Proceedings Against Delinquent Employee Are Abated On His Death Since No One Else Can Effectively Defend Allegations: Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan High Court has ruled that a delinquent employee is the only person who can properly defend himself/herself in departmental proceedings initiated against him/her by the State, and following the death of such delinquent employee during the proceedings, the inquiry cannot continue and the proceedings are abated. The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand was hearing a petition...