Departmental enquiry Archives

“Strict rules of evidence are not applicable to a Departmental Enquiry”; Supreme Court permits to exhibit case diary as a document in a departmental proceeding

Supreme Court: The Division Bench of L. Nageswara Rao and B.R. Gavai, JJ., held that strict Rules Of Evidence do not apply

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Bom HC | Departmental enquiry and criminal proceedings can go on simultaneously: Court refuses to quash departmental enquiry

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of R.D. Dhanuka and R.I. Chagla, JJ., refused to quash departmental enquiry against the petitioner even

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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”

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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,

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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

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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

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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