https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=450493 In departmental proceedings, a finding of misconduct must rest on some material with probative value and cannot be based only on confessional statements recorded during a criminal investigation. Section 161 CrPC statements are not substantive evidence, and police-recorded confessions, without the makers being examined, could not by themselves prove the charges where the employees were not tried as co-accused. The Court also held that limited ancillary material, including an alert circular, did not supply legally sustainable evidence. Accordingly, punishment founded on no evidence was unsustainable and liable to judicial interference; the connected Tribunal order was upheld. en-us Mon, 04 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 06 Mar 2024 21:10:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=450493 In departmental proceedings, a finding of misconduct must rest on some material with probative value and cannot be based only on confessional statements recorded during a criminal investigation. Section 161 CrPC statements are not substantive evidence, and police-recorded confessions, without the makers being examined, could not by themselves prove the charges where the employees were not tried as co-accused. The Court also held that limited ancillary material, including an alert circular, did not supply legally sustainable evidence. Accordingly, punishment founded on no evidence was unsustainable and liable to judicial interference; the connected Tribunal order was upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 04 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=450493