https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=466809 Post-retirement disciplinary action required valid sanction and a proper application of mind to the materials placed before the sanctioning authority. The charge memorandum was found unsustainable because the first charge rested on a circular that had later been amended, yet the amendment and the petitioner's explanation were not considered. The second charge was also not shown to have been placed before the sanctioning authority in the form in which it was ultimately framed. As the decision-making process lacked proper consideration of the relevant materials, the charge memorandum and consequential memo were liable to be quashed. en-us Fri, 09 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 20:59:04 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=466809 Post-retirement disciplinary action required valid sanction and a proper application of mind to the materials placed before the sanctioning authority. The charge memorandum was found unsustainable because the first charge rested on a circular that had later been amended, yet the amendment and the petitioner's explanation were not considered. The second charge was also not shown to have been placed before the sanctioning authority in the form in which it was ultimately framed. As the decision-making process lacked proper consideration of the relevant materials, the charge memorandum and consequential memo were liable to be quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 09 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=466809