Bihar Forest Rules

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    "title": "Bihar Forest Rules",
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            "title": "1. Number of days spent away from Headquarters.",
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            "title": "2. Number of days spent over the inspection of forests.",
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            "title": "3. Number of night halts in course of inspection of forests.",
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            "title": "4. Number of enquiries made.",
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            "title": "5. Number of coupes and forests inspected.",
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            "title": "6. Number of boundary pillars inspected.",
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            "title": "7. Nature of afforestation work done.",
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            "title": "8. Mileage done during the month: -",
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            "content": "(a) On foot.\n(b) On Government jeep.\n(c) On other conveyance.",
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            "content": "(iii) The Divisional Forest Officers will receive progress report from Range Officers accompanied by diaries in such from as the Divisional Forest Officer may direct. Reports and diaries will also be submitted by such other subordinates as the Divisional Officer may direct.\n(iv) The Divisional Forest Officer will also be responsible for the maintenance of discipline and good behaviour of the subordinates under him.\n(v) A schedule of the powers delegated to the Divisional Forest Officer is given in Appendix IV .\n2.5. Relation between the Divisional Forest Officers and the District Officers (Revenue Department No. C/11-1502/58-1969 R dated 9.5.1958).\n2.6. Duties of Subordinate Officers-Appointment Department Letter No. 1/ C1-12/55A (part) 652 dated 16.9.1955.\n(i) (a) \"Range Officer\" who is a forest officer in charge of a range.\n(b) \"Beat-Officer\" in charge of a beat, and\n(c) \"Sub-beat Officer\" the forest guard in charge of a sub-beat.\n(ii) \"Technical Officer\" such as Surveyor, Amin, Marking Officer, Felling Officers, Depot Officer, Coupe Muharrir, Mines Muharrir, Naka Guard etc.\n(2) The Officers of above description, in general, shall.\n(ii) discharge their duties in conformity with the Manuals, Acts, Rules and standing orders that have been or may be enforced from time to time relating to the Forest Department;\n(iii) Visit all forests within their respective charges and keep a strict watch on the proper conservancy of the forest;\n(iv) see that the boundary marks are in proper condition;\n(v) report promptly any occurrence affecting the welfare of trees, people and animals;\n(vi) make enquiries and take suitable action in accordance with the Rules in force in the event of any forest offence being committed, keeping in view of the provisions of Section 61 of the Indian Forest Act for wrongful seizure;\n(vii) keep strict watch that the forests in their respective charges are not injured by fire;\n(viii) see that cattle do not trespass in closed forest areas and graze in any open area without fees paid in accordance with the Rules in force;\n(ix) exercise proper supervision on the removal of forest produce by Government agency, consumers, free grantees and by privileged or right holders.\n(3) Special to Range Officers.\n(ii) The Range Officer will be responsibly for the correct and judicious expenditure in his Range.\n(iii) The Range Officer will maintain a daily diary in the prescribed form in the diary books issued from the Divisional Officer in which full but concise details of work done or inspected with the results of inspection must be given. The original copy of the diary will be submitted to the Divisional Forest Officer every month by the 5th of the following month to which it relates, retaining the duplicate copy in the book which will be returned to the Divisional Officer before another one is issued.\n(iv) The Range Officer will keep the felling series compartment histories and plantation journals up-to-date. He will record his observations and results of inspection in the form prescribed. The notes to be made should refer to growing stock including regeneration, factors influencing the crop, growth study in plantation (diameter and ht, growth measurement) casual; suitability of species, the results of operations carried out, etc.\n(v) Any forest offence case reported to him by Beat Officer or detected by him personally shall be enquired into by him expeditiously and the complete offence report submitted to the Divisional Forest Officer within thirty days of the receipt of the report by the Range Officer.\nChapter X\n(vi) When an arrested person is produced before him, he will, depending upon the gravity of the offence, either release the person on bond (if the Range Officer is a Forest Ranger) or forward him to the nearest police station or magistrate without any loss of time.\n(vii) It will be his duty to ensure that no produce from the coupes is removed without payment of due instalments or in excess of the value of the amount already paid.\n(4) Special to Beat Officers.\n(ii) The duties of the sub beat Officers in para (5) below are also applicable to Beat Officers.\n(iii) The Beat Officer will also maintain daily diary as prescribed for Range Officers in para 3 (ii) above and submit monthly through Range Officer by the 5th of the following month.\n(iv) Any forest offence case reported to him by the sub-beat officer or detected by him personally shall be enquired into by him expeditiously and the complete offence report submitted by him to his Range Officer within a fortnight from the date of detection. A special report however should be submitted to the Range Officer within 24 hours in case of serious offences.\n(v) It will be his duty to ensure that no produce from the coupes is removed without payment of due instalments or in excess of the value of the amount already paid.\n(5) Special to Sub-beat Officers.\n(i) (a) protect all forests in his sub-beat;\n(b) repair and paint forest boundary pillars, compartment and coupe signboards and also keep the boundary lines, coupe lines, compartment lines clear;\n(c) prevent illicit cutting of trees by constantly patrolling the sub-beat;\n(d) see that cattle are not grazed in closed and fenced areas;\n(e) frequently visit fire watch tower and keep look out for fires in fire season burn fire lines in good time collect villagers and put out forest fires in the event of their occurrence and prevent kindling or leaving burning of fire upon public or private way in forests;\n(f) detect and report illicit shooting and fishing;\n(g) see that no forest produce is removed without authority;\n(h) carry out silvicultural works, such as sowing seeds, planting and other cultural operations as ordered, cutting creepers, collecting seeds of important trees, preparing nurseries, making petty repairs to plantation and nursery fences without special orders;\n(i) keep the Forest Rest Houses and Range Inspection Huts in his charge together with the compound in repairs, clean and tidy and protect them from damage;\n(j) submit first report in the prescribed form within 24 hours to his Beat Officer on discovery of a forest offence, try to trace the offender and give necessary help to his superior officers in conducting the enquiry. When a person is arrested, he should be produced before the Range Officer immediately. If the Range Officer is not available, the person should be produced before the nearest police station or magistrate.\n(i) Prevent any encroachment or cultivation within the forest.\n(ii) He shall see that rights and privileges existing if any, in the forest are not infringed by the villagers.\n(iii) (a) He shall maintain a daily diary book supplied from the Divisional Office. He will keep the list of forests in his charge with the forest areas and the number of house holds and the extent of rights in the forests etc. A list of Rights holders, coupes and Contractors coupes with the area and period of lease etc. should also be maintained in the diary book.\n(b) The diary should always be kept on his person and presented for check by any of his superior Officers. Any instruction given to the sub-beat Officer should be written on the diary book.\n(c) All offences and important matters along with number of mazdoors engaged over a particular work should also be noted in the diary for the day.\nChapter III\nEstablishment\nIndian Forest Service\nIndian Forest Service\n3.1. Appointment Promotion etc.\n3.2. Seniority, Pay, Promotion etc. (Government of India Home Ministry No. D/ 122/67-AIS (IV) dated the 1st February, 1967).\n3.3. Sanctioned cadre (Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs No. 16016/29/75 AIS (IV) dated the 5th Oct, 1977).\n1.\nSenior posts under the State Government.\n57\nChief Conservator of Forests\n1\nAdditional Chief Conservator of Forests\n1\nConservator of Forests\n4\nConservator of Forests, Development Circle\n1\nConservator of Forests, Department Working Circle\n1\nConservator of Forests, Kendu Plan & Research Circle\n1\nConservator of Forests, Wild Life Circle\n1\nDeputy Conservator of Forests\n27\nDeputy Conservator of Forests, Departmental Working\nHazaribag and Monghyr Division\n2\nDeputy Conservator of Forests\nForest Resources Survey Division\n1\nDeputy Conservator of Forests, Planning Cell\n1\nExtension Division Purnea\n1\nDeputy Conservator of Forests\nDirector Biological Park, Patna\n1\nDeputy Conservator of Forests, Research\n1\nDeputy Conservator of Forests, Utilisation\n1\nDeputy Conservator of Forests, Working Plan\n4\n57\n2.\nSenior Posts under the Central Government\n11\n68\n3.\nPost to be filled by promotion in accordance with Rule 8 of\n\t\t\t\tthe Indian Forest Service (Recruitment) Rules, 1966\n22\n4.\nPosts to be filled by direct recruitment\n46\n5.\nDeputation reserve @ 15% of 4 above\n20\n6.\nLeave reserve @ 11% of 4 above\n5\n7.\nJunior Posts @ 22% of 4 above\n9\n8.\nTraining Reserve @ 10% of above\n5\nDirect recruitment posts\n85\nPromotion Posts\n22\n107\nTotal Authorised Strength\nTotal Authorised Strength\n3.4.\nBihar Forest Service\nBihar Forest Service\n3.5.\nAssistant Conservator of forests:\n88",
