December 28, 2013
Kalaivaraikalai
No, said the
Chennai bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) on Wednesday
quashing an order of the ministry of communications and IT to initiate
fresh proceedings against a retired assistant postmaster who had
undergone punishment for his supervisory lapses. he was involved in a
fraud to the tune of Rs 17.46 lakh at the Karur head post office. Fresh
proceedings were initiated according to the rules and there was no
question of "double jeopardy." Further, it was an exceptional case and
had to be
The
bench comprising judicial member B Venkateshwara Rao and administrative
member P Prabhakaran said, "Once the punishment imposed is undergone,
no one can direct a fresh inquiry in the same set of charges."
The bench quashed the order for fresh proceedings and...
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