The Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1991

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    "title": "The Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1991",
    "short_title": "The Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1991",
    "act_number": "Published vide Notification G.O.Ms.No. 487, GA (Se",
    "act_year": 1991,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Andhra Pradesh",
    "law_status": "unknown",
    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "The Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1991",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title and commencement:",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Interpretation:",
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            "content": "(a) ' appointing authority in relation to a Government servant ' means-\n(i) the authority which actually made the temporary or officiating or substantive appointment as the case may be, of the Government Servant to the post held by him at the time of initiation of disciplinary proceedings; or\n(ii) the authority which is, under the rules regulating the recruitment to the post which the Government servant for the time being holds, competent to make an appointment, whichever authority is higher;\n(b) ' Commission ' means the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission;\n(c) ' disciplinary authority ' means the authority competent under these rules to impose on a Government Servant any of the penalties specified in Rule 9 or Rule 10;\n(d) ' Government ' means the Government of Andhra Pradesh;\n(e) ' Government Servant ' means a person who-\n(i) is a member of a Civil Service of the State or holds a post in connection with the affairs of the State, whether temporary or permanent, appointed thereto before, on or after the date specified in Rule 1 and includes such Government Servant whose services are temporarily placed at the disposal of the Government of India, the Government of another State, or a Company, Corporation or Organisation owned or controlled by Government, or a local or other authority, notwithstanding that his salary is drawn from sources other than the Consolidated Fund of the State;\n(ii) is a member of a Civil Service of, or holds a Civil post under the Government of India or the Government of another State and whose services are temporarily placed at the disposal of the Government;\n(iii) is in the service of a local or other authority and whose services are temporarily placed at the disposal of the Government.\n(f) ' Governor ' means Governor of Andhra Pradesh;\n(g) ' major penalty ' means any of the penalties specified in clauses [(iv) to (x)] (both inclusive) of Rule 9;\n(h) ' minor penalty ' means any of the penalties specified in clauses (i) to (v) (both inclusive) of Rule 9 and in Rule 10;\n(i) ' Service ' means a Civil Service of the State;\n(j) ' State ' means the State of Andhra Pradesh.",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Application:",
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            "content": "(a) persons in casual employment,\n(b) persons subject to discharge from service on less than one month's notice,\n(c) persons for whom special provision is made, in respect of matters covered by these rules, by or under any law for the time being in force or in any rule or by or under any contract or agreement entered into by or with the previous approval of the Government before or after the commencement of these rules, in regard to matters covered by such special provisions,\n(d) members of the All India Services.\n(a) whether these Rules apply to any person, or\n(b) whether a person to whom these rules apply belongs to a particular service, or as to which of the two or more services is the Service to which such person belongs,",
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            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Power to exclude from operation:",
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            "content": "Part - II\nClassification\nClassification",
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        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Classification of Services:",
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            "content": "(a) the State Services; and\n(b) the Subordinate Services.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Constitution of State Services:",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
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            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Constitution of Subordinate Services:",
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            "content": "Part - III\nSuspension\nSuspension",
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            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Suspension:",
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            "content": "(a) where a disciplinary proceeding against him is contemplated or is pending, or\n(b) where in the opinion of the authority competent to place the Government servant under suspension, he has engaged himself in activities prejudicial to the interest of the security of the State, or\n(c) where a case against him in respect of any criminal offence is under investigation, inquiry or trial.\n[(d) A member of a service may be placed under suspension from service even if the offence for which he was charged does not have bearing on the discharge of his official duties.]\n(a) with effect from the date of his detention, if he is detained in custody, whether on a criminal charge or otherwise for a period exceeding forty-eight hours;\n(b) with effect from the date of his conviction if, in the event of a conviction for an offence, he is sentenced to a term of imprisonment exceeding forty-eight hours and is not forthwith dismissed or removed or compulsorily retired consequent to such conviction.\nExplanation\n[(c) the order of suspension ceases to be operative as soon as the criminal proceedings, on the basis of which the Government servant was arrested and released on bail, are terminated] .\n(b) Where a Government servant is suspended or is deemed to have been suspended, whether in connection with any disciplinary proceeding or otherwise, and any other disciplinary proceeding is commenced against him during the continuance of that suspension, the authority competent to place him under suspension may, for reasons to be recorded by him in writing, direct that the Government servant shall continue to be under suspension until the termination of all or any of such proceedings.\n(c) An order of suspension made or deemed to have been made under this rule may, at any time, be modified or revoked by the authority which made or is deemed to have made the order or by any authority to which that authority is subordinate.\nExecutive Instructions\nExecutive Instructions",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Date of effect of an order of suspension - Regarding.",
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            "content": "(Memorandum No. 1085/Ser. C/72-3, dated 10-5-1973)\nOrder:\n(a) stationed at a place other than that where the competent authority passed the order of suspension;\n(b) on tour and it may not be possible to serve the order of suspension on him immediately;\n(c) one holding charge of stores, cash, warehouses, seized goods, bounds, etc., and he has to be relieved of the charge; and\n(d) on leave or absent from duty without permission or availing joining time.\n(i) In cases referred to in items (a) and (b) above, will not be feasible to give effect to an order of suspension from the date on which it is passed, owing to the fact that during the intervening period, a Government servant may, perform certain functions lawfully exercisable by him or may enter into contracts, etc. In such cases, the order of suspension takes effect from the date of its service on the Government servant concerned.\n(ii) In cases referred to in item (c) above, the concerned Government servant may not be able to hand over charge immediately on receipt of suspension order by him, without checking and verification of stores, cash etc., and the order of suspension takes effect from the date of normal handing over the stores, cash etc., by the Government servant concerned.\n(iii) In cases referred to in item (d) above, the order of suspension takes effect from the date of its despatch from the office of the authority which passes it. Where a Government servant on leave is suspended, it is not necessary to recall him from leave, but it is sufficient if the unexpired portion of the leave is cancelled by an order to that effect.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Suspension of Government servants - Pending enquiry - Consolidated instructions - Issued.",
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            "content": "(Memo. No. 1470/Ser. C/77-2,  General  Administrator  (Ser-C) Department , dated 26-12-1977)\nAnnexure\nAnnexure\n(1) Memorandum No. 3903/64-1, G.A. (Service -C) Department, dated 2-1-1965.\n(2) Memorandum No. 2044/65-2, G.A. (Service-C) Department , dated 17-8-1965.\n(3) Memorandum No. 1933/65-4, G.A. (Ser-C) Department , dated 28-12-1965.\n(4) Memorandum No. 2213/Ser-C/668, G.A. (Ser-C) Department , dated 30-11-1966.\n(5) Memorandum No. 904/Ser-C/67-1, G.A., (Ser-C), Department , dated 29-5-1967.\n(a) Where an employee is suspended the order may be so drawn up, that he is suspended, pending enquiry, until further orders.\n(b) When upon a review which may be ordinarily made at intervals of not more than six months, it is considered that he should be continued under suspension, the order that may be made after such review may be as follows :\n(6) Memorandum No. 1733/Ser-C/67-2, G.A. (Ser-C), Department , dated 3-8-1967.\n(7) U.O. Note No. 1742/Ser-C/68-3, G.A. (Ser-C), Department , dated 16-10-1968.\n(8) Memorandum No. 365/Ser-C/69-1.G.A. (Ser-C) Department , dated 11-6-1970.\n(9) G.O.Ms.No. 517, G.A. (Ser.C) Department , dated 27-7-1977.\nPerforma for Extension of Period of Suspension beyond Six Months\nPerforma for Extension of Period of Suspension beyond Six Months\nSl. No.\nName and designation of the officer under\n\t\t\t\tsuspension\nDate of suspension\nDate of appointment of Enquiry officer\n(a) Have Charges been framed, if so, date\n(b) Has it been served on the other officer, if\n\t\t\t\tso, when date\n(c) Has it been served on the other officer, if ,\n\t\t\t\tso, when date\n(d) Has the case in\n\t\t\t\tsupport of the charge been presentedbefore Enquiry officer, date\n(e) has the officer\n\t\t\t\tunder suspension entered upon his defence.\nIf So, the date\nReasons for asking for extension\nExpected date of completion\nPaid subsistence allowance\nRemarks\n(a)\n(b)\n(c)\n(d)\n(e)\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Prevention of corruption - Suspension of Officers involved in trap cases and with reference to the possession of disproportionate assets.",
