In case of a domestic enquiry, which one of the following is not correct about enquiry officer?
He can take final decision about punishment and issue an order inflicting punishment.
Concept: In a domestic (internal disciplinary) enquiry the roles are split - the enquiry officer investigates and reports, while the disciplinary authority alone decides and orders the punishment.
The question asks which statement about the enquiry officer is not correct, so the powers of that officer must be recalled. It is correct that the enquiry officer must follow the principles of natural justice (option 1), that he may record findings and recommend punishment (option 2), and that he is usually an officer of the establishment though sometimes an outside agency is used (option 3).
Example: An enquiry officer may conclude that misconduct is proved and even suggest dismissal, but the actual dismissal order can be issued only by the disciplinary authority.
Option check: What is not correct is option 4 - that he can take the final decision on punishment and issue the order inflicting it. The enquiry officer only conducts the enquiry and reports findings; the final decision on punishment and the order imposing it rest with the disciplinary authority, not the enquiry officer.
Hence the incorrect statement is that he can take the final decision about punishment and issue an order inflicting punishment.
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