Tribunal for Disciplinary Proceedings for enquiry. Accordingly, enquiry was conducted before the Tribunal for Disciplinary Proceedings and the Tribunal for Disciplinary Proceedings found the petitioner ... Tribunal for Disciplinary Proceedings by a letter dated 12.6.2000. On receipt of the requisition, the Tribunal for Disciplinary Proceedings registered a case as Enquiry Case
charge which has been proved, the punishment awarded by the disciplinary authority should not be interfered in exercise of power of judicial review ... disciplinary authority and the Labour Court. We are also of the opinion that the gravity of charge of misconduct for which the disciplinary proceedings were
proceedings and disciplinary proceedings being identical and the petitioner having been acquitted of the criminal charge, he should have been discharged from the disciplinary proceedings ... employee in the criminal proceedings, the departmental proceedings should automatically come to an end. In such a situation, the disciplinary authority has to apply
Civil Services (Disciplinary Proceedings Tribunal) Rules, 1991 framed under the A.P. Civil Services (Disciplinary Proceedings Tribunal) (Amendment) Act, 1993.
2. Charge No. II : That ... Civil Services (Disciplinary Proceedings Tribunal) Rules 5991 framed under the Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Disciplinary Proceedings Tribunal) Amendment Act, 1993."
The TDP conducted
examining the orders passed by the departmental authorities in matters concerning disciplinary proceedings, the Courts/Tribunals do not act as appellate bodies; that unlike ... possible and that strict rules of evidence are not applicable to disciplinary proceedings and where there is some legally admissible evidence available to support
requirement in the disciplinary proceedings and that a person can be held guilty of misconduct on the basis of preponderance of probabilities. The said view
formation of opinion can be postulated only for misconduct in respect of which disciplinary proceedings have been initiated and the employee is exonerated ... considered only if the respondents have taken action by way, of disciplinary proceedings and the action was found to be unsustainable
decision of this Court in R. Marakayya v. Tribunal for Disciplinary Proceedings, AIR 1962 AP 303, concluded as follows:
"But at the same time ... Thus, I hold that initiation of disciplinary proceedings under the provisions of Service Regulations in respect of the misconducts committed while the petitioner
case of lethargic attitude of the respondents. The respondents, having initiated disciplinary proceedings, way back on 11.9.1989, ought to have conducted the enquiry, within ... Whenever an officer is found to be guilty of misconduct, the initiation of disciplinary proceedings by framing the charges should be done as quickly
justice and such an action amounts to professional misconduct and if so whether disciplinary proceedings have to be initiated against him?
10. Before considering this ... misconduct and I have no option left except to refer the matter to the Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh for initiation of disciplinary proceedings against