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            "title": "1. Government Memo No. 1014F. dated 21.1.1949.",
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            "title": "3. C/F-1 (A) 05S/56-2967R dated 3.12 56.",
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            "content": "(ii) Revenue Department No. 11F-122/50-4849R dated 1.11.50 read with Finance Department Memo. No. 6134 F dated 3rd December 49 & Memo. No. estt. 331/49/941 F dated 9th April, 1950. - A Member of the Bihar Forest Service will be allowed to draw first increment in the prescribed scale of pay for the junior grade during their probationary period on the recommendation of the Chief Conservator of Forests and the second or subsequent increments will not be allowed unless the officer concerned had been formally confirmed.\nRevenue Department No. 11F-122/50-4849R dated 1.11.50 read with Finance Department Memo. No. 6134 F dated 3rd December 49 & Memo. No. estt. 331/49/941 F dated 9th April, 1950.\n(iii) Until an Officer has passed the Departmental Examination prescribed by the State Government he will not draw more than Rs. 355/- in the junior grade and Rs. 765/- in the Senior Grade. On passing the Departmental Examination completely he will resume drawing pay on the sanctioned time scale of pay at the rate of pay to which his length of service entitles him.\n(iv) Revenue Department No. 111 F-349/48-14590R dated the 11th December, 1948. - The promoted officer of the Bihar Forest Service will be confirmed after he passes completely the Departmental Examination prescribed by the State Government.\nRevenue Department No. 111 F-349/48-14590R dated the 11th December, 1948.\n(v) When an officer is placed in charge of a Division he will draw pay in the Senior Grade.\n(vi) Revenue Department Memo No. C/F-10148/53-261 RT dated the 18th June, 1953. - The pay of Officer of the Senior grade when promoted to the posts of Conservator of Forests will be fixed at the stage in the scale of Conservator of Forests next above the amount arrived at by adding Rs. 150/- only to his substantive pay in the Senior Scale.\nRevenue Department Memo No. C/F-10148/53-261 RT dated the 18th June, 1953.\n(vii) Revenue Department No. C/F-1 (A) 029/60-119 R dated 4.5.1960. - The pay of the Conservator of Forests when promoted to the post of Chief Conservator of Forests will be fixed at the stage in the scale of Chief Conservator of Forests, next above the amount arrived at by adding Rs. 250/- only to his substantive pay as Conservator of Forests.\nRevenue Department No. C/F-1 (A) 029/60-119 R dated 4.5.1960.\n3.8. Postings and Transfer.\n3.9. Leave.\n3.10. Suspension, reduction, dismissal and prosecution: [Revenue Department to C/F-10117/52 447R dated 30.12.52].\n3.11. Resignation.\nBihar Junior Forest Service\nBihar Junior Forest Service\n3.12. Sanctioned Cadre.\n3.13. Appointments.\n(a) who have obtained the honours, or the high standard certificate at the Northern Forest Rangers College, Dehra Dun or Southern Forest Rangers College, Coimbatore or at any State Forest School or College, established for the training of Ranger students and who by unusual ability and industry in the course of the service as Forest Rangers have proved themselves fit for promotion; and\n(b) who have long service, tried ability, and probity, irrespective of their educational qualifications.\n(N.B. The rules for the Bihar Junior Forest Service will be found in Appendix -VI).\nAppendix\n3.14.\n3.15. Seniority.\n3.16. Posting and Transfers.\n3.17. Leave, suspension, reduction, dismissal, prosecution and resignation.\nOther Gazetted Posts\nOther Gazetted Posts\n3.18. Other Gazetted posts.\n(1) Personal Assistant to Chief Conservator of Forests in the scale of [300-25-450-EB-25-700-EB-25-750] .\n(2) Accounts Officer in the office of the Chief Conservator of Forests.\n(3) Lac Development Officer in the scale of [325-30-505-EB-30- 805-EB-30-985 (Max. 925)] .\n(4) Forest Economist in the scale of [325-30-505-EB-30-805- EB-30-985 (Max. 925)] .\nSub Ordinate Service\nSub Ordinate Service\n3.19. Sanctioned Cadre.\n(i) Forest Rangers\n(ii) Foresters\n(iii) Forest Guards\n(iv) Other sub ordinates, namely, Surveyor, Amin , Marketing Officer, Felling Overseer, Depot Officer, Coupe Overseer, Mines Muharrir, Naka Guard etc.\n3.20. Appointment of Forest Rangers.\n(a) direct recruitment of the candidates who have obtained the Honours certificate or the Higher standard certificate after passing through the two years Rangers Course at Northern Forest Rangers College, Dehra Dun or Southern Forest Rangers College, Coimbatore.\n(b) by promotions in accordance with the Rules for promotion contained in Appendix VIII of Foresters;\n(i) Who have long service, tried ability and probity irrespective of their educational qualifications;\n(ii) Who have obtained the Lower standard certificate after passing through the Forest Rangers Course at Dehra Dun or Coimbatore and have rendered thereafter not less than two years satisfactory service in the class of Foresters;\n(iii) Who have passed through the Bihar Forester Training School or in any other State and have rendered not less than five years satisfactory service in the class of Foresters:\n3.21. Appointment of Foresters.\n(a) direct recruitment of candidates:\n(i) Who are Matriculates and between 18 years and 25 years of age (25 years, in case of Scheduled Tribes and Castes) and are physically fit after they have been interviewed and approved by the Selection Committee duly constituted for the purpose.\n(ii) The following minimum standard of physical fitness are prescribed:-\n(b) by promotion of Forest Guards and other subordinates:-\n(i) Who have long service, tried ability and probity irrespective of educational qualification;\n(ii) Forest Guards who stood first with Honours at the Guards Training School and have put in atleast five years of satisfactory service:\n(e) The Rules and syllabus for Bihar Foresters Training School will be found in Appendix IX .\n3.22. Appointment of Forest Guards.\n(i) Candidates for appointment should be able to read and write Hindi.\n(ii) No Forest Guard should be appointed without a written test and interview. It is not necessary to demand a High standard of literacy from Forest Guards if they are suitable otherwise. In order to facilitate selection and appointment a register of approved candidates should be kept by the Divisional Forest Officer. The physical standards prescribed in Rule 3.21 (a) (ii) will be applicable in the case of Forest Guards also. In exceptional cases the Conservator of Forests has the power to relax the above standards.\n(iii) The services of forest guards are superior except for the purpose of travelling allowance rules.\n(iv) The Rules and syllabus for Forest Guards Training School will be found in Appendix X .\n3.23. Pay.\n(iii) A Forest Ranger while employed in the Forest Research or the Working Plan Division will get a compensatory allowance equivalent to 20% of substantive pay subject to a maximum of Rs. 25/- and minimum of Rs. 15/- a month.\n3.24. Seniority (Revenue Department no. III F-10/50-1209T dated 2.3.1957 and No. 40RT dated 6.6.1950).\n(i)The Seniority in the gradation list of Forest Rangers directly recruited at the same time shall be determined by the order of merit in which the candidates are placed in the list of successful candidates at the final examination at the Northern Forest Rangers College Dehra-Dun and Southern Forest Rangers College Coimbatore.\n(ii) In case of appointment made by direct recruitment and promotions at the same time, a promotee will rank senior to direct recruits.\n3.25. Regulation of acting promotion.\n(b) A Forest Guard when officiating as a Forester may draw the pay prescribed for Forester.\n(c) The posting and transfers of the Officers of this Service within a division are made by the Divisional Forest Officer.\n3.27. Suspension, reduction, dismissal and criminal prosecution.\n3.28. Resignation.\nOffice Establishment\nOffice Establishment\n3.29. Sanctioned Cadre.\n(i) Chief Conservator's Office Cadre.\n(ii) Circle Cadre (Conservator's Office).\n(iii) Divisional Cadre (Divisional Forest Offices).\nNote. - The Chief Conservator's Cadre was separated from Circle Cadre with effect from 1st November, 1956 Vide Government of Bihar Cabinet Secretariat (Organisation & Methods Section).\nNote.\nMemo No. OM/R2-107/5605-2108 dated 12th March, 1957 in continuation to O & M Section Memo No. CM/R2-107/56A-308 dated 10th January, 1956.\n3.30. Memo No. OM/R2-107/56CS-2108 dated 12 March, 1957 in continuation to O & M Sections Memo No. CM/R2-107/56A-30S dated 10th January, 1956.\n(1) Chief Conservator's Cadre\n(1) Chief Conservator's Cadre\nPay\nPay\n(a)\nAssistants, Upper Division Class I\n-\n*Rs. 355-15-430-EB-20-550-15-580.\n(b)\nAssistants, Upper Division Class II\n-\n*Rs.200-15-290-EB-15-380\n(c)\nAssistants, Lower Division\n-\nRs. 135-5-165-EB-7-235\n(d)\nStenographers Class I\n-\nRs. 200-10-260-12-284-EB-15-369-EB-15-419.\n(e)\nTypist Class I\n-\nRs. 150-5-180-5-200.\n(f)\nTypist Class II\n-\nRs. 115-3-133-EB-3-139-2-155- EB-2-165.\n(g)\nRoutine Clerk\n-\nRs. 105-3-123-EB-2-129-2-145-EB-2-155.\n(II) Circle Cadre\n(II) Circle Cadre\n(a)\nAssistant, Upper division Class I\n-\nRs.200-12-272-EB-12-320-15-350-EB-10-390-EB-10-400 (Max. 350)\n(b)\nAssistant, Upper Division\n-\nRs. 160-10-220-EB-10-320- EB-10-400 (Min. 200 Max 300)\n(c)\nAssistant, Lower Division\n-\nRs. 115-5-145-EB-5-195-EB- 5-225/-(Min. 120/-)\n(d)\nStenographers Class II\n-\nRs. 160-7-202-EB-7-240-9- 280(Min. 195).\n(e)\nTypist Class II\n-\nRs. 115-3-133-EB-2-135-2- 155-EB-2-165/-\n(f)\nRoutine Clerk\n-\nRs. 105-3-123-EB-3-125-2-145-EB-2-155/-\n(III) Divisional Cadre\n(III) Divisional Cadre\n(a)\nHead Clerk in the scale of\n-\nRs. 160-10-220-EB-10-320-EB-10-400(Min. 200 & Max. 300/-).\n(b)\nAccounts Clerk\n-\nRs. 150-5-180-EB-5-200-\n(c)\nAssistant Clerk\n-\nRs. 105-2-123-EB-3-129-2-145-EB-2-155\n(d)\nSteno Typist in the\n-\nRs. 105-3-123-EB-120-2-145-EB-2-155/-\n* Now see new Revised Pay Scales.\n3.31. Appointments.\nTemporary Establishment\nTemporary Establishment\n3.32. Power of sanction to temporary establishment.\nChapter IV\nExaminations\n4.1. Departmental Examination Rules (Government Notification No. 1150-A dated the 18th December 1947).\n(1) Every Officer of the Indian and Bihar Forest Service will be required to pass an Examination in the following subjects:-\n(1)\n(i) Land Revenue-\n(ii) Forest Law-\n(iii) Procedure and Accounts-\n(2) The examination will be conducted under the control of the Central Examination Committee and will be half yearly on such dates and places as may from time to time be fixed and notified by the State Government in the Bihar Gazette.\n(2)\n(3) All candidates for the examination are required to send in to the Chief Conservator of Forests, as soon as possible after the publication of the date of examination, an intimation of the subjects in which they intend to appear at the examination not later than 1½ months from the date of the examination to be held.\n(3)\n(4) (a) The Chief Conservator of Forests will prepare in the following Form a consolidated list of examinees and will send it to the Secretary to the Central Examination Committee well in advance of the date of examination to be held.\n(4)\nNo.\nName\nPlace where employed\nBy what standard to be examined.\nIn what subject to be examined\nRemarks\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n(b) Any candidate who fails to send in the application under Rule (3) above, is liable to be excluded from the examination. A candidate who omits to enter any subject in which he wishes to be examined is liable to be precluded from taking up that subject, should he subsequently wish to do so.\n(5) If an Officer liable to examination, applies for leave he must state in his application, in what subject and by what standard he has to pass, and whether the next examination will be held within the period of the leave applied for, If it so does, the application will not ordinarily, be granted, except on medical grounds, unless the applicant undertakes to attend the examination during leave.\n(5)\n(6) Appointment Department Letter No. V/DE-107/58A-3660 dated 13.3.59). - There will be only one written paper in Hindi (Devanagri Script) and the following tests will be held:-\n(6) Appointment Department Letter No. V/DE-107/58A-3660 dated 13.3.59).\n(i) Noting-\n(ii) Drafting-\n(iii) Translation from Hindi to English-\n(iv) Translation from English to Hindi-\n(v) Correction of sentences-\n(vi) Viva voce Examination as in the manner indicated in Rule 9(1)(ii) below.\n(7) The Examination in Land Revenue System, Forest Law and Forest procedure and Accounts will be written. One paper containing not less than 12 questions will be set in each subject by the Central Examination Committee, in consultation with Chief Conservator of Forests.\n(7)\n(8) In the Examination in Land Revenue not less than six questions will be set on Badon Powell's 'Short Account of the Land Revenue and its Administration in British India' and remainder on those portions of Book II volume I of the same author's \"Law System of British India\" which relates to the State of Bihar.\n(8)\n(9) The maximum and the pass marks assigned to each subject and time allowed for the papers are as follows:-\n(9)\n(1)\n(i) Hindi written Examination:\n(a)\nNoting\n...\n50 marks\nMaximum marks\nPass marks\nTime\n(b)\nDrafting\n...\n50 marks\n(c)\nTranslation from Hindi to English\n...\n25 marks\n200\n120\n3 hrs\n(d)\nTranslation from English to Hindi\n...\n25 marks\n(e)\nCorrection of sentences\n...\n50 marks\n(ii) Viva-voce Examination:\n100\n60\n(a)\nConversation of general topic...\n40 mts\n(b)\nTesting knowledge of technical words and expressions generally\n\t\t\t\tused...\n40 mts.\n(c)\nReading of Hindi manuscript and other oral translation into\n\t\t\t\tEnglish and reading of passages in English and the translation\n\t\t\t\tinto Hindi...\n30 mts.\n(2)\nLand Revenue (without books)\n200\n120\n3 hrs.\n(3)\nForest Law (without books)\n200\n120\n3 hrs.\n(4)\nProcedure and Accounts (with books)\n200\n120\n3 hrs.\n(10) Revenue Department  letter No. C/F-1067/52-859R. dated 29.2.54. - Until an Officer has passed completely the examinations prescribed in the Rule above, he may not draw pay at a higher rate than [Rs. 355 and Rs. 765/-] a month in the junior and senior grade respectively. On passing the examination he will draw pay under respective scales at the rate to which his length of service entitles him.\n(10) Revenue Department  letter No. C/F-1067/52-859R. dated 29.2.54.\n(11) Temporary Gazetted Forest Officers also may present themselves for examination in the prescribed subjects specified in Rule (i) of these Rules.\n(11)\n(12) Forest Rangers may, with the consent of the Chief Conservator of Forests. Bihar, appear at the examination in the prescribed subjects specified in Section (i) of the Rule.\n(12)\n(13) For the purpose of Rule 108 of the Bihar Travelling Allowance Rules, each of the subjects \"Hindi\" and \"Procedure and Accounts\" is regarded as a separate standard by itself and \"Land Revenue\" and \"Forest Law\" is grouped together to from one standard and travelling allowance can be drawn only twice for examination in each standard.\n(13)\n4.2. Compulsory Examination in Tribal Languages (Appointment Department No. II/E2-101/53-AR-591 dated 7.8.1953).\n1.\nName of district:\nName of district:\nCompulsory Tribal Language to pass\nCompulsory Tribal Language to pass",
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            "title": "1. Hazaribagh",
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            "title": "2. Ranchi",
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            "title": "3. Palamau",
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            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Singhbhum",
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            "title": "5. Sanlhal Parganas",
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            "title": "6. Dhanbad",
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            "content": "Santhali\n2.\n3.\n(i) The examinee must write down sentences spoken in tribal language by one of the tribe and must also explain the sentences correctly in English or Hindi.\n(ii) He must, without assistance, translate from English or Hindi into the tribal language, sentences not of more difficult nature than those prescribed in clause (i). The translation must be substantially correct and intelligible to a native in whose language it is written.\n4.\n5.\n6.\n7.",
