Disciplinary Cases

 GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ABSTRACT

Public Services – Disciplinary Cases – Completion of inquiries – To adhere to the time schedule – Instructions – Reiterated.

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GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (SERVICES-C) DEPARTMENT

G.O.Ms.No. 679                                                         Dated:01-11-2008.

Read the following:

1) Circular Memo.No:35676/Ser-C/98, G.A.(Ser-C)Dept., dt.1-7-1998.

2) Memo.No.51883/Ser-C/2002-2, G.A.(Ser-C)Dept., dt.19-04-2002.

3) Circular Memo.No:36500/Ser-C/05, G.A.(Ser-C)Dept.,dt.19-4-2006.

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ORDER:

On allegations made against the Government employees disciplinary

cases are initiated in accordance with the rules in force, and wherever

necessary inquiring authorities are appointed to inquire into the articles of

charge against such employees. Instructions were issued for expeditious

completion of the inquiries and a normal time of 3 months and 6 months is

allowed in simple and complicated cases, respectively. Where the inquiries

are not completed as per the allowed time, the Secretary to Government of

the administrative Department concerned at Government level shall review

all the disciplinary cases against employees in respect of Head of the

Departments under his control and also at the field level and shall submit a

note to the Chief Secretary to Government duly recording the reasons for

non-completion of the inquiries and to circulate the same to the Hon’ble

Chief Minister. It is also the responsibility of the inquiring authority to

complete the inquiry within the allowed time, otherwise, such inquiring

authority shall be held responsible for the delay, which deserves penal

action.

2. Several representations have been received from employees

associations that there are abnormal delays in completion of inquiries and

this is causing lot of frustration among the employees. Government have

reviewed the issue and decided to issue further instructions in the matter.

3. Government direct that the disciplinary cases initiated against the

Government employees shall be completed as expeditiously as possible and

the existing instructions read above shall be adhered to. The Departments

of Secretariat shall review the status position of the pending disciplinary

cases against all the employees with which they are concerned and submit a

note to the Chief Secretary to Government as per the instructions in force.

It is also the responsibility of the inquiring authorities to complete the

inquiry as per the allowed time. The Competent Authority, after receipt of

the inquiry report shall conclude the disciplinary proceedings within 6

months of its initiation and in case of abnormal delay in conducting the

disciplinary proceedings, action shall be initiated against concerned inquiring

authority.

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4. All the Departments of Secretariat, Heads of Departments and District

Collectors should follow the above instructions scrupulously and bring it to

the notice of all the concerned for strict implementation of the above orders.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)

P.RAMAKANTH REDDY

CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

To

All Departments of Secretariat/

All Heads of Departments /

All District Collectors.

The Law (LSP) Departments.

The Director General, Anti Corruption Bureau, Hyd.

All Service Sections in Genl. Admn.Department.

The Secretary, A.P. Public Service Commission, Hyd.

The Secretary, A.P., Vigilance Commission, Secretariat, Hyd.

The Registrar, A.P. Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad.

The Registrar, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad.

Copy to :

The P.S., to Prl.Secretary to C.M.,/The P.S., to C.S.

The P.S., to the Hon’ble Minister for Finance.

SF/SC.

//FORWARDED::BY ORDER//

SECTION OFFICER.

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