{"id":255832,"date":"2021-10-20T13:00:23","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T07:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=255832"},"modified":"2021-10-20T11:20:04","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T05:50:04","slug":"cat-when-subjective-satisfaction-of-dispensing-with-the-inquiry-is-not-supported-by-any-independent-material-dispensing-with-holding-the-inquiry-would-be-illegal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2021\/10\/20\/cat-when-subjective-satisfaction-of-dispensing-with-the-inquiry-is-not-supported-by-any-independent-material-dispensing-with-holding-the-inquiry-would-be-illegal\/","title":{"rendered":"CAT| When subjective satisfaction of dispensing with the inquiry is not supported by any independent material, dispensing with holding the inquiry would be illegal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Central Administrative Tribunal: <\/strong>The Division Bench of Justice R.N. Singh and A. K. Bishnoi, Member (A), settled a case of family pension and retirement dues in favour of widow of the deceased ASI who had committed suicide while in judicial custody. The Bench held,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>\u201cWhen subjective satisfaction of dispensing with the inquiry is not supported by any independent material, dispensing with holding the inquiry would be illegal and if a preliminary inquiry could be conducted, there may not be any reason as to why formal departmental inquiry could not have been initiated against the delinquent.\u201d <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The applicant \u2013 widow of deceased Satbir Singh, ASI (Exe.) in Delhi Police, had challenged the impugned order whereby the deceased was dismissed from service by the respondents without conducting the regular departmental inquiry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The deceased was implicated in case under Sections 302 of Penal Code, 1860 read with Sections 25\/54\/59 of Arms Act, pursuant to which he was placed under suspension w.e.f. 21-01-2019. A preliminary inquiry was conducted by the respondents and taking into account the allegations levelled against the deceased the respondents had dismissed him from service by dispensing with the departmental inquiry by invoking the provisions of Article 311 (2) (b) of the Constitution. Consequently, the deceased committed suicide while in judicial custody.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The applicant contended that though the respondents had heavily relied upon the report of the preliminary inquiry as well as the allegations levelled against the her husband, no copy of the said report was ever served to the deceased and so her husband was deprived of an opportunity to refute the said report, findings in the said preliminary inquiry report and\/or the allegations levelled against him in the said FIR, therefore, the impugned order was illegal, bad in the eyes of law and not sustainable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Bench noticed that the deceased had 37 years of unblemished service under the respondents and was to retire on attaining the age of superannuation on 31-05-2021. Moreover, keeping in view the facts noted hereinabove, he committed suicide while in judicial custody on 08-06-2019 and whatever the applicant would have got as retirement\/terminal benefits had also been taken away in view of the orders passed by the respondents.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hence, the application was allowed and the impugned orders were set aside. The respondents were directed to grant and release death-cum-retirement dues, viz., family pension, DCRG, leave encashment etc. with all consequential benefits family pension, arrears of family pension and interest on family pension, gratuity, etc. [Santra Devi v. GNCT of Delhi, O.A. 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