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            "title": "8. Appointment Department letter No. II/F2-407/54A-2683 dated 6th May, 1954).",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "9.\n4.3. Examination in Noting and Drafting in Hindi (Appointment Department No. III/H3-1083/56-A-283 dated 11.1.1957).\n(b) Gazetted Forest Officers passing the Departmental Examination in Hindi according to Revised Syllabus for Departmental Examination in Hindi vide Apptt. Department Letter No. V/DE-1-107/58A-1-3669 dated 13.3.1959 will also be not required to pass the above examination in Rule 1 above.\n(c) Government servants who attain the age of 50 years or more on 31.12.1959 need not require to pass the above examination.\nApptt. Department No. III/H3-1083/56-A-15391 dated 13.12.1957).\nChapter V\nCharacter Rolls and Service Books\n5.1.\n(a) In the case of all Officers who are or have been acting as Divisional Forest Officers, the District Officers concerned will be supplied by the Chief Conservator of Forests with copies of the prescribed form (Form No...) and will be asked to submit their remarks to the respective Conservator of Forests in such time that the latter may forward them to the Commissioner of the Division after recording their remarks not later than the 15th May of each year. The Commissioner will then record his opinion and forward the reports in duplicate to the Chief Conservator of Forests who will submit them to the Government by the 1st June each year.\n(b) In the case of any Assistant Conservator of Forests of 5 years service or more who is not Incharge of any Division the procedure prescribed for the Divisional Forest Officers will be followed but the entry will be made by the Divisional Forest Officer-in-Charge before the form is sent to the Collector for recording his opinion.\n(c) In the case of Assistant Conservator of Forests of less than 5 years service and Sub-Assistant Conservator of Forests, the report will be first written by the Divisional Forest Officers who will send them to Conservators of Forests for recording their opinion and then to Chief Conservator of Forests who will forward them to Government after recording his opinion.\n(d) In the cases of Ex-Cadre Gazetted Officers like Forest Economist, Lac Development Officer etc. attached to Division the procedure laid down in Rule 51(c) will apply. In cases of the Gazetted Officers attached to the office of Chief Conservator of Forests, Bihar, the reports would be written by the Chief Conservator of Forests, Bihar and forwarded to Government.\n5.2.\n(b) The Confidential Reports of the different grades of subordinates will be maintained in the offices of the respective appointing authorities.\n5.3.\n5.4.\n5.5. Annual Confidential Reports on Gazetted Officers. (Extract from Apptt. Department Memo No. V/CI-1031/58-13424-A dated 11.11.1958).\n(II) Communication of adverse remarks\n(II) Communication of adverse remarks\nChief Minister under Rule 28(a)(viii) of the Rules of Executive Business\n(III) General\n(III) General\n5.6. Confidential Report on Subordinates.",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Relations with Public.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Relations with Coupe Purchasers.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
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        },
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Illicit felling and offence report.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
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        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Discipline.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
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        },
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Capital project.",
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            "content": "",
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        },
        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Maintenance of boundary lines and pillars",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 23
        },
        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Nursery.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 24
        },
        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Plantations and their maintenance.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 25
        },
        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Fire protection.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 26
        },
        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Qualifications.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) Educational\n(b) Technical\n* Ephemeral Character Roll\n* Ephemeral Character Roll\nSchedule LIII Form No. 83 (Vide Apptt. Department Letter No. 4588-A., dated 12-12-38).\nSchedule LIII Form No. 83 (Vide Apptt. Department Letter No. 4588-A., dated 12-12-38).",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 27
        },
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Name of Government servant.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 28
        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Office or offices held.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
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        },
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Year.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Date\nInstance of bad work noticed.\nInstance of good work noticed.\nForest Department Bihar\nForest Department Bihar\nConfidential Report On\n1.\nPeriod of report.\nDIVISION.\n2.\nName in full.\n3.\nRank.\n4.\nPresent pay.\n5.\nNature of work on which employed and post held.\n6.\nTechnical proficiency.\n7.\nInitiative.\n8.\nTact and judgement.\n9.\nIntelligence.\n10.\nIntegrity.\n11.\nDiscipline.\n12.\nTouring.\n(a) Number of days out in tour.\n(b) Number of night halts during tour.\n13.\nTreatment of populace.\n14.\nTreatment of subordinates.\n15.\nHas he been responsible for any outstanding work during the\n\t\t\t\tperiod under review meriting special commendation?\n16.\nHas he been reprimanded for indifferent work, or for other\n\t\t\t\tcauses during the period under review? Give brief particulars.\n17.\nDiscuss his fitness for more responsible work, indicating\n\t\t\t\twhether he is considered on the record of his work during the\n\t\t\t\tyear fit for promotion to the next higher post should occasion\n\t\t\t\tarise.\n18.\nAptitude for special work, if any.\n19.\nGeneral remarks.\nRemarks by Higher Officers.\n(Extract from Board's Miscellaneous Rules)\n(Extract from Board's Miscellaneous Rules)\n5.7.\n5.8.\n5.9.\nNote. - The Service Book shall not be returned to the Government servant on retirement, resignation or discharge from service even in cases where he might have paid for it already.\nNote.\n5.10.\n(c) All punishment and rewards should be recorded in the Service Book under Proper attestation.The reason for the punishment or reward should be mentioned in brief in the Service Book.\n5.11.\n5.12.\n5.13. Service Rolls (Notification No. CDR-1204/56/3308-F., dated 13th March, 1956 and No. CDR-12020/57/13343-F. dated 26th September).\n(a) The date of his appointment.\n(b) His full name, parentage, permanent address, date of birth, height and marks of identification, caste or tribe in case of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes.\n(c) The rank which he from time to time holds, his promotion and his reductions or other punishments.\n(d) His absence from duty with or without leave.\n(e) Interruptions in his service; and\n(f) Every other incident in his service which may involve forfeiture of a portion of it or may affect the amount of his pension.\n5.14.\n5.15.\n5.16.\nChapter VI\nPunishments",
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        },
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            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Procedure to be followed in Disciplinary cases:",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "6.1. Discipline and Appeal Rules.\nCivil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules and the Bihar and Orissa Subordinate Service (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1935\n6.2. Government Order No. 3060-IIIF-13-R dated 1st April, 1932.\nA-Bihar and Orissa Forest Service\nA-Bihar and Orissa Forest Service\n(i) Discipline\nCivil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, framed under Sub-section 2 of Section 96-B of the Government of India Act and published under Notification No. F-9/3/30, dated the 19th June, 1930\n(i) Censure.\n(ii) Withholding of increments or promotion, including stoppage at an efficiency bar.\n(iii) Reduction to a lower post or time-scale or to lower stage in a time-scale.\n(iv) Recovery from pay of the whole or part of any pecuniary loss caused to Government by negligence or breach of order.\n(iv-a) Compulsory retirement.\n(v) Suspension.\n(vi) Removal from the service which does not disqualify from future employment.\n(vii) Dismissal from the service which ordinarily disqualifies from future employment.\nExplanation.\n(a) of a person appointed on probation, during the period of probation;\n(b) of a person appointed otherwise than under contract to hold a temporary appointment, on the expiration of the period of the appointment;\n(c) of a person engaged under contract in accordance with the terms of his contract, does not amount to removal or dismissal within the meaning of this Rule.\nN.B:",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 31
        },
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. The All-India Service.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 32
        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. The Central Service Class I.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 33
        },
        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. The Central Service Class II.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 34
        },
        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. The Provincial Services.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 35
        },
        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. The Specialist Services.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
