New Delhi, Feb 5 (PTI) The Central Administrative Tribunal has rapped the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) for adopting an "illegal procedure" against a scientist during a departmental inquiry.
"There was no reason for the ICAR to have made an inquiry against the scientist for the same charges which are already a subject matter of the inquiry.
"No doubt, the ICAR could proceed against him with regard to fresh charges but combination of fresh with old charges makes the procedure illegal," the tribunal, comprising Chairman Justice V K Bali and Member R C Panda, said.
The CAT passed the order on a plea of S S Tomar, the principal scientist working with ICAR, seeking to restrain it from proceeding with the order of punishment of stopping three increments.
The tribunal noted that the charges levelled against him could not be proved during the inquiry.
"There was no reason for the ICAR to have made an inquiry against the scientist for the same charges which are already a subject matter of the inquiry.
"No doubt, the ICAR could proceed against him with regard to fresh charges but combination of fresh with old charges makes the procedure illegal," the tribunal, comprising Chairman Justice V K Bali and Member R C Panda, said.
The CAT passed the order on a plea of S S Tomar, the principal scientist working with ICAR, seeking to restrain it from proceeding with the order of punishment of stopping three increments.
The tribunal noted that the charges levelled against him could not be proved during the inquiry.
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