TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
1998 (3) TMI 682
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....1996. 2. The appellant volunteered in response to a notification issued by the Chief Personnel Officer, Southern Railway, dated 16-9-1991 for filling up the vacancies for the post of Assistant Personnel Officer (Group B) against 25% quota reserved for Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for the year 1990. No doubt, the appellant was successful in the preliminary examination and also in t....
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.... selected panel was that she and also two others had adopted unfair means in the examination and after issuing show-cause notice and after verifying the unfair means practised by the appellant and others by taking the opinion of experts, namely, the experts in the Forensic Department of Tamil Nadu Government, it was held proved that the appellant had adopted unfair means in the written examination....
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....davit, the respondent had stated as follows: "Regarding the grounds contained in para (d), it is submitted that the answer-books were sent for expert opinion to Forensic Science Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu. They sought permission to open the answer-books before they could give a conclusive opinion and necessary permission was given in writing. As only expert opinion was obtain....
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.... in the written test is not relevant, especially when the irregularities committed by her have been established, her standing first in the written test has no relevance. The independent agency, i.e., the Department of Forensic Science of Government of Tamil Nadu had also proved that the answer-sheets had been replaced. Thus the findings of the Vigilance Department have ample support from the Foren....