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            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. The Subordinate Services.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) any of the penalties specified in clauses (i) to (v) of Rule on any person included in any of the classes (1) to (5) specified in Rule 14 who is serving under the administrative control of the Central or the State Government as the case may be;\n(b) the penalty specified in clause (vi) or in clause (vii) on any such person not being one of those referred to in Rule 50.\nN.B:\nPublic Servants (Inquiries) Act 1850\n(ii) Appeals\n6.3.\nCivil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules\n(a) imposing upon him any of the penalties specified in Rule 49;\n(b) discharging him in accordance with the terms of his contract if-\n(i) he was engaged on a contract for a fixed or for an indefinite period and has rendered, under either from of contract, continuous service for a period exceeding five years at the time when his services are terminated; or\n(ii) he comes under the provision of Rule 58(3); provided that a person appointed by the President of India shall have no right of appeal from an order passed by the President of India.\n(a) alters to his disadvantage his conditions of service, pay, allowances or pension as regulated in Rules or in a contract of service, or\n(b) interprets to his disadvantage the provisions of any Rules or contract of service whereby his conditions of service, pay, allowances or pension are regulated.\n(a) whether the facts on which the order was based have been established;\n(b) whether the facts established afford sufficient ground for taking action; and\n(c) whether the penalty is excessive, adequate or inadequate; and after such consideration shall pass such orders as it thinks proper.\nB. Subordinate Service\nB. Subordinate Service\n6.4. B & O. Government Notification No. 1995 A.R., dated 14th June 1935.\n(i) The Rules may be called the Bihar and Orissa Subordinate Service (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1935.\n(ii) They shall come into force on the 1st July 1935.\n(iii) They shall apply to all members of Subordinate Service under administrative control of the Government of Bihar, except to those for whose appointments and conditions of employment special provision is made by or under any law for the time being in force.\n(i) Censure.\n(ii) Withholding of increments or promotion, including stoppage at an efficiency bar.\n(iii) Reduction to a lower post or time scale or to a lower stage in a time-scale.\n(iv) Recovery from pay of the whole or part of any pecuniary loss caused to Government by negligence or breach of order.\n(iv-a) Compulsory retirement.\n(v) Fine.\n(vi) Suspension.\n(vii) Removal from the Civil Service of the State which does not disqualify from future employment.\n(viii) Dismissal from the Civil Service of the State which ordinarily disqualifies from future employment:\nExplanation.\n(a) of a person appointed on probation, during the period of probation;\n(b) of a person appointed, otherwise than under contract, to hold a temporary appointment, on the expiration of the period of the appointment;\n(c) of a person engaged under contract, in accordance with the terms of his contract, does not amount to removal or dismissal within the meaning of this Rule.\nNote. - For the procedure to be followed before an order of dismissal, removal, compulsory retirement or reduction can be passed, see Rule 55 of the Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules . In drawing up proceedings and conducting departmental enquiries the instructions contained in Rules 165 to 170 of the Bihar Board's Miscellaneous Rules, 1958 , are to be followed, except where more detailed instructions have been framed by the Department concerned.\nNote.\n(a) By the authority empowered to impose such penalty by any rule or order in force at the time when these Rules come into operation; or by any rule or order made after the time when these Rules come into operation.\n(b) If no authority has been so empowered, by the Head of the Department or the Head of the office having the power to appoint the Member of the Subordinate Service on whom the penalty is to be imposed.\n(a) imposing upon him any of the penalties specified in Rule 2;\n(b) terminating his appointment otherwise than on the expiry of the period of his appointment or on his reaching the age of superannuation.\n(a) whether the facts on which the order was based have been established;\n(b) whether the facts established afford sufficient ground for taking action; and\n(c) whether the penalty is excessive, adequate or inadequate; and after such consideration shall pass such order as it thinks proper.\n(1) it is an appeal in a case in which no appeal lies under these Rules; or\n(2) it does not comply with the provisions of Rule 9; or\n(3) it is not preferred within six months after the date on which the appellant was informed of the order appealed against, and no reasonable cause is shown for the delay; or\n(4) it is a repetition of a previous appeal and is made to the same Appellate Authority by which such appeal has been decided, and no new facts or circumstances are adduced which afford grounds for a reconsideration of the case:\nC-Menials and Inferior Servants\nC-Menials and Inferior Servants\nDiscipline\n[6.5. Government of Bihar Revenue Department letter no. 1049 IIIF.-23 R.R. dated the 23rd September, 19.]\n(i) Censure.\n(ii) Withholding of increments or promotion, including stoppage at an efficiency bar.\n(iii) Reduction to a lower post on a time-scale or to a lower stage in a time-scale.\n(iv) Recovery from pay of the whole or part of any pecuniary loss caused to Government by negligence or breach of orders.\n(v) Suspension.\n(vi) Removal from the Civil Service of the State which does not disqualify from future employment.\n(vii) Dismissal from the Civil Service of the State which ordinarily disqualifies from future employment.\n(viii) Fine (not exceeding one month's pay)\n(a) of a person appointed on probation, during the period of probation;\n(b) of a person appointed otherwise than under contract to hold a temporary appointment on the expiration of the period of appointment,\n(c) of a person engaged under contract, in accordance with the terms of his contract, does not not amount to removal or dismissal within the meaning of this Rule.\n6.6. Dismissal, Removal or Reduction in rank.\n(ii) After the enquiry against the person charged has been completed and after the authority competent to impose a penalty has arrived at a provisional conclusion in regard to the penalty to be imposed, the accused officer should be supplied with a copy of the report of the enquiring authority and be called upon to show cause within two weeks against the particular penalty proposed to be inflicted.\nNote:-1. In cases in which the officer, who will pass orders himself, conducts the enquiry, he should, after completion of the evidence clearly indicate to the accused his findings in writing on each charge and call upon him to show cause within two weeks against such punishment.\nNote:-1.\nNote:-2. When the orders for punishment are passed by an authority other than the person conducting the enquiry into the conduct of the officer concerned, it should be sufficient if the authority passing orders of punishment definitely records his agreement or disagreement with the person by whom the enquiry was conducted, due regard being had to the provisions in Rule 3 of the Bihar and Orissa Subordinate Service (Discipline and Appeal) Rules .\nNote:-2.\nNote:-3. The State Government have prescribed a period of two weeks as the upper limit within which the enquiring officer, after cause has been shown by the person proceeded against, must dispose of the proceedings and submit his report.\nNote:-3.\n(iii) With a view to securing prompt investigation and speedy disposal of all departmental proceedings, the officers entrusted with the conduct of disciplinary enquiries, particularly in cases of bribery and corruption, while giving reasonable facilities to the accused to make their defence, should mainly confine themselves to the essentials of the prescribed procedure and should firmly resist any tendency on the part of the accused officers to adopt dilatory tactics. Detailed instructions- regarding the manner in which disciplinary cases are to be dealt with have been laid down in Sri S.J. Mazumdar's Letter No. - A-10192 dated 23rd August, 1963 read with Sri B.K. Dubey's Letter No. A-5532 dated the 29th April, 1963 (which are reproduced later).These instructions should be meticulously followed by all officers required to conduct departmental proceedings.\n(iv) Apptt. Department Memo No. II/C3-9-101/53A-9593 dated 16.11.1954. -  When formal enquiries are conducted after the framing of charges a Gazetted Officer will have the option to defend himself by engaging a lawyer at his own cost while a non-Gazetted Officer may be allowed to at the discretion of the officer conducting the enquiry.\nApptt. Department Memo No. II/C3-9-101/53A-9593 dated 16.11.1954.\n(v) The proceedings shall be drawn up with the following particulars:-\n(a) Name, rank and grade of the officer proceeded against.