https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463551 Article 235 gives the High Court complete disciplinary control over subordinate judicial officers, including the power to initiate disciplinary proceedings and suspend an officer pending inquiry; the Governor's role arises only at the stage of dismissal, removal or reduction in rank. The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013 does not displace that constitutional control, so disciplinary action and suspension may proceed alongside the statutory complaint mechanism. Non-supply of a preliminary inquiry report that only recommended further inquiry did not vitiate proceedings where it was not the final report, was not relied on in the charge memo, and no prejudice was shown. en-us Wed, 21 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 05 Sep 2025 21:25:52 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463551 Article 235 gives the High Court complete disciplinary control over subordinate judicial officers, including the power to initiate disciplinary proceedings and suspend an officer pending inquiry; the Governor's role arises only at the stage of dismissal, removal or reduction in rank. The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013 does not displace that constitutional control, so disciplinary action and suspension may proceed alongside the statutory complaint mechanism. Non-supply of a preliminary inquiry report that only recommended further inquiry did not vitiate proceedings where it was not the final report, was not relied on in the charge memo, and no prejudice was shown. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 21 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463551