Supreme Court of India
Union of India & Ors. v. R. Shankarappa
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Resultantly, the appeal is allowed and the Impugned Order dated 18.11.2022 passed by the High Court in Writ Petition No. 14475 of 2022 is hereby set aside and the proceedings initiated under charge memos bearing No.
Judgment, page 9
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Issue for Consideration Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order passed by the High Court that in cases where a charge-sheet has been issued u/r.14 of the CCS CCA Rules, by authority empowered to inflict minor penalties, then the charge memo has to be approved by the authority competent to inflict major penalty. Headnotes† Central Civil Services (Classification, Control & Appeal) Rules, 1965 – rr.14, 13(2) – Procedure for imposing major penalties – Case relating to the trap case and the case of possessing assets disproportionate to known source of income against the government
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