M. Srinivasan v. State of Tamil Nadu, rep. by its Secretary to Government, Revenue Department, Madras
2007-11-14
S.MANIKUMAR
body2007
DigiLaw.ai
ORDER I. "Under Rule 36 of the T.N. Civil Services (Discipline and Appeal)Rules the time limit applicable to the appellate authority cannot be applied to the power of the Government to direct suo moto review in the disciplinary proceedings initiated by the Government and followed by further directions in respect thereof and in remanding the matter for continuation of the enquiry." II. "The High Court in exercising jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution cannot review or reappreciate the evidence as an appellate authority in the disciplinary proceedings and reverse the finding unless the same is perverse or lacks evidence. and cannot set aside the penalty on the ground of insufficiency of evidence in proving the charges since the scope of judicial review is limited." This order was made by S. MANIKUMAR, J. Writ petition dismissed.