Case Law Analysis
|Madras High Court
FR 6 & CCS (CCA) Rules | Officiating Officer with 'Full Power' Competent to Impose Major Penalties : Madras HC
Madras High Court affirms that an officiating officer vested with 'full power' under Fundamental Rule 6 is legally empowered to impose major penalties, including dismissal, under the CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965. The ruling clarifies that delegation of authority in disciplinary proceedings is valid even when exercised by an officiating officer, reinforcing service law compliance for government employees.