Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court and Tribunal Orders Quashing Disciplinary Punishment in Service Law Case - Doctrine of Equality Not Applicable and Violation of Natural Justice Requires Remand for Fresh Enquiry. The Court held that the Doctrine of Equality cannot justify setting aside punishment when charges are proved, and a vitiated enquiry due to non-supply of documents must be remanded to the Disciplinary Authority for fresh proceedings from the vitiated stage.
22 Mar 2022The dispute arose from disciplinary proceedings against a Junior Engineer in Uttar Pradesh, who was found guilty of financial irregularities causing a...
