disciplinary authority
consistent with the magnitude and the
misconduct imputed and the evidence in
support thereof. The Tribunal in
disciplinary proceedings found as a fact ... elaborate
upon the principles regarding the scope of
judicial review of disciplinary proceedings by
the High Court in exercise of its writ
jurisdiction and interference
applicant and, therefore, the inquiry proceeded ex-
parte.
5. His second argument is that for the acts of misconduct
alleged to have been committed ... determinative of the
commission of misconduct or otherwise, and it is open to
the authorities to proceed with the disciplinary
proceedings, notwithstanding acquittal in criminal
applicant and, therefore, the inquiry proceeded ex-
parte.
5. His second argument is that for the acts of misconduct
alleged to have been committed ... determinative of the
commission of misconduct or otherwise, and it is open to
the authorities to proceed with the disciplinary
proceedings, notwithstanding acquittal in criminal
abandoned the enquiry proceedings and had deliberately chosen
to remain absent during the enquiry proceedings inspite of notices having
being received from time to time ... opportunities provided to him in a disciplinary proceedings
of defending himself against the charges of misconduct involving his
integrity and dishonesty, cannot be permitted
balance of probabilities in the instant disciplinary proceedings to show
that the petitioner-workman has misconducted as admitted in the letter
respondent he was liable for initiation of
disciplinary proceedings but without initiating disciplinary
proceedings against him, the petitioners enforced the principle of „no
work ... petitioners, it was a misconduct on the part of the respondent, he
should have been subjected to disciplinary proceedings before
resorting to this action. Moreover
union activities, disciplinary
proceedings were initiated against the
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workmen/respondents. In the disciplinary proceedings,
it was held that the alleged misconduct was proved.
Punishment ... finding of fact given by the
labour Court that the disciplinary proceedings initiated
against the workmen being vitiated, the punishment
order of suspending the workmen
defense of the petitioner with reference to
discrepancies pointed out has proceeded to pass the
impugned erroneous award. He further contended that in
the charge ... According to
the respondent-corporation, they are very serious
misconducts resulting in initiating disciplinary proceedings
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against the petitioner. The petitioner was also permitted
statement was not satisfactory, the Government decided to continue
with the disciplinary proceedings under Rule 15 of the Kerala Civil
Services (Classification, Control and Appeal ... Gunasekaran [(2015) 2 SCC
610] the Apex Court reiterated that, in disciplinary proceedings, the
High Court is not and cannot act as a second court
action initiated by the fourth respondent with
regard to the alleged misconduct of the petitioner and in
that light, the censure order that was made ... issued to the petitioner not to commit such misconduct in
future. Apart from the same, the Disciplinary Authority
has not regulated the suspension period