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            "content": "(Memo. No. 1095/Ser. C/84-4, Gen.  Administrator  (Ser-C) Department , dated 27-4-1985)\nOrder:\n(1) In trap cases, the officers trapped should be placed under suspension immediately and if there is likely to be any interregnum between the trap and the actual relief of the trapped officer consequent upon suspension, the trapped officer should be immediately shifted out of his charge so that he will not have any opportunity to tramper or destroy material evidence. In this connection, attention is drawn to the instruction issued in G.A. (Ser.C) Department, Memo. No. 204/Ser.C/76-3, dated 31-5-1976\n(2) As regards the cases of possession of disproportionate assets, the following will be the circumstances in which the Government servant involved in the case should be placed under suspension :\n(a) When the disproportionate assets detected are prima facie sufficiently large taking into consideration the income from all sources and the likely expenditure of the Government servant concerned. The Director, Anti-Corruption Bureau; should mention in his report, the rough estimate of income, expenditure and assets and how the disproportion was arrived at, while recommending suspension in such cases.\n(b) If a Government servant is not placed under suspension immediately after the registration of a case of possession of disproportionate assets and searches conducted in pursuance thereof, he may subsequently be placed under suspension, if, -\n(i) during the course of investigation of the case, the Government servant is found to be not co-operating with the investigating authorities in the conduct of investigation such as not furnishing the property statements and other required information; or\n(ii) the Government servant is found, interfering with the investigation of the case of tampering with witness or documents; or\n(iii) a charge sheet is filed against him in the said case after the completion of investigation.",
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        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Instructions on Suspension of Government Employees involved in cases of Traps and Possession of Disproportionate Assets taken-up for Investigation by the ACB.",
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            "content": "(G.O.Ms.No. 220/Ser.C/89-I, Gent.  Administrator  (Services-C) Department , dated 8-3-1989)\nOrder:\n(b) In disproportionate assets cases, the accused Officer need not be suspended immediately following the registration of the case. But he may be transferred to a far off non-local post to avoid likelihood of his tampering with the records and influencing the witness,. Attention is invited to Government Memo. No. 1733/Ser.C/67-2, General Administration Department , dated 3-8-1967.\n(c) If, however, the ACB finds during investigation that there is reasonable ground for believing that the accused officer has deliberately failed to co-operate with the Investigating Agency or that he is trying to tamper with the official records or influencing the witnesses or bringing pressure on the Investigating Officers, it is open to the Disciplinary Authority to place the accused Officer under suspension at that stage, based on the recommendation of the ACB to that effect.\n(d) In case other than those mentioned above, the accused officer should be suspended when a charge-sheet is filed against him in the Court.\n(e) Where after investigation, it is decided to initiate Regular departmental action for imposing any of the major penalties and charge memo is served or the delinquent Government servant, alleging specific acts of corruption or gross misconduct involving moral turpitude, he may be suspended immediately after the charge memo is served on him.",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Payment of Subsistence Allowance during the period of suspension.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(Circle Memo. No. 13431-160-AF.R.II/93, Fin. & Plg., dated 1-4-1993)\nOrder:",
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        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Orders of suspension - Prescription of format.",
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            "content": "(G.O.Ms.No. 411, G.A.D., dated 20-7-1993)\nOrder:\n(a) Where a disciplinary proceedings against him is contemplated or is pending; or\n(b) Where in the opinion of the authority competent to place the Government servant under suspension, he has engaged himself in activities prejudicial to the interest of the security of the State; or\n(c) Where a case against him in respect of any criminal offence is under investigation, inquiry or trial.\n(a) Where charge sheet has been issued, the form in Annexure-I to this order may be considered for adoption;\n(b) Where disciplinary proceedings are contemplated, the form in Annexure II to this order may be considered for adoption; and\n(c) Where a case has been registered and it is under investigation, the Form in Annexure III to this order may be considered for adoption.\nAnnexure - I\nAnnexure - I\nForm of order of suspension (where charge sheet has been issued) under Rule 8 (1) of the Andhra Pradesh Civil Service (CCA) Rules, 1991\nForm of order of suspension (where charge sheet has been issued) under Rule 8 (1) of the Andhra Pradesh Civil Service (CCA) Rules, 1991\nSignature Name and Designation of the Suspending authority.\nSignature\nAnnexure - II\nAnnexure - II\nForm of order of suspension (where disciplinary proceedings are contemplated) under Rule 8(1) of the Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (CCA) Rules, 1991\nForm of order of suspension (where disciplinary proceedings are contemplated) under Rule 8(1) of the Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (CCA) Rules, 1991\nSignature Name and designation of the Suspending authority.\nSignature\nAnnexure - III\nAnnexure - III\nForm of order of suspension (where a case has been registered and it is under investigation) under Rule 8(1) of the A.P. Civil Services (CCA) Rules, 1991\nForm of order of suspension (where a case has been registered and it is under investigation) under Rule 8(1) of the A.P. Civil Services (CCA) Rules, 1991",
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            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Review of orders of suspension for continuance beyond the period of six months - Authorities empowered to undertake review.",
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            "content": "(G.O. Ms. No. 480, G.A.D., dated 7-9-1993)\nOrder:\n(a) Where disciplinary proceedings against him are contemplated, or pending;\n(b) Where in the opinion of the authority competent to place the Government Servant under suspension, he has engaged himself in activities prejudicial to the interest of the security of the State; or\n(c) Where a case against him in respect of any criminal offence is under investigation, inquiry or trial.\nI. Gazetted Officers :\n(i) In the case of Gazetted Officers, the first review of the order of suspension beyond a period of six months shall be undertaken by the Head of the Department, provided the original order of suspension was not issued by Government, and orders issued, if so decided, to continue the officer under suspension until further orders.\n(ii) The second and subsequent reviews at intervals of six months will be undertaken and orders for continuance of the officer under suspension until further orders will be issued by the Government.\n(iii) If the original order of suspension was issued by the Government, all the reviews including the first review shall be undertaken by the Government themselves and orders for continuance of the Officer under suspension until further orders will be issued by the Government.\nII. Non-Gazetted Officers :\n(i) In the case of non-gazetted officers first review of the orders of suspension beyond a period of six months shall be undertaken either by the authority next above the appointing authority or by the Head of the Department as the case may be, and orders issued, if so decided, to continue the Officer under suspension until further orders.\n(ii) The next review beyond a period of one year from the date of suspension shall be undertaken by the Head of the Department and orders issued by him, if so decided, to continue the officer under suspension until further orders.\n(iii) Any further review for continuing or otherwise of an officer under suspension beyond a period of one and a half year from the date of suspension at intervals of six months shall be undertaken by the Government and orders for continuance of the officer under suspension until further orders will be issued.\nIII.",
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            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Review of orders of suspension for continuance beyond the period of six months - Authorities empowered to review – Revised Orders – Issued.",
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            "content": "(G.O. Ms. No. 578, G.A. (Ser. C) Department , dated 31-12-1999)\nOrder:\nI. Member of service in Subordinate Service/Non-Gazetted Officers :\n(i) The first review, of the order of Suspension after six months from the date of issue of orders shall be by the appointing authority. The 2nd and subsequent reviews shall be by the Regional Authority, where it exists, at intervals of six months. Where no Regional Authority exists, the 2nd and subsequent reviews of order of suspension, shall be by the Head of the Department at an interval of every six months, where the appointing authority is Head of the Department itself, the review of the order of the suspension at an interval of six months shall be by the Head of the Department only.\n(ii) Even if suspension is ordered by a higher authority, the review shall be done as ordered above except that a report on the result of review shall be sent to the higher authority for information and record.\nII. Members of Service in State Service (Gazetted Officers) :\n(i) Where the Order of Suspension is issued by the Regional Authority, the 1st review of such order after six months, shall be by the Regional Authority. The 2nd and subsequent reviews at six monthly intervals shall be by the Head of the Department.\n(ii) Where no Regional Authority exists, and the order of suspension on a Member of Service in initial as well as second level Gazetted Category is issued by the Head of the Department such order shall be reviewed at an interval of every six months by the Head of the Department.\n(iii) Even if suspension is ordered by Government, the review shall be done as ordered above except that prior approval of the Government to the result of the review shall be obtained where the review leads to reinstatement, before orders of reinstatement are issued.\n(iv) In respect of third level and above Gazetted Categories of Officers, the review of order of suspension, at an interval of every six months, shall be by the Government only.",
