‘Failed to establish that unauthorized absence was wilful and deliberate’; Chhattisgarh HC orders reinstatement of police constable dismissed for his unauthorized absence from duty
Petitioner has taken a specific defence that his wife was seriously ill and was under medical treatment for a long time and ultimately, she passed away. The records of the departmental enquiry also suggested that the medical papers of the wife of the petitioner were duly placed on record. The enquiry officer failed to take this account to its proper perspective.