https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313126 Under the U.P. Government Servant (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1999, a major penalty cannot be sustained unless a proper enquiry is held after the employee denies the charges. The enquiry officer must fix a date, examine the evidence relied upon, permit cross-examination and defence, and conduct an oral or ex parte enquiry if needed, even where the delinquent does not participate. The procedure is treated as part of reasonable opportunity and the principles of natural justice under Articles 14 and 311 of the Constitution. Where no enquiry date was fixed and no evidence was examined before the report, the punishment order was quashed. en-us Wed, 14 May 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 27 Mar 2024 08:30:50 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313126 Under the U.P. Government Servant (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1999, a major penalty cannot be sustained unless a proper enquiry is held after the employee denies the charges. The enquiry officer must fix a date, examine the evidence relied upon, permit cross-examination and defence, and conduct an oral or ex parte enquiry if needed, even where the delinquent does not participate. The procedure is treated as part of reasonable opportunity and the principles of natural justice under Articles 14 and 311 of the Constitution. Where no enquiry date was fixed and no evidence was examined before the report, the punishment order was quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 14 May 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313126