Case Law Analysis
|Central Administrative Tribunal
'Nemo Judex in Causa Sua' | ICC Chairperson as Disciplinary Inquiry Officer Violates Natural Justice: CAT Cuttack Quashes Termination
CAT Cuttack ruled that appointing an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) chairperson as the disciplinary inquiry officer in a sexual harassment case breaches the principle of natural justice. The tribunal quashed the termination order of a Gramin Dak Sevak and awarded 50% terminal retirement compensation, reinforcing bias-free administrative proceedings under service law.