2002 (4) TMI 991

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..... of the government to hold a departmental inquiry could rightly be interfered with by the tribunal. 4. As it appears, a criminal prosecution was launched against the delinquent respondent under the provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act on the basis of a trap that was laid. The prosecution case was that the respondent demanded bribe, received the bribe and that money was seized from his posse .....

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..... rred. 5. The question for consideration is, whether a departmental proceeding could be initiated after acquittal in the criminal proceeding and; whether Rule 12 of the Delhi police (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1980 (for short "the Rules") would stand as a bar of initiation of such a proceeding. 6. Departmental proceeding and criminal proceeding can run simultaneously and departmental .....

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..... efore, in such a case, in terms of Rule 12, a departmental proceeding could be initiated. In this view of the matter, we are of the considered opinion that the tribunal committed error in interfering with initiation of a departmental proceeding and the High Court committed error in dismissing the writ petition filed. We, therefore, set aside the impugned judgment of the High Court as well as that .....

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