Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 589 · Decided 5 September 2013
Union of India & ORS. v. B.V. Gopinath
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 589 · [2013] 14 S.C.R. 185
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7761/2013
- Decided
- 5 September 2013
- Bench
- S.S. NIJJAR, M.Y. EQBAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 311(1); Service Rules Section 14(2), 14(3)
Headnote
Service Law: A B Disciplinary proceedings - Under s. 14 of CCS (CCA) c Rules - Issuance of Charge sheet/charge memo, without approval of disciplinary authority - Validity of - Held: Even though the disciplinary authority has given approval for initiation of major penalty_ proceedings, in absence the charge sheet/charge memo o would be non-est in the eye of law - Initiation of disciplinary proceedings u/r. 14(2) is distinct and separate from issuing a charge memo u/r. 14(3) - Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965 - Rules 14(2) and 14(3). E The question
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