om:15-cl-2010-feb — Disciplinary Authority finding some evidence disagreed with the Enquiry Officer who exonerated the charged employee and ordered punishment which cannot be annulled by courts on reappraisal of the case

Disciplinary Authority finding some evidence disagreed with the Enquiry Officer who exonerated the charged employee and ordered punishment which cannot be annulled by courts on reappraisal of the case — This chunk pertains to a court case, Tota Ram v. Union of India and others, where an employee was charged with misappropriation and subsequently dismissed despite being exonerated by the Enquiry Offi... — Facts : The Appellant, while working as Branch Postmaster at Dankli, District Firozabad was charged for misappropriation of ₹ 1,500 by tampering the bag containing the cash. After examining witnesses from other Branch Post Offices, the Enquiry Officer exonerated him. But the Disciplinary Authority disagreeing with the Enquiry Officer punished the Appellant by removing him from service. Against that order, the appeals preferred were also failed. Hence a case filed by the Appellant before the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) was dismissed after examining the evidences. That order was challenged before the High Court. The High Court held: