Case Law Analysis
|Central Administrative Tribunal
Disciplinary Authority alone may sanction charge sheet under Rule 14 CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965 - Finance Minister’s approval unnecessary | CAT
The CAT set aside a charge memorandum lacking Finance Minister’s approval, ruling that only the Disciplinary Authority may sanction charge sheets under Rule 14 CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965. The holding confines disciplinary power to the authority, shielding senior revenue officials from ministerial sanction misuse.