under penal law. The HC also noted the prolonged pendency of the inquiry, the employee's earlier request for expeditious completion, and the settled principle that stay of disciplinary action is not granted as a matter of course. On these grounds, the request to stay the departmental proceedings was rejected. en-us Mon, 30 May 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 01 Jul 2022 21:12:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=424482 Departmental proceedings are not automatically stayed because a criminal trial arises from the same allegations; disciplinary and criminal action operate in distinct spheres. The service inquiry concerned misconduct, integrity, and compliance with conduct rules, while the criminal case involved alleged offences under penal law. The HC also noted the prolonged pendency of the inquiry, the employee's earlier request for expeditious completion, and the settled principle that stay of disciplinary action is not granted as a matter of course. On these grounds, the request to stay the departmental proceedings was rejected. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 30 May 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=424482