https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=422114 The Court set aside the Charge Memo issued by the Ministry of Finance against a Joint Commissioner of Income Tax, ruling that proper sanction from the Finance Minister was required due to the officer's rank. As the Finance Minister had not granted approval, the Charge Memo was deemed non est and against the rules. The Court emphasized that only the Finance Minister had jurisdiction over disciplinary proceedings for officers with the President of India as their Appointing and Disciplinary Authority. Consequently, the petition challenging the Charge Memo was allowed, and the matter was disposed of accordingly. en-us Fri, 22 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 07 May 2022 16:20:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=422114 The Court set aside the Charge Memo issued by the Ministry of Finance against a Joint Commissioner of Income Tax, ruling that proper sanction from the Finance Minister was required due to the officer's rank. As the Finance Minister had not granted approval, the Charge Memo was deemed non est and against the rules. The Court emphasized that only the Finance Minister had jurisdiction over disciplinary proceedings for officers with the President of India as their Appointing and Disciplinary Authority. Consequently, the petition challenging the Charge Memo was allowed, and the matter was disposed of accordingly. Case-Laws Income Tax Fri, 22 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=422114