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            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Review of orders of suspension against Government Servants.",
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            "content": "(G.O.Ms.No. 86, G.A.D.., dated 8-3-1994)\nOrder :\n(i) The order of suspension against a Government servant shall be reviewed at the end of every six months;\n(ii) The appropriate reviewing authority should take a decision regarding continuance or otherwise of the employee concerned under suspension, with reference to the nature of charges , where delays in finalisation, of enquiry proceedings cannot be attributed to the employee or when there is no interference from the employee in facilitating the enquiry.\n(iii) An outer limit be provided as two years from the date of suspension, failing which the public servant may have to be reinstated without prejudice to the proceedings being pursued. However, in exceptional cases, considering the gravity of the charges, one could be continued under suspension even beyond a period of two years, especially in cases where there is deliberate delay caused due to non-cooperation of the employee concerned.\n(iv) The concerned Principle Secretary/Secretary of the Department should review the suspension cases of their department at an interval of six months with the representative from the ACB, if the proceedings arose out of the investigations conducted by the Anti-Corruption Bureau and make suitable recommendations as to the desirability or otherwise for the further continuance of the officers under suspension.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Payment of Subsistence Allowance during Suspension period - Further instructions.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(Circular Memo. No. 29730-A/458/A2/FR.11/94, Fin. & Plg., dated 15-9-1994)\nOrder:",
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        },
        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Prevention of Corruption - Suspension of Officers involved in trap cases.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "[Memo. No. 357/Ser.C/94-1,  General  Administrator  (Ser.-C) Department , dated 4-8-1994]\nOrder:",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Interim Relief pending revision of scales of pay - Payment of Interim Relief to those who are under suspension - Clarification - Issued.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(Memo. No. 44113/541/PC1/1/98-1, Fin. & Plg. (FW.PC.1), dated 11-11-1998)\nRef :\nOrder:",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
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            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Anti-Corruption Bureau - Trap cases - Transfer of trapped officers.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(Memo. No. 2487/SC.E/984 GA(Ser.E) Department , dated 19-11-1998)\nRef.:\nOrder:",
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            "is_definition": false,
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            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Disciplinary Cases – Review of orders of suspension against Government Servants - Instructions - Reiterated.",
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            "content": "(U.O. Note. No. 2776/SC.E/98- 1, G.A.(Ser-E) Department , dated 3-12-1998)\nRef\nOrder:\n(i) The order of suspension against a Government Servant shall be reviewed at the end of every six months.\n(ii) The appropriate reviewing authority should take a decision regarding continuance or otherwise of the employee concerned under suspension, with reference to the nature of charges, where delay in finalisation of enquiry proceedings cannot be attributed to the employees or when there is no interference from the employee in facilitating the enquiry.\n(iii) An outer time limit be provided as two years from the date of suspension, failing which the Public Servant may have to be reinstated without prejudice to the proceedings being pursued. However, in exceptional cases, considering the gravity of the charges, one could be continued under suspension even beyond a period of two years, especially in cases where there is deliberate delay caused due to non co-operation of the employee concerned.\n(iv) The concerned Principal Secretary/Secretary of the Department should review the suspension cases of their Department at an interval of six months with the representative from the Anti-Corruption Bureau, if the proceedings arose out of the investigations conducted by the Anti-Corruption Bureau and make suitable recommendations as to the desirability or otherwise for the further continuance of the Officers under suspension.\n(1) That the Departments of Secretariat are referring cases for reinstatement into service of the suspended employees in a routine manner to the Vigilance Commission;\n(2) That the Government Departments do not appear to be conducting the half yearly reviews of suspension of Government Servants (Accused Officers) with the representatives of Anti-Corruption Bureau and that whenever such reviews are conducted, the cases are referred to the Vigilance Commission without furnishing the following information:\n(i) Whether the delay in finalisation of enquiry Proceedings cannot be attributed to the employees;\n(ii) Whether the suspended employee is co-operating with the prosecution agency in facilitating the enquiry;\n(iii) Whether the suspended employee is attending the Court whenever summoned for hearing.",
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            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Appointment by Promotion/Transfer to higher categories of employees who are facing disciplinary cases - Guidelines - Issued.",
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            "content": "(G.O. Ms. No. 257, G.A.(Ser.C) Department , dated 10-06-1999)\nRef\nOrder:\n(A) The details of employees in the zone of consideration for promotion falling under the following categories should be specifically brought to the notice of the Departmental Promotion Committees or Screening Committees:\n(i) Officers under suspension;\n(ii) Officers in respect of whom a charge sheet has been issued and the disciplinary proceedings are pending;\n(iii) Officers in respect of whom prosecution for a criminal charge is pending.\n(B) Officers who are facing enquiry, trial or investigation can be categorised into the following groups based on the nature of the allegations or charges pending against them or about to be instituted namely :\n(i) an Officer with a clean record, the nature of charges or allegations against who related to minor lapses having no bearing on his integrity or efficiency, which even if held proved, would not stand in the way of his being promoted;\n(ii) an Officer whose record is such that he would not be promoted, irrespective of the allegations or charges under enquiry, trial or investigation; and\n(iii) an Officer whose record is such that he would have been promoted had he not been facing enquiry, trial or investigation, in respect of charges which, if held proved, would be sufficient to supersede him.\n(C) The suitability of the Officers for inclusion in the panel should be considered on an overall assessment based on the record which should include namely:\n(i) Adverse remarks recorded in the Annual Confidential Reports, the penalties awarded and the bad reputation of the Officer as vouchsafed by the Head of the Department and the Secretary to Government of the Department concerned;\n(ii) The Officers who do not have any adverse entry in the Annual Confidential Report and who have no penalties awarded against them in the entire duration of the post and not merely in the past five years and whose reputation is vouchsafed by the Head of the Department and the Secretary to Government of the Department concerned should be considered as falling under category (iii) of item (B) above.",
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            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Acquittal by the Courts of ACB and SPE, based on the judgement of the Supreme Court in Raj Deo Sharma vs State of Bihar - Instructions regarding revocation of suspension, regularisation of suspension period, etc. - Issued.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(U.O. Note No. 2715/SC.E3/98-9,  General  Administrator  (Ser.E) Department , dated 28-6-99)\nOrder:\nRaj Deo Sharma Vs. State of Bihar",
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        {
            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Subsistence Allowance Pending Consideration of Appeal - Regarding.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(Cir. Memo. No. 39071/471/A2/FR.II/99, Fin. & Plg., (FW-F.R.II) dated 28-02-2000)\nRef :\nOrder:",
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            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Payment of Compensatory Allowance to the Government Servants under suspension - Further Clarificatory Instructions - Issued",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(Cir. Memo. No. 40986/489/A2/FR.II/99-2, F & P (FW), dated 1-4-2000)\nOrder:",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        {
            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Suspension - Guidelines for placing Accused Officers under suspension in Trap Cases - Classification of trap cases - Instructions - Issued.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(U.O. Note No. 1818/SPL.B/2000-2, G.A.D. (Spl. B), dated 21-11-2001)\nOrder:\nTrap Cases\n(i) Where the accused officer is caught red-handed in the act of accepting bribe and where the phenolphthalein test has yielded positive result (and) such cases can be classified as successful traps and the charged officer has to be placed under suspension based on the preliminary report received from the Anti Corruption Bureau.\n(ii) In other cases, where the accused officer is not caught red handed and where the phenolphthalein test has not yielded positive result and the case depends mostly on circumstantial evidence leaving room for benefit of doubt, decision for suspension or otherwise of the accused officer may be taken taking into account the advice tendered by the Vigilance Commissioner.\n(iii) The departments of Secretariat are further instructed to suspend the Accused Officer even without waiting for recommendations of the Vigilance Commissioner in cases where the Accused officer is caught red handed and the phenolphthalein test yielding positive result.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 26
