Case Law Analysis
|Karnataka High Court
Ombudsman's Clean Chit No Bar to Departmental Enquiry Under CCA Rules | Karnataka HC Upholds Preponderance of Probabilities Standard
The Karnataka High Court ruled that an ombudsman's exoneration does not preclude disciplinary action under the CCA Rules. Disciplinary penalties are valid if supported by a preponderance of probabilities, even without criminal-level proof, reinforcing the autonomy of administrative proceedings from quasi-judicial findings.