1000 TIT BITS ON DISCIPLINE -253
997. Everything which came up during inquiry to be considered
Thus, one rule is that inquiry officer must exclude extraneous matter which did not come up during the course of inquiry. The second, and equally important rale is that inquiry officer must not ignore any matter which was mentioned to him during inquiry. He must deal with various points of defence raised during inquiry
[Anil Kumar v. Presiding Officer, AIR 1985 SC 1121]. He is bound to consider evidence of all witnesses including defence witnesses [Union of India v. K.A. Kittu, 2000 AIR SCW 4168].
998.Report must be free from any pressure, influence
The inquiring authority must not also allow any pressure or influence to bear upon his mind in the discharge of his duties. Any communication addressed to him for the purpose, in open or confidentially, by the charged employee or the department, would amount to a serious interference in the administration of justice
(Jyoti Narain v. Sinha, AIR 1954 Patna 289].
999. Report of inquiry not to be influenced by personal knowledge
The inquiry officer should also avoid giving any weight, whatsoever, to his personal knowledge of the matter [State of U.P. v. Mohd. Nooh, AIR 1958 SC 86]. He must confine himself to the record of inquiry.
1000. Inquiry officer must keep an open mind till he writes his report
If he has prejudged the issues, his mind is no more open and the inquiry will be nothing more than a mere farce [Rao Rallapalli Suryanarayanan v. State of A.P., 1968 SLR 77].
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