        },
        {
            "number": "20",
            "title": "20. Combating corruption in public services. Suspension of corrupt officers on whom criminal misconduct cases - Instructions - Issued.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(Memo. No. I9179/Ser.C/2003, G.A. (Ser.C) Department , Dated 18-12-2003)\nOrder:\nSuspension of officers involved in Trap cases of the ACB:\nSuspension of officers involved in Disproportionate Assets cases:",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 27
        },
        {
            "number": "21",
            "title": "21. Review of orders of suspension of Government Servants - Existing orders reiterated - Further instructions - Issued.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(G.O. Ms. No. 526, G. A. (Ser-C) Department , dated 19-08-2008)\nRef :\nOrder:\nPart - IV\nPenalties And Disciplinary Authorities\nPenalties And Disciplinary Authorities",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 28
        },
        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Penalties:",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Minor Penalties :\n(i) censure;\n(ii) withholding of promotion;\n[(iii) Omitted by G.O.Ms. No. 335, G.A.D., dated 4-8-2005]\n[(iv) withholding of increments of pay without cumulative effect] ;\n(v) (a) suspension, where a person has already been suspended under Rule 8 to the extent considered necessary;\n[(b) reduction to a lower stage in the time scale of pay for a period not exceeding three years, without cumulative effect and not adversely affecting his pension.]\nMajor Penalties :\n[(vi) withholding of increments of pay with cumulative effect] . [(vii) (a) save as provided for in clause (v)(a), reduction to a lower stage in the time-scale of pay for a specified period, with further directions as to whether or not the Government servant will earn increments of pay during the period of such reduction and whether on the expiry of such period, the reduction will or will not have the effect of postponing the future increments of his pay; (b) reduction to lower time-scale of pay, grade, post or service which shall ordinarily be a bar to the promotion of the Government servant to the time-scale of pay, grade, post or service from which he was reduced, with or without further directions, regarding conditions of restoration to the grade or post or Service from which the Government servant was reduced and his seniority and pay on such restoration to that grade, post or service.] (viii) compulsory retirement; (ix) removal from service which shall not be a disqualification for future employment under the Government; [Provided that a Government Servant shall be deemed to have been removed from services, if he/she:\n[(vii) (a) save as provided for in clause (v)(a), reduction to a lower stage in the time-scale of pay for a specified period, with further directions as to whether or not the Government servant will earn increments of pay during the period of such reduction and whether on the expiry of such period, the reduction will or will not have the effect of postponing the future increments of his pay;\n(b) reduction to lower time-scale of pay, grade, post or service which shall ordinarily be a bar to the promotion of the Government servant to the time-scale of pay, grade, post or service from which he was reduced, with or without further directions, regarding conditions of restoration to the grade or post or Service from which the Government servant was reduced and his seniority and pay on such restoration to that grade, post or service.]\n(viii) compulsory retirement;\n(ix) removal from service which shall not be a disqualification for future employment under the Government;\n(a) id absent from duty without authorization for a period exceeding one year; or\n(b) remains absent from duty for a continuous period exceeding 5 years with or without leave; or\n(c) continues on foreign service beyond the period approved by the State Government.\n(x) dismissal from service which shall ordinarily be a disqualification for future employment under the Government :\nExplanation :\n(i) non-promotion whether in a substantive or officiating capacity, of a Government servant in a class, category or grade of the service, after consideration of his case on merit, to a higher class, category or grade in the same Service to which he is eligible;\n(ii) reversion of a Government servant from a department in which he is on deputation to his parent department or to a post not lower than the post on which he holds a lien or a suspended lien, for administrative reasons unconnected with his work or conduct;\n(iii) replacement of the services of a Government servant, whose services had been borrowed from the Government of another State or Central Government or an authority under the control of the Government of another State or the Central Government or the authority from which the services of such Government servant had been borrowed;\n(iv) stoppage or postponement of increment of a Government servant on account of extension of probation under Rule 26 in Part-II of the Andhra Pradesh State and Subordinate Services Rules;\n(v) reversion of a Government Servant, appointed on probation to any other Service, grade or post, to his permanent Service, grade or post during or at the end of the period of probation in accordance with the terms of his appointment or the rules and orders governing such probation;\n(vi) reversion of a Government Servant officiating in a higher service, grade or post to a lower service, grade or post, on the ground that he is considered to be unsuitable for such higher service, grade or post or on any administrative ground unconnected with his conduct;\n(vii) withholding of increments pay of a Government Servant for his failure to pass any departmental examination in accordance with the rules or orders governing the service to which he belongs or post which he holds or the terms of his appointment;\n(viii) termination of the services of a Government servant appointed on probation, during or at the end of the period of his probation, in accordance with the terms of his appointment or the rules and orders governing such probation;\n(ix) discharge of a Government Servant engaged under contract, in accordance with the terms of his contract;\n(x) discharge of a Government Servant appointed otherwise than under contract, to hold a temporary appointment, on the period of appointment;\n(xi) compulsory retirement of a Government Servant in accordance with the provisions relating to his superannuation or retirement under sub-rules (2) and (2A) of Rule 3 of the Andhra Pradesh Liberalised Pension Rules, 1961 or under Rules 292, 293 and 293-A of the Hyderabad Civil Services Rules or under the Andhra Pradesh Government Servants Premature Retirement Rules, 1975 or under Article 465(2) or under Note 1 to Article 465-A of the Civil Services Regulations or in the case of members of the Civil Service of the erstwhile Hyderabad Government, compulsory retirement before completion of 30 years or 25 years of qualifying service according as the members of the service is governed by the Revised Pension Rules, 1951 or by the rules in force before that date, as the case may be, or the corresponding provisions thereof.\nExecutive Instructions\nExecutive Instructions",
            "footnote": "",
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            "sort_order": 29
        },
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Imposing of penalty of reduction to the Lower Rank or Post.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(Memo. No. 928/63-3, dated 19-6-1963)\nOrder:\n(1) The period of reduction, under this, its clear intention is that the reduction should he permanent or for an indefinite period;\n(2) Where the period of reduction is specified, whether on the expiry of the period, the Government servant is to be promoted automatically to the post from which he was reduced; and\n(3) Whether on such re-promotion the Government servant will regain his original seniority in the higher service, grade or post, or higher time-scale which had been assigned to him prior to the imposition of the penalty.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 30
        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Imposition of more than one penalty for a single lapse - Opinion of Law Department - Communicated.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(U.O. Note No. 1713/Ser. C/66-1, G.A.D., dated 1-7-1966)\n\"true copy\"\nCivil Services - (Classification, Control & Appeal Rules) - Procedure To Be Followed In Cases Of Minor Penalties - Regarding\n(Copy of Extract of Law Department's opinion taken from the file bearing C.No. 3286/63-Ser. C of G.A. (Ser. C) Department, dated 25-2-64)",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 31
        },
        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Censure - Further Classification.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "[G.O.Ms.No. 53, G.A.D. (Ser.C), dated 4-2-1997]\nOrder:\nDefinition:\nEffect:",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 32
        },
        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Disciplinary action in cases of misappropriation - Instructions.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(Memo. No. 3000/Services C/76-4.  General Administrator  (Services-C) Department , dated 28-6-1977)\nOrder:",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 33
        },
