https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=777472 Sealed cover consideration is permissible only after disciplinary proceedings are formally instituted through a charge memo, or after a criminal case reaches the stage of a charge sheet. Mere allegations, investigation, preliminary inquiry, or pending complaint are not enough. On the facts noted, no departmental charge memo had been issued, no criminal charge sheet had been filed, and the employee had not been suspended, so withholding promotion through sealed cover was unjustified. The tribunal's direction to open the sealed cover and grant consequential promotion relief was affirmed. en-us Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 30 Aug 2025 08:31:24 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=777472 Sealed cover consideration is permissible only after disciplinary proceedings are formally instituted through a charge memo, or after a criminal case reaches the stage of a charge sheet. Mere allegations, investigation, preliminary inquiry, or pending complaint are not enough. On the facts noted, no departmental charge memo had been issued, no criminal charge sheet had been filed, and the employee had not been suspended, so withholding promotion through sealed cover was unjustified. The tribunal's direction to open the sealed cover and grant consequential promotion relief was affirmed. Case-Laws Money Laundering Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=777472