High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Writ Petition of Dismissed Employee in Bribery Case — Acquittal in Criminal Trial Does Not Automatically Vitiate Disciplinary Proceedings. The court held that disciplinary proceedings and criminal trials are independent, and an honourable acquittal does not erase the gravity of proven misconduct in departmental proceedings....
The petitioner, P V Rudrappa, a Panchayat Development Officer, was dismissed from service on 24.05.2019 on the ground of proven bribery. He challenged the dismissal order before the Karnataka State Ad...




