https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460463 The Border Security Force disciplinary framework treated the Basic Training Centre and its wings as one establishment, so the centre was not a separate unit and the proceedings were not invalid merely because the officer described as Commandant initiated them. The more significant defect was bias and non-compliance with natural justice: the rules required an independent decision-maker, but the charge-sheet and further steps were taken at the instance of a personally interested superior officer who later became a witness. The record also did not satisfactorily show that the accused received the necessary materials and opportunity at the threshold stage, so the disciplinary process was procedurally unlawful. en-us Fri, 07 Mar 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 31 Jan 2025 09:58:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460463 The Border Security Force disciplinary framework treated the Basic Training Centre and its wings as one establishment, so the centre was not a separate unit and the proceedings were not invalid merely because the officer described as Commandant initiated them. The more significant defect was bias and non-compliance with natural justice: the rules required an independent decision-maker, but the charge-sheet and further steps were taken at the instance of a personally interested superior officer who later became a witness. The record also did not satisfactorily show that the accused received the necessary materials and opportunity at the threshold stage, so the disciplinary process was procedurally unlawful. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 07 Mar 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460463