Union of India vs R. Shankarappa 2025 INSC 898 -Service Law - CCS Rules - Disciplinary Proceedings - Chargesheet Issuance
Central Civil Services (Classification, Control & Appeal) Rules, 1965 (CCS CCA Rules) - Rule 13(2) - An authority empowered to inflict minor penalties (in the present case, the General Manager) can certainly issue a charge-sheet even for imposition of major penalties- Initiation of disciplinary proceedings can be done by Member Telecommunications Commission as well as by General Manager, Telecommunication.
Case Info
Case Name: Union of India & Ors. v. R. Shankarappa
Neutral Citation: 2025 INSC 898
Coram :Justice Sanjay Kumar, Justice Satish Chandra Sharma
Judgment Date: July 25, 2025
Caselaws and Citations Referred
- Union of India and Others v. B.V. GopinathCitation: (2014) 1 SCC 351
Statutes/Laws Referred
- Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
- Sections 7, 13(2), 13(1)(d), 13(1)(e)
- Central Civil Services (Classification, Control & Appeal) Rules, 1965 (CCS CCA Rules)
- Rule 14 (Procedure for imposing major penalties)
- Rule 13 (Authority to institute proceedings)
- Rule 11 (Penalties)
- Appendix 3 (Authorities competent to impose penalties)
- Public Servants (Inquiries) Act, 1850
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