https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463228 SC held that, in absence of any provision for a structured preliminary inquiry under the All India Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1969, such an inquiry could not lawfully be conducted or relied upon to frame charges. The authority, a statutory body, exceeded its powers by treating the preliminary inquiry as a guilt-finding exercise rather than a minimal, informal fact-check to decide on issuance of a charge memorandum. SC further refused to consider additional documents produced for the first time before it, noting they were not filed before the CAT or HC and were unsigned by the Disciplinary Authority. Upholding the HC, SC affirmed quashing of the Memorandum of Charges and dismissed the appeal. en-us Wed, 06 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 10:03:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463228 SC held that, in absence of any provision for a structured preliminary inquiry under the All India Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1969, such an inquiry could not lawfully be conducted or relied upon to frame charges. The authority, a statutory body, exceeded its powers by treating the preliminary inquiry as a guilt-finding exercise rather than a minimal, informal fact-check to decide on issuance of a charge memorandum. SC further refused to consider additional documents produced for the first time before it, noting they were not filed before the CAT or HC and were unsigned by the Disciplinary Authority. Upholding the HC, SC affirmed quashing of the Memorandum of Charges and dismissed the appeal. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 06 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463228