        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Minor Penalties - Effect of Penalty - Orders - Issued",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "[G.O.Ms.No. 342,  General  Administrator  (Ser.-C) Department , dated 4-8-1997]\nOrder:\n(i) Censure\n(ii) Withholding of Promotion\n(iii) Recovery from pay of the whole or part of any pecuniary loss caused by him to the State Government or the Central government or to a Local Authority or to a Corporation owned or controlled by the State or the Central Government by negligence or breach of orders, while working in any department of the State or the Central Government, Local Authority or Corporation concerned.\n(iv) Withholding of increments of pay.\n(v) Suspension, where a person has already been suspended under Rule 8 to the extent considered necessary.\nPenalty\nPenalty\nEffect\nEffect\n(i) Censure\nIn terms of orders issued in G.O.Ms. No. 53,  General  Administrator  (Ser.\n\t\t\t\tC) dated 4-2-1997 “every Censure awarded shall debar a  Government \n\t\t\t\temployee for promotion / appointment by transfer for one year to\n\t\t\t\tboth selection and non-selection posts.”\n(ii) Withholding of Promotion.\nThis penalty awarded to Government employees shall debar the\n\t\t\t\tindividual for promotion/appointment by transfer to a higher post\n\t\t\t\tduring the period of subsistence of penalty which shal be\n\t\t\t\tindicated in the order imposing the period of one year, both for\n\t\t\t\tselection and non-selection posts.\n(iii) Recovery from pay of the whole or part of any pecuniary\n\t\t\t\tloss caused by him to the State Government or the Central Government or to\n\t\t\t\ta Local Authority or to a Corporation owned or controlled by the\n\t\t\t\tstate or Central Government by negligence or breach or orders while\n\t\t\t\tworking in any department of the State or the Central  Government ,\n\t\t\t\tLocal Authority or Corporation concerned.\nWhenever a Government Employee is awarded the penalty of\n\t\t\t\trecovery from pay, it shall debar the individual for promotion/\n\t\t\t\tappointment y transfer to a higher post during the period of\n\t\t\t\tpenalty which shall be indicated in the order imposing the\n\t\t\t\tpenalty subject to a minimum period of one year both for\n\t\t\t\tselection and non-selection posts. Even if an employee remits the\n\t\t\t\tamount in one lumpsum, he/she [Shall not be recommended for\n\t\t\t\tpromotion] /appointment by transfer for a minimum period of one\n\t\t\t\tyear.\n(iv) Withholding of increments of pay :\n(i) In G.O. Ms. No. 335,  General  Administrator  (Ser.-C) Department , Dated \n\t\t\t\t14-6-93 orders were issued to the effect that the penalty of\n\t\t\t\tstoppage of increments with comulative effect amounts to a major\n\t\t\t\tpenalty under the Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (CCA) Rules, 1991\n\t\t\t\tand the elaborate procedure prescribed under Rule 20 of the said\n\t\t\t\trules is to be followed.\n(a) With Cumulative effect.\n(ii) In terms of G.O. Ms. No. 968,  General  Administrator (Ser.-C), Department ,\n\t\t\t\tDt. 26-10-95, whenever any Government employee is awarded the\n\t\t\t\tpenalty of stoppage of increment with cumulative effect, the\n\t\t\t\tcases of such employees [Shall not be recommended for\n\t\t\t\tpromotion] /appointment by transfer for twice the period for which\n\t\t\t\tthe increment (s) is/are stopped with cumulative effect, both for\n\t\t\t\tselection and non-selection posts.\n(iii) Whenever any Government employee is awarded the penalty of\n\t\t\t\tstoppage of increment with cumulative effect, the individual [Shall not be recommended for promotion] /appointment by transfer\n\t\t\t\tfor twice the period with a minimum of one year both for\n\t\t\t\tselection and non-selection posts.\n(b) Without Cumulative effect.\nThis penalty awarded to Government employees Shall debar him/her\n\t\t\t\tfor promotion/appointment by transfer to a higher post during the\n\t\t\t\tperiod subsistence of penalty which shall be indicated in the\n\t\t\t\torder subject to a minimum period of one year, both for selection\n\t\t\t\tand non-selection posts.\n(v) Suspension, where a person has already been suspended\n\t\t\t\tunder Rule 8 to the extent considered necessary.\nWhere suspension is revoked exonerating a person fully his/her\n\t\t\t\tcase may be considered for promotion with retrospective effect.\n\t\t\t\tWhere the disciplinary proceedings finally resulted in a penalty\n\t\t\t\the/she will be debarred during the period of one year from the\n\t\t\t\tdate of reinstatement. In case the suspension period itself is\n\t\t\t\ttreated as substantive penalty, he/she shall be debarred for\n\t\t\t\tpromotion/appointment by transfer for a period of minimum one\n\t\t\t\tyear both for selection/non-selection posts.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 34
        },
        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Stoppage of Increments with cumulative Effect - Consultation with Public Service Commission for Concurrence - Orders - Issued.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(G.O. Ms. No. 536, G.A.(Ser.C) Department, dated 8-12-1997)\nRef :\nOrder:\n(i) reduction to a lower rank in the seniority list or to a lower post or time-scale whether in the same service or in another service, State or Subordinate or to a lower stage in a time scale;\n(ii) recovery from pay of the whole or part of any pecuniary loss caused to the Government or to a local body by negligence or breach of orders;\n(iii) compulsory retirement otherwise than under Article 165(2) or under Note 1 to Article 465-A of the Civil Service Regulations;\n(iv) removal from service; or\n(v) dismissal.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 35
        },
        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Government employees convicted in a Criminal Charge/convicted in corruption cases - Action to be taken - Instructions - Reiterated.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(Cir. Memo. No. 3824/Ser.C/98-2, G.A.(Ser-C) Department , dated 9-2-1998)\nRef :\nOrder:",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 36
        },
        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Disciplinary cases - Awarding the Penalty to Delinquent Officers Further Orders - Issued.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(G.O.Ms.No. 2,  General  Administrator  (Ser.C) Department , dated 04-01-99)\nRef :\nOrder:",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 37
        },
        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Disciplinary cases against members of service - Consultation with Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission under Regulation 17 for awarding major penalties - Clarification - Issued.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(Memo. No. 32667/Ser. C/98-8, G.A. (Ser. C) D, dated 13-05-99)\nRef :\nOrder:\n(i) reduction to lower rank in the seniority list or to a lower post or time scale whether in the same service or in another service, State or Subordinate or to a lower stage in a time scale;\n(ii) recovery from pay of the whole or part of any pecuniary loss caused to the Government or to a local body by negligence or breach of orders;\n(iii) compulsory retirement otherwise than under Note 1 to Article 465-A of the Civil Service Regulations;\n(iv) removal from service ;\n(v) dismissal;\n(vi) stoppage of increment(s) with cumulative effect.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 38
        },
        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "10. Pensions - Disciplinary proceedings under Rule 9 of Revised Pension Rules 1980 can continue after retirement even in case where there is no pecuniary loss to Government - Clarification - Issued.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(Circular Memo. No. 3026/18/A2/Pen.1/99, Fin. & Plg., Department , dated 1-6-1999)\nOrder:\n(1) withholding or withdrawing a pension or part there of,\n(2) either permanently or for a specified period, and\n(3) ordering recovery from a pension of the whole or part of any pecuniary loss caused to the Government. This power can be exercised, if, in any departmental or judicial proceedings, the pensioner is found guilty of grave misconduct or negligence during the period of his service. One of the powers of the President is to recover from pension, in a case where any pecuniary loss in caused to the Government that Loss. This is an independent power in addition to the power of withdrawing or withholding pension. The contention of the respondent, therefore, that Rule 9 cannot be invoked even in cases of grave misconduct unless pecuniary loss is caused to the Government, is unsustainable.\"",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 39
        },
        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Disciplinary cases against the Government employees - Detection of the delinquency, initiation of the disciplinary proceedings, early completion of the enquiries and imposing adequate penalty - Instructions - Reiterated.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(Memo. No. 4439I/Ser.C/99,  General Administrator  (Ser.C) Department , dated 21-9-1999)\nRef :\nOrder:",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 40
        },
        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "12. Penalties as per Rule 9 - Stoppage of increments with or without cumulative effect - Currency of the penalty - Clarification - Issued.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(Cir. Memo. No. 34633/Ser.C/99, GA (Ser.C) Department , dated 04-11-1999)\nRef :\nOrder:",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 41
        },
        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Imposition of warning - Permissibility - Reg.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(Cir. Memo. No. 60897/Ser.C/99, G. A. (Ser.C) D, dated 12-11-1999)\nOrder:",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 42
        },
        {
            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Disciplinary cases pending at the time of retirement - Finalisation of the proceedings and payment of interest - Orders - Issued.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(G.O. Rt. No.1034, Fin. & Plg. (FW-PEN.I) Department , dated 9-6-2000)\nOrder:\n(I) Where court directed to dispose off the disciplinary case within a specified time period.\n(II) Where charges are dropped and interest on pensionary benefits is claimed.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 43
        },
        {
            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Pensionary benefits to the Government Servants retired from service pending disciplinary action - Action against the retired persons for their lapses - Consolidated - Orders - Issued.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(G.O. Rt. No. 1097, Fin. & Plg., dated 22-6-2000)\nRef :\nOrder:\n(1) Family Benefit Fund\n(2) Andhra Pradesh Group Insurance amount\n(3) General Provident Fund amount\n(4) Andhra Pradesh Government Life Insurance amount\n(5) Encashment of Earned Leave\n(6) Retirement Gratuity\n(7) Pension/Provisional Pension\n(8) Commuted Value of Pension\nA. The following amounts shall be paid to the retired employee since no recoveries can be made from these amounts:\nA.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 44
        },
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Family Benefit Fund.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 45
        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Andhra Pradesh Group Insurance Scheme",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 46
        },
        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. General Provident Fund",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 47
        },