\n(b) Details of charges-Each charge must be specific. Charges should be drawn up and separately numbered and should give the date, occasion and nature of the offence committed. A copy of the charges should be given to the officer charged.\n(c) Defence-If the officer charged can write, he should be permitted to submit his defence in writing. The defence submitted in writing should be attached to the proceedings. In case of illiterate men the enquiring officer may himself record the defence. The written statement of defence should be submitted within four weeks from the date of communication of the charges to the officer accused.\n(d) Evidence-A memorandum of evidence should be prepared. Where the full statement of witnesses has been recorded in English or Hindi, it should be attached to the proceedings.\n(e) Character of the officer charged-The character roll of the officer should be examined and a note made regarding the good and bad work done by the officer in the past.\n(f) Findings-The enquiring officer must conclude the proceedings and submit his final report within two weeks after cause has been shown by the officer proceeded against. Each charge should be examined in the light of the defence and the evidence and a clear finding on each charge should be recorded by the enquiring officer.\n(g) Order-The Officer who is competent to pass orders of dismissal, removal, compulsory retirement or reduction should consider the findings along with the past record of the person concerned and if he is of the opinion that any of the penalties should be imposed, then he should supply a copy of the findings to the person concerned and ask him to submit a representation, if any, against the proposed punishment within two weeks. On receipt of the representation an order shall be recorded. If the penalty imposed is other than dismissal or removal, the order should clearly indicate how the period of suspension, if any should be treated, e.g., whether any extra pay other than subsistence allowance is to be allowed.\nNote. - Final order in a case in which a Government servant has been convicted should issue not immediately after the conviction order has been passed by the final court but after the time limit for filing an appeal has been disposed of.\nNote.\n(h) Appeal-If appeal has been preferred, the orders of the appellate authority should form part of the record.\n(vi) An order sheet should invariably be used from the beginning and the record of the proceedings should be prepared as the case is gone into from day to day and not after the case has been decided.The order sheet shall form part of the proceedings.\n(vii) When any orders of punishment have been passed, the officer punished shall be entitled to receive a copy of the order of punishment free of cost, and shall also be allowed to take a copy of the rest of the record, paying for the copy at the usual copy rate or providing his own paper and copyist.\n(viii) In order that copies of whole of proceedings may without objection be supplied to officers punished, authority conducting such a proceeding must base his findings and orders on facts and inferences appearing or deduced from the record and should not refer to confidential papers which cannot be embodied in the record.\nNote. - All or any of the provisions of clause (v) may, in exceptional cases, for special and sufficient reasons, to be recorded in writing, be waived, where there is a difficulty in observing exactly the requirements of the Rule and those requirements can be waived without injustice to the person charged.\nNote.\n(ix)The provisions of clauses (i) and (ii) shall not apply-\n(a) where a person is dismissed or removed or reduced in rank on the ground of conduct which has led to his conviction on a criminal charge;\n(b) where the authority empowered to dismiss or remove a person or to reduce him in rank is satisfied that for some reason, to be recorded in writing, it is not reasonably practicable to give to that person an opportunity of showing cause against the action proposed to be taken in regard to him;\n(c) where the Governor is satisfied that in the interest of the security of the State it is not expedient to give to the accused person an opportunity to show cause against the action proposed to be taken in regard to him.\nNote. - If any question arises, whether it is reasonably practicable to give to any person an opportunity of showing cause under clauses (i) and (ii) against the particular penalty proposed to be inflicted, the decision thereon of the authority empowered to impose the penalty shall be final.\nNote.\n(x) The full procedure indicated above need not be followed in the case of a probationer discharged due to general unsuitability and also because of non-fulfilment of departmental and other liabilities required for confirmation but not as a measure of punishment.\n(xi) If from the facts elicited in a criminal case brought against a Government servant in which he has not been convicted or in civil suit instituted against him, it is apparent that his retention in the public service is prima facie no longer desirable, such facts may be used as the basis of an order calling on him to show cause why he should not be punished by dismissal or otherwise. In such a case the officer concerned should have an opportunity of submitting his defence and tendering such further evidence as he may see fit to produce.\n(xii) The Appellate Authority should ordinarily deal, as is customary, with those points only that are raised or pressed in the appeal.\n6.7. Censure, withholding of increments, etc. and recovery from pay.\n(a) Censure;\n(b) Withholding of increments or promotions including stoppage at an efficiency bar;\n(c) Recovery from pay of the whole or part of any pecuniary loss caused to Government by negligence or breach of orders (other than an order based on facts which led to his conviction in a criminal court or by a Court martial, or an order superseding him for promotion to a higher post on the grounds of his unfitness for the post, on a Government servant,) shall be passed unless he has been given an adequate opportunity of making a representation that he may desire to make and such representation if any, has been taken into consideration before the order is passed:\nNote. - The full procedure indicated in clauses (i) and (ii) of para 6.6. need not be followed. It will be sufficient if the officer concerned is given an opportunity of explaining the charges against him and the explanation so submitted is taken into consideration before orders are passed.\nNote.\n6.8. Compulsory retirement of Officers.\n1. (Apptt. Department Memo No. 3794 dated 4th May, 1953).\n2.\n3.\nThe amended Note now reads as follows:-\nNote 1. - Compulsory retirement effected in pursuance of this Rule does not amount to dismissal or removal from service within the meaning of clause (2) of Article 311 of the Constitution and a Government servant so retired cannot claim, as a matter of right that he should be given a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the action proposed to be taken in regard to him. It shall also not be necessary, in such cases, to follow the procedure laid down for institution of departmental enquiry before retiring him compulsorily from Government Service.\nNote 1.\n4.\n5.\n6.\nApptt. Department  Memo, No. III/RI-509/56A-4518 dated 30.4.1956.\n6.9. Suspension.\n(Apptt. Department Letter No.III/RI-2033/52-188 dated 9.1.1954).\n(i) Under the Rules, the vacancy caused by the suspension of a Government servant cannot be filled up substantively, with the result that no stable arrangement can be made for the disposal of work.\n(ii) Prolonged suspension of a Government servant even if followed by dismissal or removal entails considerable financial loss to Government, as he receives subsistence allowance until final orders are passed in the proceedings.\n(iii) Where the suspended Government servant is finally acquitted of the charges against him, his prolonged suspension causes needless harassment to him. The stigma attached to suspension is not wholly removed even if the Government servant is finally exonerated. To the public, he appears as something of an ex-convict, with the result that his utility to Government is reduced, if not for his whole service, at least for some years.\n(iv) If a Government servant is under suspension for a long time, he begins to receive sympathy which, in most cases, considering the nature of the offence, he does not deserve; and it sometimes happens that the authority passing final orders is, consciously or unconsciously influenced by this sympathy, and awards a lenient punishment. The net result is the continued association with the public service of a person who is not really fit to be retained in the public service.\n(i) If a Government servant is being prosecuted on a criminal charge, he should be placed under suspension if he has been refused bail by the Court and has been committed to prison.\n(ii) In cases of criminal prosecution, a Government servant should be suspended if the charge against him is such that on being found guilty of it, he is likely to be sentenced to a term of imprisonment, or on which he would be dismissed or removed from service, in a departmental enquiry. In such cases, however, the order of suspension need not be passed in every case immediately after cognizance has been taken. In suitable cases it may be passed after charges have been framed.