...petitioner is that, the de facto complainant though was examined in chief, he did not turn up for cross examination and the evidentiary value of the other witness viz., PW7 is hearsay in nature and therefore, is inadmissible. As we know, what is essential in a disciplinary proceedings is a preponderance of probability and not proof beyond a reasonable doubt. No doubt, PW1 who is the de facto complainant did...not turn up for cross examination. However, this Court cannot lose
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sight of the complaint given by the de facto complainant against...examination, the finding rendered by the Disciplinary Authority cannot be held as without any evidence. Apart from that, though PW1 did not turn up for cross examination, there is an evidence given...