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MP Civil Services Rules | Divisional Commissioner Lacks Authority to Issue Major Punishment Charge Sheet Against Class-I Officers : MP HC Jabalpur
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|Madhya Pradesh High Court

MP Civil Services Rules | Divisional Commissioner Lacks Authority to Issue Major Punishment Charge Sheet Against Class-I Officers : MP HC Jabalpur

Madhya Pradesh High Court quashed a charge sheet issued by the Divisional Commissioner, ruling that under MP Civil Services Rules, only minor punishments can be imposed by the Divisional Commissioner on Class-I officers. Major punishment proceedings require competent authority, rendering the impugned charge sheet void ab initio.