Ex. Hav. Army Education Corps Rajesh ... vs Union Of India & Anr. on 20 August, 2008
However, it has been simultaneously
observed in the case of Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan v.
Mehbub Alam Laskar‟s case (supra)‟s case (supra) that
mere holding a preliminary inquiry followed by an
innocuous order of discharge, may not be held to be
punitive in nature. The basic principle which is
enunciated in these two cases is founded on the salutary
rule that a person should not be condemned for
misconduct without giving him an opportunity to defend
himself.