The Hindu·3 min read·hard
Government officials facing corruption charges not entitled to promotion: Madras High Court
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Mohamed Imranullah S.
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The Madras High Court has ruled that government employees facing corruption charges are not entitled to promotions, even if their names were on a promotion panel prior to the charges. The court clarified that inclusion in a panel is procedural and does not grant a legal right to advancement.
A government servant facing corruption charges cannot seek promotion as a matter of right just because his/her name had been included in the promotion panel prepared much before the framing of charges in departmental proceedings, the Madras High Court has ruled.
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