\nApptt. Department Memo no. III/RI-209/60 A-4698 dated 4.4.1960.\nthat in supersession of all previous instructions on the above subject,\n(1) If a Government servant is facing trial in a criminal court, he should be suspended if he has been refused bail and committed to prison.\n(2) If a criminal charge made against him is such that on being found guilty, he is likely to be sentenced to a term of imprisonment, or on which he is likely to be dismissed or removed in a departmental enquiry, he should be suspended immediately after charges have been framed.\n(3) In cases where a Government servant is being proceeded against departmentally, if there are good reason to believe on the basis of materials available at the time of initiation of the proceeding that he has been guilty of gross misconduct or corruption which, if proved, will lead to dismissal or removal, he should be suspended even if the suspension is likely to continue for a long time.\n(4) In all cases where there are reasons to believe that a Government servant if allowed to continue in active service might tamper with the evidence he should be required to proceed on leave as may be due to him, or if there be no leave to his credit, on extraordinary leave. If he refuses to proceed on leave, he may be suspended.\n(5) Even in cases which do not fall into any of the categories mentioned above, the power and discretion of Government or of the appointing authority to order suspension will remain unimpaired if there are special circumstances warranting such action.\n(6) Although suspension during the pendency of an enquiry is not a punishment, there is a stigma attached to it which is not wholly removed, even if the officer is later exonerated. An order of suspension should, therefore be passed only after very careful consideration. Care should also be taken to see that the period of suspension is not unduly prolonged because of delay in the disposal of the enquiry or proceedings. Attention is invited in this connection to Rule 28 (ix) of Executive Business, according to which any proposal to suspend a Gazetted Officer is to be submitted to the Chief Minister through the Chief Secretary before the issue of orders.\n6.10. Discharge of Temporary Government Servants.\n6.11. Speedy disposal of disciplinary cases against Government servants. (Appointment Department No.III/RI-1026/63-A-10192 dated 23.8.1963.\n(i) After the accused Government servant has been furnished with a copy of the charges on which it is proposed to take action against him, he should be required within four weeks to put in a written statement of his defence and to state, whether he desires to be heard in person. Save for exceptional reasons no adjournment should be allowed if the accused fails to submit his written statement of defence within this time-limit.\n(ii) The enquiring officer will make sure that copies of all relevant documents required in defence are made available to the accused officer, as quickly as possible. The Head of the office will please ensure that there is no delay whatever in making copies of relevant papers available Jo the accused Government servant. Experience suggests that the head of the office may make some one personally responsible for seeing that this is done. Decision on which papers are to be made available should be arrived at quickly, bearing in mind that the proceedings are apt to be set aside, and much time and trouble wasted, if the accused is prejudiced in his defence. Detailed instructions on this subject were issued with Mr. B.K. Dubey's Letter No. A-5532, dated the 29th April 1963.\n(iii) If it is decided to hold an oral enquiry, the examination of the prosecution and the defence witnesses should be completed within a month. Save for exceptional reasons to be recorded by the enquiring officer in writing cross-examination of witnesses must follow immediately their examination-in-chief.\nA date should be fixed by the enquiring officer within the time limit on which the accused be asked to call his witness and he should be warned that if he does not produce his witness on the date fixed, the proceedings will be concluded. As in courts, list of witnesses should be obtained in advance, and attempts to prolong the enquiry by calling useless witnesses at a later stage checked. Any witness under the Government control neglecting to appear should be punished.\n(iv) After the completion of the evidence, the enquiring officer must record his finding on each charge within a period of two weeks.\n(v) If it is provisionally decided to impose the penalty of dismissal, removal or reduction, the accused officer should immediately be supplied with a copy of the report of the enquiring officer and be called upon to show cause within two weeks against the penalty proposed to be inflicted. In the interest of justice, the accused may have to be given slightly longer time, at some stages, that what the above programme prescribes. But this must be only under very exceptional circumstances, at the enquiring officer's discretion. The present delay in the disposal of proceedings must stop.\n(vi) Final orders should be passed within two weeks of the date on which cause is shown.\n(vii) Where orders of Government are required in a disciplinary case, the following procedure should be adopted by the Secretariat Department concerned.\nApptt. Department No.III/RI-1026/61 A-5532 dated 29.4.1963.\n(a) the categories of documents which should or which should not be supplied to Government servant under proceedings;\n(b) the stage of the proceeding at which copies of permissible documents should be supplied.\n(1) Documents to which reference has been made in the charge-sheet:\n(2) Documents and records not referred to in the statement of allegations, but which the Government servant concerned considers relevant for the purpose of his defence;\n(3) Statements of witnesses recorded in the course of-\n(a) a preliminary enquiry conducted by the Department;\n(b) investigation made by the Police;\n(4) Reports submitted to Government or competent authority by an officer appointed to hold a preliminary enquiry to ascertain facts.\n(5) Reports submitted to Government or other competent authority by Police after investigation.\nChapter VII\nLeave\n7.1. Date of application for leave.\n7.2. Extension of leave.\n7.3.\n7.4.\n7.5. Hospital leave.\nChapter VIII\nMiscellaneous Rules Relating to Establishment\n8.1. Discipline and Conduct.\n(i) When going from one end to another of his charge by the shortest route;\n(ii) When ordered by a superior officer;\n(iii) when summoned by a Court;\n(iv) When tracing stolen property or in pursuit of an offender; and\n(v) When proceeding to superior officer in case of sudden necessity for leave of absence.\n(a) A Government servant may not -\n(a) A Government servant may not\n(i) Accept any gift, gratuity or reward from any body;\n(ii) receive any complimentary or valedictory address;\n(iii) accept any testimonials presented to him;\n(iv) attend any public meeting or entertainment held in his honour,\n(v) receive any trowel, key or other similar articles offered to him at a ceremonial function;\n(vi) lend money to any person possessing land within the local limits of his authority;\n(vii) borrow money,from or otherwise place himself under a pecuniary obligation to any person subject to his official authority or residing, possessing land or carrying on business within the local limits of his authority;\n(viii) speculate in investments;\n(ix) except in bona fide discharge of his duties, communicate to a Government servant belonging to other departments or to non-official persons, or to the press any document or information which has come into his possession in the course of his public duties;\n(x) take part in or subscribe in aid of any political movement or attend any political meeting.\n(b) Insolvency and habitual indebtedness renders Government servant liable to dismissal.\n8.2. Uniforms.\nA. Range Officer of Forests\nA. Range Officer of Forests\n(i) Green beret cap with silver plated Government emblem.\n(ii) Khakhi full sleeves shirts with Khakhi slacks. The shirts will have shoulder flaps on which should be embroidered in green \"Range Officer of Forests\" with a metal badge \"BIHAR-FOREST\" (in Hindi).\n(iii) Khakhi woollen jersey-to be worn in winter.\n(iv) Brown leather belt.\n(v) Khakhi socks.\n(vi) Brown leather boots or shoes.\nB. Foresters\nB. Foresters\n(i) Green beret cap with silver plated Government emblem to be supplied once a year.\n(ii) Khakhi shirts full sleeves with shoulder flaps on which should be embroidered in green \"Forester\" with a metal badge \"BIHAR FOREST\". The shirts will be supplied two sets in a year, the metal badge once in 5 years.\n(iii) Khakhi slacks to be supplied two sets in a year.\n(iv) Khakhi socks and Patties- two sets in a year.\n(v) Brown leather boots or shoes- once in a year.\n(vi) Brown leather belt with a frontal metal badge written \"Forest Department, Government of Bihar\", to be supplied once in 5 years (in Hindi).\nCoupe Overseers/ Muharrirs\nCoupe Overseers/ Muharrirs\n(i) Khaki beret cap with silver plated Government emblem to be supplied once a year.\n(ii) Haversack. Once in 3 years.\n(iii) Khakhi shirt full sleeves with shoulder flaps on which should be embroidered in green, \"Coupe Overseer\" with a metal badge written \"BIHAR FOREST\". The shirts will be supplied two sets in a year, the metal badge once in 5 years.