https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308480 Judicial review in disciplinary proceedings is confined to legality, procedural fairness, bias, perversity, and absence of evidence; courts do not reappreciate evidence as appellate authorities where findings rest on some material. An enquiry officer may question witnesses to elicit the truth, and such questioning does not by itself establish bias or breach of natural justice when the employee had a fair opportunity to cross-examine, lead defence evidence, and respond. Punishment is tested on proportionality, but interference is justified only if the penalty shocks the conscience; dismissal was upheld because corruption, fabrication of records, and intimidation in a disciplined force were treated as grave misconduct. en-us Thu, 10 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 22 Jan 2025 11:32:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308480 Judicial review in disciplinary proceedings is confined to legality, procedural fairness, bias, perversity, and absence of evidence; courts do not reappreciate evidence as appellate authorities where findings rest on some material. An enquiry officer may question witnesses to elicit the truth, and such questioning does not by itself establish bias or breach of natural justice when the employee had a fair opportunity to cross-examine, lead defence evidence, and respond. Punishment is tested on proportionality, but interference is justified only if the penalty shocks the conscience; dismissal was upheld because corruption, fabrication of records, and intimidation in a disciplined force were treated as grave misconduct. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 10 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308480