        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Andhra Pradesh Government Life Insurance.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "B. Encashment of Earned Leave: - As per the orders issued in G.0 fourth read above, the authority competent to grant leave, in the above mentioned cases may with hold whole or part of cash equivalent of earned leave, if in the view of the competent authority there is a possibility of some money becoming recoverable from him on conclusion of the proceedings against him. On conclusion, the retired employee will become eligible to the amount so withheld after adjustment of the Government dues, if any. As such, Encashment of Earned Leave can be regulated accordingly.\nB. Encashment of Earned Leave:\nC. Retirement Gratuity: - According to clause (c) of sub-rule (1) of Rule 52 of the Andhra Pradesh Revised Pension Rules, 1980, no Gratuity shall be paid until the conclusion of the departmental or judicial proceedings and issue of final orders. According to the proviso to the above said rule, where depaltuiental proceedings have been instituted under Rule 9 of the Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1991, for imposing any of the penalties specified in clauses (i), (ii) and (iv) of Rule 9 of the said rules, except the cases falling under sub-rule (2) of Rule 22 of the said rules, the payment of gratuity shall be authorised to be paid to the Government servant. It is also further provided in the said rule that where a conclusion has been reached that a portion of pension only should be withheld or withdrawn and the retirement gratuity remains unaffected in the contemplated final orders, the retirement gratuity can be released upto 80% of the eligible retirement gratuity.\nC. Retirement Gratuity:\nD. Provisional Pension: - 1. As per sub-rule (4) of Rule 9 of the Andhra Pradesh Revised Pension Rules, 1980, the retired employees mentioned in the above cases shall be sanctioned provisional pension as provided in Rule 52 of the said rules. According to Rule 52 of the said rules, the Audit Officer/Head of Office shall pay the provisional Pension not exceeding the eligible pension. The provisional pension shall be paid from the date of retirement to the date on which, final orders are passed by the competent authority on conclusion of the departmental or judicial proceedings pending against the retired employee. The Provisional Pension shall not be less than 75% of the normal pension entitlement.\nD. Provisional Pension:",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 48
        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Pension sanctioning authorities are competent to sanction provisional pension to the Non Gazetted Officers. It shall be sanctioned by the Government in the case of Gazetted Officers.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 49
        },
        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. In the above mentioned cases, the department shall send pension papers to the Accountant General and it should be mentioned in the forwarding letter that departmental/judicial proceedings are pending an.' with a request to indicate only the quantum of pension that would be admissible which should not be released till further orders as only provisional pension has to be released. The Accountant General may then verify the pensionary benefits admissible and indicate the quantum of Pension, wher",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "E. Commuted value of Pension: - No commutation of pension shall be allowed in the above mentioned cases since sub-rule (3) of Rule 3 of the Andhra Pradesh Commutation Rules, do not permit a Government servant against whom judicial or departmental proceedings has been instituted or pending, to commute any part of his pension during the pendency of such proceedings. Further, in the case of those to whom only provisional pension is granted, if after conclusion, entire pension is withheld, the question of commutation does not arise. In the case of others to whom pension was allowed either in full or in part, the period of one year for commutation without medical examination has to be reckoned from the date of issue of orders on conclusion of the proceedings.\nE. Commuted value of Pension:",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 50
        },
        {
            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Dismissal of accused officers from service immediately on conviction even if the appeal filed by him is pending before the Appellate court - Government Servants convicted are not eligible to be in service till they are honourably acquitted by the Appellate Court.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "[Memo. No. 1621/SPL.B/2001-1, G.A.(SPLB) Department , dated 26-11-2001]\nOrder:",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 51
        },
        {
            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Misappropriation of funds - Procedural instructions to deal with misappropriation cases - Further orders - Issued.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(Cir. Memo. No. 51375/Ser.C/2002.-2, G.A.(Ser. C) Department , dated 28-11-2002)\nRef. :\nOrder:\n2.\n(1) Internal inspections /audit of the Accounts should be carried out as per a specific schedule in each Department. The drawing officer of the Department should be -held responsible for the maintenance, inspection and audit of the Accounts. The unit head of the Department shall review the procedure being followed in incurring the expenditure. Such review should be submitted to the Heads of Departments concerned.\n(2) As and when a misappropriation embezzlement case is noticed a Complaint shall be registered with Locals Police or the case may be entrusted to the criminal investigation Department for investigation. The instructions issued in the U.O. Note No. 32/Ser.C/81-2: General Administrative (Ser.C) Department, dated 09¬02-1981 should be scrupulously followed.\n(3) Simultaneously disciplinary action shall be taken against those who are responsible for misappropriation and those who failed to supervise the accounts and conducting audit as per schedule which led to the offence.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 52
        },
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Memo. No. 2261/Ser.C/79-2, GA(Ser.C) Department , dated 23-10-79.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 53
        },
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. U.O. Note No. 646/Ser.C/80-1, G.A.(Ser.C) Department , dated 21-07-1980.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 54
        },
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. U.O. Note. No. 463/Ser.C/85-4, G.A. (Ser.C) Department , dated 20-12-1985.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 55
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            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. The policy of the Government is to impose the penalty of dismissal from service on the officers who are convicted in a criminal case by Court of Law. In G.O. Ms. No. 2, G.A. (Ser.C) Department  dated 04.01.1999, orders have been issued that in all proved cases of misappropriation, bribery, bigamy, corruption, moral turpitude, forgery and outraging the modesty of women, the penalty of dismissal from services shall be imposed.",
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            "content": "(4) The amount misappropriated shall be recovered from the Government employees who are responsible for misappropriation. The recovery shall be from the Pay, Pension and other retirement benefits. The attachment of the property shall be as per law by invoking the provisions of the Revenue Recovery Act.\n3.",
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            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Maintenance of Lists of Officers of Doubtful integrity and Suspect Officers - Instructions - Issued.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(G.O. Ms. No. 232, G.A.(Spl-C) Department , dated 06-08-2003)\nOrder:\n(a) List of Officers of Doubtful Integrity\n(b) Agreed list of Suspect Officers\n(c) List of Points or places of corruption\n(d) List of unscrupulous contractors, suppliers and firms\n(e) List of Unscrupulous contact-men\n2.\nList Of Public Servants Of Gazetted Status Of Doubtful Integrity:\n(i) Convicted in a court of law on a charge of lack of integrity or for an offence involving moral turpitude but on whom, in view of exceptional circumstances, a penalty other than dismissal, removal or compulsory retirement is imposed.\n(ii) Awarded departmentally a major penalty\n(a) On Charges of lack of integrity\n(b) On charges of gross dereliction of duty in protecting the interests of Government although the corrupt motive may not be capable of proof.\n(iii) Against whom proceedings for a major penalty or a court trial are in progress for alleged acts involving lack of integrity or moral turpitude.\n(iv) Who were prosecuted but acquitted on technical grounds and in whose case on the basis of evidence during the trial there remained a reasonable suspicion against their integrity.\n(a) Officers who have been cleared or honourably acquitted as a result of disciplinary proceedings or court trial.\n(b) Officers against whom an enquiry or investigation has not brought forth sufficient evidence for recommending even a disciplinary case.\n(c) Officers who have been convicted of offences not involving lack of integrity or moral turpitude.\n(d) Officers against whom disciplinary proceedings have been completed or are in progress in respect of administrative lapses, minor violation of Conduct Rules and the like.\n3.\n4.\n(i) Withholding certificate of integrity.\n(ii) Transfer from \"sensitive\" post.\n(iii) Non-promotion after consideration of his case, to a service grade or post to which he is eligible for promotion.\n(iv) Compulsory retirement in the public interest (otherwise than as penalty) in accordance with the order issued by the Government. This is now permissible on completion of the age of 50 with certain exceptions.\n(v) Refusal of extension of service or re-employment either under Government or in public sector undertakings.\n(vi) Non-sponsoring of names for foreign assignment/deputation.\n(vii) Refusal of permission for commercial re-employment after retirement.\nAgreed Lists of Suspect Officer:\n(i) Closer and more frequent scrutiny and inspection of their work and performance by the departments concerned, particularly in spheres where there is scope for discretion or for showing favours.\n(ii) Quiet check about their reputation both by the Department  tent and the ACB.\n(iii) Unobtrusive watch of their contacts, style of living etc. by the ACB\n(iv) Secret enquiry by the ACB about their assets and financial resources.\n(v) Collection of information by the ACB of specific instances of bribery and corrupt practices.\n5.\nList of points or places of corruption:\n(a) \" Points \" are those of items of work and those stages at which decisions are taken or orders are passed which provide scope for corruption namely, processing of tenders, appraising, grant of quota certificate, etc.\n(b) \" Places \" would be sections, sectors, units of an office/department/Public undertakings.\n(i) Closer and more frequent scrutiny and inspection by the department or public undertaking of the work done at these points and places.