\n(iv) Khakhi slacks- two sets in a year.\n(v) Khakhi socks and patties- two sets in a year.\n(vi) Brown leather boots or shoes- once in a year.\n(vii) woollen jersey- once in 3 years.\n(viii) Brown leather belt with marking as in the case of Foresters-once every 5 years.\nForest Guards and Naka Guards\nForest Guards and Naka Guards\n(i) Khaki beret cap with silver plated Government emblem to be supplied once in a year.\n(ii) Khakhi full sleeves shirts with shoulder flaps on which should be fitted a metal badge written \"Bihar Forest\". The shirts will be supplied two sets in a year the metal badge once in 5 years.\n(iii) Khakhi shorts- Two sets in a year.\n(iv) Khakhi Patties- Two sets in a year.\n(v) Khakhi woollen socks- Two sets in a year.\n(vi) Khakhi woollen jersey- once in 3 years.\n(vii) Warm overcoat- once in 5 years.\n(viii) Mosquito net Khakhi-once in 5 years.\n(ix) Brown leather belt with a frontal metal badge written-\n(i) Name of Division, Forest Department, Government of Bihar.\n(ii) SI. Number of the Forest Guard (Each Forest Gd. should be given a serial no. Division wise). This will be supplied once every 5 years.\n(x) Black leather Boots and Khakhi anklets or patties- once every year.\n(xi) Axe- once every 5 years.\n(xii) Umbrellas- Once every 3 years.\nBungalow Chowkidars, Dakwallahs, Mallies, etc.\nBungalow Chowkidars, Dakwallahs, Mallies, etc.\n(i) Khaki cap-once a year.\n(ii) Khakhi short-twice a year.\n(iii) Khakhi half sleeves shirts and patties-twice a year.\n(iv) Woollen jersey- Once in 3 years.\n(v) Brown leather shoes- Once a year.\n(vi) Rain coat- Once in 3 years (only to Dakwallas).\nOrderlies and Drivers to staff cars\nOrderlies and Drivers to staff cars\n(i) Hot weather liveries:\n(a) White Khadi Coat.\n(b) White Khadi Trousers.   .       2 sets in a year.\n(c) White Khadi Cap.\n(ii) Winter liveries:\n(a) Green woollen Khadi coat.\n(b) Green woollen Khadi trousers.   .       One set in 3 years.\n(c) Green woollen cap.\n8.3. Chevrons.\n8.4.\nReservation in services for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Apptt. Department Resolution No. III/3L-6/50-A9908 dated 13.11.1953): Apptt. Department Memo No. III/3-L-6/50-A-19909 Fy. 13.11.1953)\n8.5. Joining time of Forest Officer under training.\n8.6. Confirmations of Subordinates.\n8.7. Limits of tenure of appointment of ministerial officers dealing with accounts and money.\n8.8.\nTransfer of service to another Government office or Department (B. & O. Government No. 1303 III-F-153-R dated 26.12.1915).\nExplanation.\n(ii) The Bihar Government Servants Application for Posts Rules have been prescribed. Relevant extracts are reproduced below:-\n(a) if he is a 'temporary Government servant' ordinarily be granted to submit an application for a post, to appear for an examination for a post, or for transfer of service to a post, in another office or department of the Government of Bihar, or under another State Government or the Government of India, as the case may be, if the post applied for is permanent, or in a higher grade, or is a temporary post of longer duration.\n(b) if he is a permanent Government servant-\n(i) For appearing at an examination of selection for appointment to an All India Service or to a post of a Central Service Class I be granted.\n(ii) Ordinarily be not granted, save for exceptional reasons to be recorded in writing, for appointment to a post or service under another State Government, or for appointment to any post under the Government of India other than those specified in clause (i) of this sub-rule.\n(iii) Ordinarily be not granted to submit an application for a post, or for transfer of service to a post in another office or Department of the Government of Bihar, unless the Head of the Office or the Department or the authority empowered under Rule 2, is of the opinion that the grant of permission would be in the interest of the public service:\n(c) Notwithstanding anything contained in clauses (a) and (b) of this Rule where the Government servant concerned, whether holding a temporary or permanent appointment can not be spared without serious detriment to the public service, the authority empowered to forward his application may withhold the application even though, otherwise his application would normally have been forwarded under these Rules.\n(iii) Apptt. Department Memo No. I/MI/4028/56A-11288 dated 23.11.1956. - (a) Applications from Government servants on probation and not holding a lien on a permanent post, should be treated in the same way in which the application from temporary Government servants are treated. Where a Government servant holds a lien on a permanent post, he will of course be treated as Permanent servant for the purpose of the Bihar Government Servants, Application for Post Rules .\nApptt. Department Memo No. I/MI/4028/56A-11288 dated 23.11.1956.\nBihar Government Servants, Application for Post Rules\n(b) Apptt. Department Memo No. I/MI-10179/58A-13821 dated 21.11.1956. -  Government servant who holds lien on a permanent post of lower rank and is employed in a temporary capacity in a higher post, will be treated as a permanent Government servant for the purpose of the above Rules.\nApptt. Department Memo No. I/MI-10179/58A-13821 dated 21.11.1956.\n(iv) Apptt. Department  Memo No. A/1443. - Application from Government servants for employment under a body corporate owned or controlled by Government may be forwarded keeping in view the interest of the public service. But before a Government servant is actually relieved, he should be required to resign his appointment under the State Government unless the particular public undertaking agrees to pay leave and pension contribution.\nApptt. Department  Memo No. A/1443.\nApptt. Department Memo No. III/RI-2020/58A. - 10081 dated 19.2.1960. - (b) If the public servant gives an undertaking that he will himself bear the leave and pension contribution, he may not be required to resign his appointment under the State Government before being relieved to join a public undertaking.\nApptt. Department Memo No. III/RI-2020/58A. - 10081 dated 19.2.1960.\n(v) (a) Government of B. & O. Apptt. Department No. 321-77A dated 12.1.1929. -  When an application for permission to apply for an appointment in another Government office or department is received, the question whether the applicant can be allowed to take up the appointment, if offered to him must be settled before his application can be forwarded, regard being had, if the appointment is a temporary one, or on probation to possible inconvenience from the officer's return as well as to possible inconvenience from sparing him initially. If officer cannot be spared, the Head of his Department must refuse definitely to forward his application. If, however, permission be given to apply, that permission carries with it permission to accept the appointment, if offered and the officer or the Head of Department giving such permission is debarred from objecting to the officer taking up the appointment, though of course his convenience must be consulted, within reason, as regards the date of taking it up.\nGovernment of B. & O. Apptt. Department No. 321-77A dated 12.1.1929.\n8.9. Security deposit.\n(G.O. No. 5661-IIIF-47R & No. 1048-IJII-F-47R.R. dated 6.7.1931 and 26.8.1931 and C.C.F., Bihar's No. 112 dated 5.1.1956).\n(a)\nForest Rangers\nRs. 2,000/-\n(b)\nForesters\nRs. 1,000/-\n(c)\nOverseers and Muharrirs and Forest Guards\nRs. 200/-\n(d)\nHead Clerks of Forest divisions, camp clerks, stenographers\n\t\t\t\tand Superintendent of the Conservator's Office Rs. 500/- Range\n\t\t\t\tclerk\nRs. 200/-\n(e)\nTruck\nDrivers\nRs. 500/-\nTractor\n“\nJeep\n“\n(f)\nPeons, Choukidars and Cleaners...\nRs. 100/-\n(g)\nInspector Amins ...\nRs. 250/-\n(h)\nAmins ...\nRs. 150/-\nNote. - (1) The amount held in deposit in the Post Office Saving Bank, if the depositor so desires, be invested in the purchase of Post Office 5 years certificates.\nNote.\n(2) The cash certificates accepted as security under Rules 4 and 5 shall before the amount at which the certificates were purchased and not for their face value and shall be formally transferred to the pledgee with the sanction of the head post master of the office in which or in one of the sub-office attached to which the certificates are for the time being registered. The certificates may, with the permission of the head postmaster, be transferred by the pledgee and to the original holder on their removal of the pledgee.\nNote. - Forest subordinates while under training a Forest School or College, and subordinates while on leave on medical grounds, are exempted from payment of monthly instalments of security deposit which should, however, be paid in full within the maximum period of five years. In case of exceptional hardship the Conservator of Forests may extend the maximum period to six years.\nNote.\n8.10. Treatment of securities.\nOrder No. 5661 -ME-47R. dated 7.7.1931.\nForm\nForm\nSl. No.\nName & Designation of official.\nAccount No.\nPass book No.\nAmount to credit at the beginning of this year\nInterest added during the year\nWithdrawals made during the year\nDeposits made during the year\nRemarks.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\nOfficer-in-charge ...Forest Division.",
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