Can a closed Departmental enquiry be reopened before submission of 'Presenting Officer's Brief' and 'Defence Brief'. Be it so, then what are the reasons for such reopening. However in my case it was reopened because the Management Witness participated in the enquiry without his document and the defence raised the objection that he does not wish to Cross Examine the Management Witness on account of non adduce of related management document and the departmental enquiry was closed with an instruction by the Inquiry Officer to take up the matter with the 'Disciplinary Authority'.
Hence, to accord the defence an opportunity, the Disciplinary Authority intervened in between and reopened the enquiry for Cross Examination by the Defence with an adduce of that very Management Document and additional Management Document and Management Witness. Under these circumstances, whether the Disciplinary Authority was right in reopening the Departmental Inquiry or not. PLEASE SUGGEST.
Hence, to accord the defence an opportunity, the Disciplinary Authority intervened in between and reopened the enquiry for Cross Examination by the Defence with an adduce of that very Management Document and additional Management Document and Management Witness. Under these circumstances, whether the Disciplinary Authority was right in reopening the Departmental Inquiry or not. PLEASE SUGGEST.