https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309989 Findings of a domestic enquiry can be branded perverse only on the evidence and reasoning before the enquiry officer; fresh evidence first adduced before the Industrial Court cannot be used to invalidate those findings. Where the enquiry and findings are challenged and the employer has reserved the right to seek a de-novo enquiry, the validity of the enquiry and perversity of findings must be decided first as preliminary issues, even if the punishment is not dismissal. The same procedural discipline applies to Industrial Court proceedings, which cannot finally decide merits before separately determining perversity. The Industrial Court's judgment was set aside and the matter remitted for that preliminary determination. en-us Sat, 03 May 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 29 Sep 2023 20:41:32 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309989 Findings of a domestic enquiry can be branded perverse only on the evidence and reasoning before the enquiry officer; fresh evidence first adduced before the Industrial Court cannot be used to invalidate those findings. Where the enquiry and findings are challenged and the employer has reserved the right to seek a de-novo enquiry, the validity of the enquiry and perversity of findings must be decided first as preliminary issues, even if the punishment is not dismissal. The same procedural discipline applies to Industrial Court proceedings, which cannot finally decide merits before separately determining perversity. The Industrial Court's judgment was set aside and the matter remitted for that preliminary determination. Case-Laws Indian Laws Sat, 03 May 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309989