https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458579 Disciplinary proceedings against a quasi-judicial officer are said to be permissible only where objective material shows culpability, ulterior motive, dishonesty, or misuse of power; a mere legal error or difference on the merits is insufficient. The note further states that a charge memorandum must disclose prima facie verifiable facts, not inference or suspicion, and that allegations of undue haste or collusion need factual support such as correspondence or other objective basis. On the stated facts, the memorandum was considered unsupported by sufficient material and liable to be quashed, with consequential relief including promotion consideration. en-us Wed, 16 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 07 Nov 2024 19:59:39 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458579 Disciplinary proceedings against a quasi-judicial officer are said to be permissible only where objective material shows culpability, ulterior motive, dishonesty, or misuse of power; a mere legal error or difference on the merits is insufficient. The note further states that a charge memorandum must disclose prima facie verifiable facts, not inference or suspicion, and that allegations of undue haste or collusion need factual support such as correspondence or other objective basis. On the stated facts, the memorandum was considered unsupported by sufficient material and liable to be quashed, with consequential relief including promotion consideration. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 16 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458579