35. What happens if a witness fails to turn up for examination?
35. What happens if a witness fails to turn up for examination?
A government servant summoned by the Inquiring Authority for tendering evidence in
a disciplinary proceedings is bound to attend the same. Failure to do so will amount
a misconduct. Therefore, if a witness fails to turn up for inquiry without proper
justification the Inquiring Authority may report the matter to the controlling officer of
the witness so that disciplinary action could be initiated.