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In a significant development, the Bombay High Court provided relief to two former superintendents of the Central Excise department, S M Padwal and Yashwant Lotale, who were accused of permitting the landing of explosives used in the 1993 serial bomb blasts in Mumbai. The division bench, comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Arif Doctor, quashed the disciplinary action orders against Padwal and Lotale, citing lack of evidence to support the charges brought against them.
The court's judgment emphasized that Padwal and Lotale, who did not face criminal trial in the case, should be entitled to all consequential benefits, including arrears of salary and pension, within a stipulated time frame of two months. While the duo challenged the disciplinary actions before the Central Administrative Tribunal, Lotale's plea was upheld by the High Court, dismissing the Union government's petition against Padwal. The ruling underscores the principle that suspicion alone cannot substitute for concrete proof in disciplinary proceedings, highlighting the necessity for definitive evidence to establish guilt.
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