https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=274032 Promotion cannot be withheld under the sealed cover procedure unless suspension exists, a charge-sheet has been issued with disciplinary proceedings pending, or prosecution for a criminal charge is pending on the date the Departmental Promotion Committee considers the case. Here, the criminal case had ended in a closure report accepted by the court, no departmental proceedings had been initiated when the promotion was considered, and vigilance clearance had been granted; the proposed major penalty action remained only at the recommendation stage. On that basis, denial of promotion was unjustified, and the employee was held entitled to promotion with consequential reliefs. en-us Tue, 10 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 25 Jul 2018 13:25:42 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=274032 Promotion cannot be withheld under the sealed cover procedure unless suspension exists, a charge-sheet has been issued with disciplinary proceedings pending, or prosecution for a criminal charge is pending on the date the Departmental Promotion Committee considers the case. Here, the criminal case had ended in a closure report accepted by the court, no departmental proceedings had been initiated when the promotion was considered, and vigilance clearance had been granted; the proposed major penalty action remained only at the recommendation stage. On that basis, denial of promotion was unjustified, and the employee was held entitled to promotion with consequential reliefs. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 10 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=274032