https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308296 A disciplinary inquiry must be conducted fairly, and an inquiry officer acting in a quasi-judicial capacity must consider a delinquent employee's request to summon a material witness. Refusal to examine a witness directly connected with the disputed measurement and passing of work can amount to denial of a fair opportunity and cause prejudice. On the facts, the failure to summon the Assistant Engineer, who was relevant to the core factual controversy, supported the conclusion that the inquiry was procedurally unfair. The concurrent findings that the proceedings were vitiated by unfairness therefore disclosed no legal infirmity, and interference was not warranted. en-us Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 14 Jun 2023 13:10:35 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308296 A disciplinary inquiry must be conducted fairly, and an inquiry officer acting in a quasi-judicial capacity must consider a delinquent employee's request to summon a material witness. Refusal to examine a witness directly connected with the disputed measurement and passing of work can amount to denial of a fair opportunity and cause prejudice. On the facts, the failure to summon the Assistant Engineer, who was relevant to the core factual controversy, supported the conclusion that the inquiry was procedurally unfair. The concurrent findings that the proceedings were vitiated by unfairness therefore disclosed no legal infirmity, and interference was not warranted. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308296