While upholding the dismissal of a CRPF constable, the Supreme Court has observed that the burden of proof in departmental proceedings was of probabilities of misconduct. The bench comprising Justices V Ramasubramanian and Hemant Gupta further observed that departmental inquiry has to maintain discipline in service and efficiency of service. In the instant case, the
Burden of Proof in a Departmental Proceeding is of Probabilities of Misconduct: SC
