Managing Director,U.P.Co-Operative ... vs Mohan Babu Srivastava & Ors

The Supreme Court held that the inquiry against the respondent was flawed as the inquiry officer failed to apply his mind to the evidence presented, leading to a violation of principles of natural justice. The Court distinguished this case from precedents where the delinquent had admitted guilt, emphasizing that an inquiry officer must consider evidence even when a party is absent. The Court remitted the matter for a de novo inquiry but denied the respondent any subsistence allowance for the period of avoidance, allowing the appeal to that extent.