The Supreme Court has held that under the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965 (CCS CCA Rules), an authority competent to impose only minor penalties is legally empowered to issue a charge-sheet even in proceedings meant for imposing major penalties. The decision came in Union of India & Ors. v. R. Shankarappa
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