https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309959 In industrial adjudication, an employer's right to adduce evidence to justify dismissal after a defective domestic enquiry is procedural and must be invoked at the proper stage. The SC affirmed that the management must reserve and seek that opportunity in its written statement or at the first available stage, so the workman has notice and the tribunal can avoid delay and repeated hearings. Applying the rule in Shambu Nath Goyal, a belated request made only after the preliminary issue on the validity of the enquiry has been decided is not entertainable. The employer's application was therefore rightly rejected as delayed. en-us Tue, 01 May 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 28 Sep 2023 13:13:29 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309959 In industrial adjudication, an employer's right to adduce evidence to justify dismissal after a defective domestic enquiry is procedural and must be invoked at the proper stage. The SC affirmed that the management must reserve and seek that opportunity in its written statement or at the first available stage, so the workman has notice and the tribunal can avoid delay and repeated hearings. Applying the rule in Shambu Nath Goyal, a belated request made only after the preliminary issue on the validity of the enquiry has been decided is not entertainable. The employer's application was therefore rightly rejected as delayed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 01 May 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309959