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Madras High Court Holds Conversion of Charge From Serious to Non-Serious Provision Shall Not Relate Back to Date of Charge, Bars Promotion

Madras High Court holds that converting a disciplinary charge from a serious to a non-serious provision does not relate back to the original charge-memo date, leaving the government servant's promotion barred by an intervening censure punishment.

Decided: 12 Sep 2026

Justice M. Dhandapani and Justice N. Dilip Kumar (Division Bench)

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