CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL
Mr. R. N. Singh, Member (J), Shri B. Anand, Member (A)
Vijay Bahadur – Appellant
Versus
Commissioner of Police – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. overview of applicants' challenge to penalty and suspension orders. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. arguments against the validity of the disciplinary action based on acquittal. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. judicial standards for assessing the validity of disciplinary decisions. (Para 6 , 12) |
| 4. court's examination of evidence and reasoning on hostile witnesses. (Para 8 , 9 , 10 , 11) |
| 5. final orders and implications for the applicants. (Para 14 , 15) |
ORDER (ORAL)
Hon’ble Mr. R. N. Singh, Member (J)
In the present Original Application, the applicants six in numbers, the first and the second applicants are Head Constables and the remaining applicants are Constables under the respondents have challenged order dated 12.02.2019 (Annexure A-2) by which a major penalty of forfeiture of four years approved service permanently entailing proportionate reduction in pay has been inflicted upon them and the period of suspension starting from 15.02.2008 has been declared as not spent on duty. Under challenge is also the appellate order dated 23.09.2019 (Annexure A-1) vide which the Appellate Authority has rejected the statutory appeal of the applicants. The applicants have prayed for the following relief(s) in
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