MADAN MOHAN vs UNION OF INDIA

$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 18 December 2024 Pronounced on: 04 March 2025 W.P.(C) 12130/2018, CM APPLs. 47100/2018 & 47105/2018 MADAN MOHAN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Shankar Raju and Mr. Nilansh Gaur, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ripudaman Bhardwaj, CGSC with Mr. Kushagra Kumar and Mr. Abhinav Bhardwaj, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANOOP KUMAR MENDIRATTA JUDGMENT % 04.03.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. The petitioner, who belongs to the Indian Civil Accounts Service, was issued a charge-sheet on 5 July 2018 by the Joint Controller General of Accounts (Vigilance), by order and in the name of the President of India, proposing to hold a disciplinary enquiry against him under Rule 14 of the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 19651 . The allegations in the charge-sheet pertained to the period during which the petitioner 1 "the CCS (CCA) Rules" hereinafter 2. Admittedly, the charge-sheet dated 5 July 2018 was, before it was issued to the petitioner, approved by the Minister of State (Finance)3, on the basis of the following Office Order dated 3 April 2018, issu