\n(ii) Surprise checks by the department or public undertaking.\n(iii) Quiet and unobtrusive watch by the ACB followed by raids as and when appropriate.\n(iv) Collection of information about specific instances of bribery and corrupt practices so as to initiate open enquiries.\nList of unscrupulous contractors, suppliers and firms :\n(i) The lists should be circulated by the departments/undertakings to their officer/ officers enjoining them to be careful and cautious in all dealings with such parties.\n(ii) Closer check and scrutiny by the departments/undertakings if the requests on applications, made by such parties and of the contracts for works or supplies awarded to, or executed by them and of any business or transaction, undertaken by them.\n(iii) Quiet and unobtrusive watch should be kept by ACB over the contracts or such parties in official circles.\n(iv) Collection of information by the ACB of specific instances of malpractices on the part of such parties with a view to initiating open enquiries.\nList of Unscrupulous Contact men:\n(a) The information contained in these lists will be untilized when considering cases for accrediting or representatives of firms, etc. Normally such unscrupulous persons should not be accepted as accredited representatives.\n(b) The departments and undertakings concerned will issue directions to their officers to be careful and cautious in dealing with unscrupulous contactmen whose names are on these lists. They should avoid associating with them socially and accepting entertainment and gifts from them.\n(c) The ACB will exercise an unobtrusive check on the activities of such contactmen and try to collect information about specific instances of malpractices in which they are involved.\n6.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Punishments imposed by the Disciplinary authorities should not be modified by the High Court or Tribunal - Supreme Court Judgement - Issue of Instructions - Regarding.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(Memo. No. 107309/Ser.C/2003, G.A. (Ser-C) Department , Dated: 03-09-2003)\nOrder:\n2003 (4) Supreme 313\n2003 (4) Supreme 313\nSUPREME COURT OF INDIA\n(From A.P. High Court)\nShivaraj V.Patil & Arijit Pasayat, JJ.\nDirector General R.P.F. & Ors.\nDirector General R.P.F. & Ors.\nAppeallants\nVersus\nCh. Sai Babu\nCh. Sai Babu\nRespondent\nCivil Appeal No.4622/2000\nDecided on 29-01-2003\nHeld :\n(Paras 6 and 7)\nIMPORTANT POINT\nORDER :",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 58
        },
        {
            "number": "20",
            "title": "20. Misappropriation cases - Consolidated Guidelines Issued.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(G.O. Ms. No. 25, General Administration (Ser.C) Department, dated 3-2-2004)\nOrder:\n2.\n3.\n4.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 59
        },
        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Standards of Financial responsibility:",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 60
        },
        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Assessment of responsibility for loss of public funds:",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 61
        },
        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Reporting of loss of public money & sending factual report to Government:",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 62
        },
        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Finalization of Quantum of loss and audit of accounts:",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 63
        },
        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Recovery:",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "10.\n11.\n12.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 64
        },
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            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Initiation of Departmental inquiries and Criminal proceedings:",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "14.\n15.\n16.\n(i) The complaint lodged by competent authority should contain specific information regarding details of crime and persons responsible, amount involved and the matter or mode of commission of offence.\n(ii) The details of crime should contain essential ingredients of cognizable crime.\n(iii) Whenever complaint involving misappropriation of public funds is preferred, it should be mandatory to initiate departmental audit to establish the instances and amounts of misappropriation. Steps will be taken by the concerned officers to ensure preservation of original documents i.e., bills, vouchers etc., Requirements should be sent to the Pay and Accounts Officer, Treasury authorities / Accountant General Office with a specific request to preserve the documents which would prove the culpability of persons responsible for such frauds / misappropriation. Specimen signatures and admitted handwritings of persons responsible for misappropriation, fraud etc. should be made available to the investigating agency.\n(iv) For expeditious and proper investigation it is also imperative that relevant records of the case, like forged documents duplicate copies of vouchers, audit report, preliminary enquiry report conducted by the respective department, note files, registers etc., a re-handed over (in original) to the Crime Investigation Department with Xerox copies being retained by the Department concerned for the purpose of disciplinary action and for record.\n17.\n18.\n19.\n20.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 65
        },
        {
            "number": "21",
            "title": "21. Attachment and confiscation of the properties of the accused:",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(i) The attachment can be of the money or other property which the State Government believes the said person to have procured by means of the offence or it such money or the property cannot for any reason be attached, of other property of the said person of value as nearly as may be equivalent to that aforesaid money or other property.\n(ii) The District Judge has jurisdiction to issue an interim order of attachment of moneys procured by commission of a scheduled offence and deposited in Bank. Such money in the hands of the Bank does not cease to be attachable although its identity is lost by getting mixed up with the other money of the Bank, long as it is not converted into anything else and remains liable to be paid back in cash to the depositor or to his order (K Satwant Singh Vs. Provincial Government of Punjab, AIR 1946 Lah 406)\n(iii) Where the assets available for attachment are not sufficient and where he is satisfied that the transfer of the property to the transferee was not in good faith and for consideration, the District Judge has power to order the attachment of so much of the transferee's property equivalent to the value of the property, transferred, as per section 6 of the Ordinance.\n(iv) The court having jurisdiction to entertain the application for attachment of property under the said Ordinance is the court of the District Judge within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the suspect ordinarily resides or carries on his business. A Special Judge while trying an offence punishable under the said Act an exercise all the powers and functions exercisable by a District Judge under the Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance, as per sub-section (6) of section 5 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988.\n(v) The District Judge is empowered under Section 4 (1) of the Ordinance, as also the Special Judge trying an offence punishable under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 to pass an interim order of attachment of the money or other property and to make the an interim order of attachment absolute, under Section 5 of Ordinance.\n(vi) The order of attachment remains in force for 3 months as per clause (a) of Section 10, but the period has been raised to one year by the Prevention of Corruption. Act, 1988 as per Clause (b) of Section 2 thereof. Where a court has taken cognizance of the Scheduled offence, the order of attachment continues in force until order are passes by the judge, as per Clause (b) of Section 10 of the Ordinance.\n(vii) The District Judge or a Special Judge trying an offence punishable under the P.0 Act. 1988 has power to order forfeiture of the attached property on the termination of the criminal proceedings where the final judgement or order of the criminal court is one of conviction as per sub-sec(3) of Section 13 of Section 13 of the Ordinance.\n(viii) The above provision should be used for attaching the properties of the Government Servant(s) who are found to have misappropriated Government money pending the criminal proceedings and eventual confiscation of the property.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 66
        },
        {
            "number": "22",
            "title": "22. Invoking provision of Andhra Pradesh Revenue Recovery Act:",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 67
        },
        {
            "number": "23",
            "title": "23. Punishments to be awarded in proved cases of misappropriation:",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "24.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 68
        },
        {
            "number": "25",
            "title": "25. Consultation with Vigilance Commission:",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 69
        },
        {
            "number": "26",
            "title": "26. Review of Cases:",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "27.\n28.\n29.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 70
        },
        {
            "number": "21",
            "title": "21. Disciplinary cases referred to Commission for concurrence - Decision taken by Government without waiting for Commission's advice/in-deviation of Commission's advice - Certain instructions - Reg.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(Cir. Memo No. 93035/Ser-C/A1/20084, G.A. (Ser.C) Department , dated 25-6-2009)\nRef :\nOrder:",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 71
        },
        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Other penalties:",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(i) fine, on a member of the Andhra Pradesh Last Grade Service and on a person holding any of the posts specified in Appendix-I to these rules;\n(ii) suspension for a period not exceeding fifteen days-\n(a) on Forest Guards;\n(b) on directly recruited members of the Andhra Pradesh Police Subordinate Service and the Andhra Pradesh Special Armed Police Service;\n(c) on Station Officers, Engineers, Sub-Officers, Leading Firemen, Driver-Mechanics, Driver-Operators, Firemen-Mechanics, Firemen and equivalent ranks of the Andhra Pradesh Fire Subordinate Service :",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 72
