If There’s No Complaint, Evidence Enough To Initiate Inquiry: Court
A departmental inquiry can be initiated against a judicial officer if there was verifiable material to substantiate the allegations, in the absence of a written complaint and an affidavit, the Bombay High Court has said. A division bench of Justices R M Savant and S V Kotwal on May 4 dismissed a petition filed by a civil judge (junior division), Asif Tahasildar, challenging an order of July 15, 2017 issued by the high court registrar, initiating departmental inquiry against him on two different charges. The first charge was for allegedly…
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