https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463392 Material from a preliminary enquiry cannot be used to indict an employee in a departmental proceeding, and any proposed action must rest on an independent decision taken after hearing the employee. The Court recorded that the Tribunal had clarified this position in relation to the Special Enquiry Team report and that reliance on such material would be impermissible unless lawfully considered in a separate proceeding. The writ petition was disposed of as not pressed, with the further clarification that the SET evidence would not be relied upon in any departmental enquiry against the petitioner except in accordance with law. en-us Tue, 12 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 29 Aug 2025 15:32:22 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463392 Material from a preliminary enquiry cannot be used to indict an employee in a departmental proceeding, and any proposed action must rest on an independent decision taken after hearing the employee. The Court recorded that the Tribunal had clarified this position in relation to the Special Enquiry Team report and that reliance on such material would be impermissible unless lawfully considered in a separate proceeding. The writ petition was disposed of as not pressed, with the further clarification that the SET evidence would not be relied upon in any departmental enquiry against the petitioner except in accordance with law. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 12 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463392