This book on conducting a valid and fair domestic inquiry serves as an essential guide to ensuring that disciplinary proceedings are carried out professionally, lawfully, and with mutual respect for all parties involved. It provides a clear, step-by-step approach to the domestic inquiry process, beginning with the meaning of a valid and fair inquiry and the principles of natural justice under industrial law, followed by discussions on the burden and standard of proof. The book further covers key practical stages such as reporting employee misconduct, conducting investigations, gathering and evaluating evidence, issuing show-cause letters and notices of domestic inquiry, drafting and serving valid charges, and preparing relevant witnesses. It also explains the selection, composition, and roles of the domestic inquiry panel, including the chairman, panel members, and presenting officer, as well as the management of objections raised during proceedings. In addition, the book includes a sample domestic inquiry process, guidance on preparing inquiry reports and verdicts, the application of proportionality in punishment, and an overview of relevant Industrial Court cases that have considered the conduct of domestic inquiries by employers.