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2025 Supreme(Online)(CAT) 10310

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL
Sunil Thomas, J, Varun Sindhu Kul Kaumudi, A
P.H. Noushad – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr. T.C. Govindaswamy, Ms. Kala T. Gopi, Mr. Kailesh T. Gopi, Ms. Nishitha Balachandran
For the Respondents: Mr. C. Rajendran, Senior Panel Counsel

Table of Content
1. overview of the applicant's disciplinary case and previous acquittal. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5)
2. inquiry officer's reliance on questionable evidentiary standards. (Para 9 , 23 , 26)
3. legal standards require solid evidence beyond retracted confessions. (Para 18 , 24 , 25)

ORDER

Per: Justice Sunil Thomas, Judicial Member -

The applicant was a Stenographer of Customs under the respondents posted at Calicut Airport during the period from 22.1.2005 to 31.5.2006. He challenges the penalty imposed on him by Annexure A1 and the related orders in appeal and revision preferred by him, challenging the penalty order.

2. CBI conducted a search at Calicut Airport on 2.11.2005. Alleging hat corruption was prevalent among the officers of Customs in aid with agents, CBI registered RC No. 26(A)/2005/CBI/ACB/KER against 36 officers working in various categories in the Customs Department posted at Calicut Airport, during the period August 2005 to November, 2005. The offences alleged against those accused were under Section 120B IPC and Section 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. It was alleged in the charge sheet that the above officers entered into a c

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