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2024-06-12
Subject: - Service Law
### Background In this case, a government employee was terminated from service by the first respondent Board following a disciplinary proceeding. The employee challenged the termination order, and after his passing, his legal heirs were impleaded as additional petitioners. ### Arguments The main ground of challenge was that the employee was not served with a copy of the inquiry report, violating the principles of natural justice. The petitioners relied on the Supreme Court judgment in
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The central legal point established in the judgment is the significance of the employee's right to receive the enquiry report and make representations, as integral to the principles of natural justic....
Disciplinary authorities must adhere to procedural fairness and notify reasons for rejecting an enquiry report; failure violates natural justice principles.
Procedural integrity and adherence to natural justice in disciplinary inquiries allow dismissal when misconduct, evidenced by preponderance of probability, is established without causing prejudice to....
Non-supply of the inquiry report in disciplinary proceedings constituted a violation of natural justice, prejudicing the accused's rights to a fair hearing.
The right to receive the enquiry report and a second show-cause notice is a fundamental aspect of the principles of natural justice in disciplinary proceedings, and failure to provide these rights in....
Termination of employment must adhere to principles of natural justice, including supplying inquiry reports; non-compliance renders dismissal unjustified, entitling injured parties to damages instead....
A public servant must be furnished with a copy of the enquiry report in disciplinary proceedings to ensure natural justice is upheld.
The inquiry process in disciplinary actions must adhere to principles of natural justice; any breach undermines the validity of termination decisions.
The disciplinary authority must provide the enquiry report and communicate any points of disagreement to the employee to uphold principles of natural justice.
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