https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=439656 Suspension proceedings under service rules were found unsustainable where the departmental enquiries had already been completed, no prior show cause notice or charge memo was issued, and the employee was denied the procedural safeguards required before further disciplinary action. The Court also treated the suspension as punitive because it rested on generalized allegations and enquiry material unrelated to the employee's actual posting, showing malice in law and non-application of mind. On those facts, the suspension order was quashed for want of due process and for lacking a real factual foundation. en-us Fri, 12 May 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 29 Jun 2023 16:16:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=439656 Suspension proceedings under service rules were found unsustainable where the departmental enquiries had already been completed, no prior show cause notice or charge memo was issued, and the employee was denied the procedural safeguards required before further disciplinary action. The Court also treated the suspension as punitive because it rested on generalized allegations and enquiry material unrelated to the employee's actual posting, showing malice in law and non-application of mind. On those facts, the suspension order was quashed for want of due process and for lacking a real factual foundation. Case-Laws VAT and Sales Tax Fri, 12 May 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=439656