No major penalty can be imposed on an employee without conducting an Inquiry and giving a reasonable opportunity to the employee to defend herself. This video deals in detail the steps of conducting inquiry in disciplinary/ vigilance cases. The lecture is based on the the CCS(CCA) Rules 1965 which is applicable to most of the Central Government servants, yet the essential of Inquiry is the same irrespective of the nature of the Government organistion be it a Nationalized Bank, Government Corporation, Autonomous body etc.