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Under Article 226, it is impermissible for the High Court to reappraise the facts in a departmental enquiry. The Supreme Court held that where there is some evidence which the authority entrusted with the duty to hold the enquiry has accepted and which evidence may reasonably support the conclusion that the delinquent officer is guilty of the charge, it is not the function of the High Court to review the evidence and to arrive at an independent finding on the evidence

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