https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=273987 The Supreme Court held that the "sealed cover" procedure adopted by the Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) before serving the charge sheet was invalid. The respondent was entitled to promotion based on the 1987 DPC recommendation, but not from an earlier date. The Court emphasized the need to wait until the disciplinary proceedings concluded before considering the sealed cover recommendation. If the respondent was cleared, he would be notionally promoted with backwages. However, if found guilty, appropriate actions would follow. The Court allowed the appeal, setting aside the tribunal's judgment without awarding costs. en-us Tue, 13 Oct 1992 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 23 Jul 2018 13:05:05 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=273987 The Supreme Court held that the "sealed cover" procedure adopted by the Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) before serving the charge sheet was invalid. The respondent was entitled to promotion based on the 1987 DPC recommendation, but not from an earlier date. The Court emphasized the need to wait until the disciplinary proceedings concluded before considering the sealed cover recommendation. If the respondent was cleared, he would be notionally promoted with backwages. However, if found guilty, appropriate actions would follow. The Court allowed the appeal, setting aside the tribunal's judgment without awarding costs. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 13 Oct 1992 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=273987