Case Law Analysis
|Central Administrative Tribunal
Article 21 | Pendency of Rule 14 Proceedings Cannot Deny Ex-India Leave for Personal Travel: CAT Ernakulam
CAT Ernakulam rules that the fundamental right to travel abroad under Article 21 cannot be restricted merely due to pending disciplinary proceedings under Rule 14 of the CCS (CCA) Rules. The tribunal relied on the Supreme Court’s precedent in Satish Chandra Verma to affirm that personal travel leave cannot be denied without a substantive finding of guilt, impacting government employees facing similar procedural hurdles.