https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170037 Appointment to the post of Chief Secretary was examined in writ jurisdiction against the backdrop of pending corruption allegations, a charge-stage criminal prosecution and a continuing Commission of Inquiry. The Court treated the post as sensitive and held that the State should have avoided unnecessary controversy to preserve transparency and public confidence, without expressing any view on the merits of the allegations or proceedings. The interim challenge succeeded, and the officer was directed to be transferred from the Chief Secretary post to another post in the same cadre or grade, while her suitability within the cadre or grade was left open for decision in the writ petition. en-us Thu, 06 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 26 Nov 2015 21:19:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170037 Appointment to the post of Chief Secretary was examined in writ jurisdiction against the backdrop of pending corruption allegations, a charge-stage criminal prosecution and a continuing Commission of Inquiry. The Court treated the post as sensitive and held that the State should have avoided unnecessary controversy to preserve transparency and public confidence, without expressing any view on the merits of the allegations or proceedings. The interim challenge succeeded, and the officer was directed to be transferred from the Chief Secretary post to another post in the same cadre or grade, while her suitability within the cadre or grade was left open for decision in the writ petition. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 06 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170037