THOUSANDS TIT BITS ON CONDUCT & DISCIPLINARY RULES -5

  21. Peaceful demonstration is not a misconduct

The right to demonstrate to improve prospects in service is a right to visible manifestation of feelings or sentiments of an individual or groups and this communication by one's idea to others to whom it is intended (is not a misconduct).

Balakrishnan Nair X Kerala 1980 KLT 264.

 

22. Senior officers must exhibit exemplary conduct

Higher the ladder the officer scales in the echelons of service, greater should be the transparency of integrity, honesty, character and dedication to duty... The rights - constitutional or statutory-carry with them corollary duty to maintain efficiency, integrity and dedication to public service.."

K.Kandaswamy X UOI (1995) 6 SCC 162. 67.

23. Innocent action on the part of a person cannot be held as misconduct.

UOI XJ.Ahmed AIR 1979 SC 1022.

 

24. No malafide intention and no revenue loss. Cannot be treated as lack of devotion.

SLJ 1992 (3) 28 S.C

 

25. Unauthorised occupation of Government quarters is not misconduct.

(1994) 27 ATC 704 Calcutta