Shivdas Vithu Pednekar vs State Of Goa Thr. Chief Secretary And 3 ... on 12 September, 2024
In Chatrapal Vs State of Uttar Pradesh and another (supra)
Their Lordships observed that it is trite law that ordinarily the findings
recorded by the inquiry officer should not be interfered with by the
appellate authority or by the writ court except when the finding is
perverse. The scope of interference by the Court in the findings
recorded by the inquiry officer is elaborated. However, as the order of
compulsory retirement is not under challenge, it is not open for us to go
into the question of the perversity of the finding recorded by the
inquiry officer. This aspect we had to briefly touch as the learned
counsel for the petitioner made an attempt to justify the compelling
reason for the petitioner's absenteeism. We therefore proceed on the
footing that the order of compulsory retirement dated 17.10.2019 has
attained finality.