https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311108 Rule 16 of the Delhi Police (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1980 was upheld as a valid departmental procedure because it required notice of charges, supply of the summary of allegations and witness material, opportunity to cross-examine prosecution witnesses, and a chance to lead defence evidence before major punishment. The fact that the enquiry officer performed multiple functions did not, by itself, establish impermissible bias or violate natural justice, since the statute authorised the process and the procedure remained fair. The challenge to the punishment and departmental proceedings therefore failed, and the dismissal of the original application was sustained. en-us Tue, 07 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 11 Dec 2023 17:48:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311108 Rule 16 of the Delhi Police (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1980 was upheld as a valid departmental procedure because it required notice of charges, supply of the summary of allegations and witness material, opportunity to cross-examine prosecution witnesses, and a chance to lead defence evidence before major punishment. The fact that the enquiry officer performed multiple functions did not, by itself, establish impermissible bias or violate natural justice, since the statute authorised the process and the procedure remained fair. The challenge to the punishment and departmental proceedings therefore failed, and the dismissal of the original application was sustained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 07 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311108