Delhi Cloth and General Mills Co. Ltd. v Ludh Budh Singh

Rule established

A domestic disciplinary inquiry, held by the employer before an order of dismissal, must be conducted fairly; where the domestic inquiry is found to be defective or invalid (for want of natural justice), the tribunal adjudicating the resulting industrial dispute can permit the employer to adduce fresh evidence to justify the dismissal before the tribunal itself, giving the employer a further opportunity to establish misconduct despite the flawed inquiry.