Can departmental proceedings be initiated for charges including vigilance angle without approval of CVC? SC examines validity of departmental actions
“Anyone can make mistakes. The consequences of mistakes should not be unduly harsh”
Departmental enquiry
Tri HC | Once material has come to Government notice prima facie indicating that there was some corrupt practice, Government is duty-bound to act on the same; Court maintains departmental inquiry
Tripura High Court: Akil Kureshi, CJ., disposed of a writ petition which was filed challenging a departmental inquiry and suspension pending such
Tri HC | A pending departmental inquiry is by itself a stigma and is attached with several adverse consequences; Court directs quashing of chargesheet and release of due payments
Tripura High Court: Akil Kureshi CJ., while directing respondents to release the due payments, observed that departmental proceedings cannot be kept pending
Police constable acquitted in a murder case but dismissed from service after a related disciplinary enquiry. Read why SC upheld the dismissal
Involvement of a member of the police service in a heinous crime, if established, has a direct bearing on the confidence of society in the police.
Telangana HC | Can HC decide whether an FIR is false or frivolous? HC discusses in a case where an employee is suspended in light of ongoing criminal case & departmental enquiry
Telangana High Court: A Division Bench of Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, CJ and T. Vinod Kumar, J., while addressing a writ appeal observed that
Utt HC | Sole testimony of victim of sexual abuse, if found reliable, is sufficient to hold accused guilty in departmental enquiry
Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Ramesh Ranganathan, CJ and R.C. Khulbe, J., dismissed a writ petition that was filed questioning
All HC | Cognizance taken in a criminal case after taking extraneous material into consideration, is against the law and not sustainable
Allahabad High Court: Om Prakash-VII, J. allowed the application filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 seeking quashing
Ker HC | Chargesheet cannot be quashed prior to the conclusion of departmental enquiry, merely on the ground that facts stated in the charge are erroneous
Kerala High Court: A Division Bench of C.T. Ravikumar and V.G. Arun, JJ. dismissed a petition seeking quashing of disciplinary proceedings on
P&H HC | Money decree set aside in absence of evidence to be established actual loss occurred to the plaintiff
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Augustine George Masih, J. upheld the decision of the lower court as there was no evidence on
J&K HC | Power of employer to hold departmental enquiry against a delinquent government servant, is independent of power of police and Anti-Corruption Bureau to register FIR
Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Sanjeev Kumar, J. dismissed a writ petition which claimed promotion and challenged the government order which was
MP HC | Departmental enquiry quashed where no alleged act of heinous nature committed
Madhya Pradesh High Court: S.C. Sharma, J. contemplated a petition filed against the initiation of the Departmental enquiry against the said petitioner
MP HC | The inquiring authority shall return finding of guilt only after following due procedure
Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Bench of Vandana Kasrekar, J. allowed a writ petition and set aside an order passed by Director,
Pat HC | Employer cannot withhold gratuity of an employee who has already been punished in departmental enquiry and has no proceeding pending against him
Patna High Court: The Division Bench comprising of A. P. Sahi, CJ and Anjana Mishra, J. allowed a civil writ petition seeking
Useless to conduct TI parade after 9 months of incident; criminal proceeding against IOs recommended for non-depositing of amount recovered: Calcutta HC
Calcutta High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Rajasekhar Mantha, J. dismissed an appeal filed against the judgment and order of
Proceedings on the same matter in criminal court and departmental enquiry can continue simultaneously
Madhya Pradesh High Court: The petitioner was working as the sub-inspector and it had been alleged that he went into the house of