Union Of India And Ors vs Mohd. Ramzan Khan on 20 November, 1990
4. On 15th January, 1992 the High Court allowed the writ
petition (W.P.No.2990 of 1979) on the only ground that a
copy of the Inquiry Officer's Report was not furnished to
the first respondent before dismissing him and that it is a
violation of the principle of natural justice. Reliance was
placed upon the decision of this Court in Union of India and
Others v. Mohd. Ramzan Khan (1991 (1) SCC 588). On an
appeal being preferred by the appellant against that order,
this Court set aside the Judgment of the High Court and
remitted the matter for disposing of the writ petition
afresh after considering the other grounds raised by the
first respondent. It is then that the impugned order was
made on 7th December, 1993 allowing the writ petition again.
The only ground on which the High Court has allowed the writ
petition on this occasion is that the Inquiry Officer ought
to have held an inquiry "by recording the statements of
witnesses and send his report to the Disciplinary Authority"