Case Law Analysis
|Delhi High Court
DG Not Competent Disciplinary Authority Under CCS (CCA) Rules - Charge-Sheet Invalidated | ICMR Senior DDG Case : Delhi HC
By finding the Director General lacked authority under the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, the Delhi High Court struck down the charge-sheet against the senior ICMR deputy director-general and nullified the whole inquiry. The ruling clarifies that only the authority expressly designated by the CCS (CCA) Rules can initiate disciplinary proceedings, impacting all government servants subject to similar rules.