        },
        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Disciplinary Authorities in respect of State Services:",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(ii) The District Collector may impose on Tahsildars the penalties of (a) censure, (b) withholding of increment for a period of three months without cumulative effect;\n(iii) (a) The Commissioner, Commercial Taxes may impose on Commercial Tax Officers the penalties of (a) censure, (b) withholding of increment for a period of three months without cumulative effect;\n(b) The Deputy Commissioner, Commercial Taxes may impose on Deputy Commercial Tax Officers the penalties of (a) censure, (b) withholding of increment for a period of three months without cumulative effect.\n[(iv) (a) The Commissioner, Panchayat Raj and Rural Employment may impose the minor penalties as specified in clauses (i) to (v) of Rule 9, on Chief Executive Officers, Zilla Parishad, Deputy Chief Executive Officers, Zilla Parishad, District Panchayat Officers and Accounts Officers of Zilla Parishad.\n(c) The Collector and District Magistrate may impose the minor penalties as specified in clauses (i) to (v) of Rule 9, on Mandal Parishad Development Officers, Divisional Panchayat Officers/Extension Officers (Panchayats), Extension Officers (Rural Development), Executive Officers (Gram Panchayat).]\n(ii) The Joint Directors/Regional Joint Directors, Treasuries and Accounts Department may impose on Assistant Treasury Officer/Assistant Accounts Officer and District Treasury Officer /Accounts Officer/ Pension Payment Officer /Assistant Director and other Officers of equivalent cadre in Treasuries and Accounts Department the penalties specified in clause (i) of Rule 9.\n(iii) The Director of Treasuries and Accounts Department may impose on Deputy Director/ Chief Accounts Officer and other Officers of equivalent cadre in Treasuries and Accounts Department the penalties specified in clauses (i) to (iv) of Rule 9]\n(ii) The Director, Bureau of Economics and Statistics may impose on Assistant Directors, any of the penalties specified in clauses (i), (ii) and (iv) of Rule 9;\n(ii) The Director of Higher Education may impose on Deputy Directors of Higher Education, Chief Academic Guidance Officer in the State Council for Educational Research and Training, Hyderabad and Principals of Government Degree Colleges, any of the penalties specified in clauses (i), (ii) and (iv) of Rule 9;\n(iii) The Director of Adult Education may impose on Deputy Directors of Adult Education and District Adult Education Officers, the penalty specified in clause (i) of Rule 9.\n(ii) The Principals of Medical Colleges may impose on Civil Assistant Surgeons of Clinical and Non-Clinical Specialities, any of the penalties specified in clauses (i), (ii) and (iv) of Rule 9;\n(iii) The Superintendents of General Hospitals attached to Medical Colleges may impose on Civil Assistant Surgeons of Clinical Specialities and Civil Assistant Surgeons belonging to the Specialities of Bio-Chemistry, Pathology and Micro-Biology, any of the penalties specified in clauses (i), (ii) and (iv) of Rule 9;\n(iv) The Superintendent of the District Headquarters Hospitals may impose on Civil Assistant Surgeons working in the District Headquarters Hospitals, any of the penalties specified in clauses (i), (ii) & (iv) of Rule 9;\n(v) The District Medical and Health Officers may impose on Civil Assistant Surgeons working in the Hospitals in the Districts other than those working in the District Headquarters Hospitals, any of the penalties specified in clauses (i), (ii) and (iv) of Rule 9.\n(ii) The Director of Health and Family Welfare may impose on Civil Assistant Surgeons in the Public Health Department, any of the penalties specified in clauses (i) to (iv) of Rule 9.\n(ii) The Regional Director or Deputy Director may impose on Veterinary Officers, any of the penalties specified in clauses (i) to (iv) of Rule 9.\n(ii) The Engineer-in-Chief (Irrigation) may impose all other major penalties as specified in Rule 9 of these Rules on Assistant Executive Engineer and Deputy Executive Engineer (Irrigation).]\n(a) Assistant Engineers, Store Superintendents, Chief Accountants and Deputy Chief Accountants under his control, the penalties specified in clause (i) of Rule 9; and\n(b) the Non-Technical Personal Assistant in his office, any of the penalties specified in [clauses (i) to (vii)] of Rule 9;\n(ii) The Engineer-in-Chief (Public Health) may impose all other major penalties specified in Rule 9 of these rules on Assistant Executive Engineer and Deputy Executive Engineer (Public Health).]\n(ii) The Superintending Engineer (Panchayati Raj) may impose on Assistant Executive Engineers of the Panchayati Raj Engineering Service, any of the penalties specified in clauses (i) and (iv) of Rule 9;\n(a) Deputy Superintendents of Police, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Assistant Commandant, Andhra Pradesh Special Police, Deputy Superintendents, Police Communications and Technical Assistant to Police Transport Officer, any of the penalties specified in clauses (i) to (iv) of Rule 9; and\n(b) Inspector of Police, Reserve Inspector, Armed Reserve, Reserve Inspector, Andhra Pradesh Special Police, Inspector of Police, Shorthand Bureau, Inspector of Police, Communications, Inspector of Police, Transport Organisation, Inspector of Women Police, any of the penalties specified in Rule 9;\n(ii) The Superintendent of Police, or an officer of corresponding rank may also impose on Inspector of Police, Reserve Inspector of Armed Reserve, Reserve Inspector of Police, Andhra Pradesh Special Police, Inspector of Police, Shorthand Bureau, Inspector of Police, Communications, Inspector of Police Transport Organisation, Inspector of Women Police, any of the penalties specified in clauses (i) to (iv) of Rule 9.\n[(b) The Commissioner of Industries may impose on Officers of the Industries Department upto and including the Officers of the rank of Joint Directors of Industries, any of the penalties specified in clause (i) to (v) of Rule 9] .\n[(c) The Controller, Legal Metrology may impose on the Assistant Controllers, Legal Metrology any of the penalties specified in clauses (i) to (v) of Rule 9.]\n[(d) The Commissioner and Director, Handlooms & Textiles may impose on the Deputy Director (Handlooms & Textiles) the penalties specified in clauses (i) and (iv) of Rule 9.]\n(i) every Head of Department may impose on a member of the State Services under his control, the penalty specified in clause (iii) of Rule 9, except in the case of such member holding a post immediately below his rank; and\n[(ii) every Head of Department declared to be the appointing authority may impose on a member of the State Service holding a post at first level or at second level under his control, any of the penalties specified in clauses (i) to (viii) of Rule 9.]\n[(iii) the Special Chief Secretary and Chief Commmissioner of Land Administration may impose any of the penalties specified in clause (ix) and (x) of Rule 9 on Mandal Revenue Officers.]\nExecutive Instruction\nExecutive Instruction",
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        },
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Empowering the District Collectors for initiating disciplinary proceedings against the District Officials",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "[G.O.Ms.No. 77,  General  Administrator  (Ser.-C) Department , dated 27-2-19961\nOrder:\n(i) every Head of Department may impose on a member of the State Service under his control, the penalty specified in clause (iii) of rule 9, except in the case of such member holding a post immediately below his rank; and\n(ii) every Head of Department declared to be the appointing authority may impose on a member of the State Service holding an initial Gazetted post under his control any of the penalties specified in clause (i) to (vii) of Rule 9.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Delegation of Disciplinary powers to Regional Officers and Heads of Departments - Reg.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(Memo. No. 32665/Ser.C/99-2, G.A. (Ser.C) Department , dated 27-10-1999)\nRef :\nOrder:",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 75
        },
        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Government's power to impose penalties on members of State Services:",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 76
        },
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            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Authorities competent to suspend members of State Services:",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "TABLE\nClass of members of the State Service\nClass of members of the State Service\nAuthority which may place under suspension\n\t\t\t\t\tunder Rule 8\nAuthority which may place under suspension\n\t\t\t\t\tunder Rule 8",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Members of the State Judicial Service.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "High Court of Judicature of Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 78
        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Mandal Revenue Officer (Tahsildars) (including Mandal\n\t\t\t\t\tRevenue Officers, Civil Supplies), Assistant Civil Supply\n\t\t\t\t\tOfficers (Civil Supplies), Assistant Excise Superintendents\n\t\t\t\t\t(including Chemical Examiner) and Deputy Commercial Tax\n\t\t\t\t\tOfficers.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Commissioners concerned. [The District Collectors are\n\t\t\t\t\tempowered to place to Mandal Revenue Officers (Tahsildar Cadre)\n\t\t\t\t\tunder suspension for a period of three months and to obtain the\n\t\t\t\t\tapproval of the Commissioner of Land Revenue, if the suspension\n\t\t\t\t\tperiod has to be extended beyond the period of three months] .\n[2A. Mandal Parishad Development Officers, Divisional\n\t\t\t\t\tPanchayat Officers, Extension Officers (Panchayats), Extension\n\t\t\t\t\tOfficers (Rural Development), Executive Officers (Gram\n\t\t\t\t\tPanchayats)]\nCollector and District Magistrate",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Section Officer in the Departments of Secretariat and\n\t\t\t\t\tGovernor's Secretariat.",
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            "content": "Chief Secretary to Government Principal Secretary to  Government ,\n\t\t\t\t\tSecond Secretary to  Government , Special Secretary to Government or the\n\t\t\t\t\tSecretary to Governor, as the case my be.\n[3(A) Private Secretaries to Secretaries to Government in the\n\t\t\t\t\tDepartments of Secretariat and Governor's Secretariat.]\nChief Secretary to Government, Principal Secretary to  Government ,\n\t\t\t\t\tSecond Secretary to  Government , Secy. to Gov., Special Secy to\n\t\t\t\t\tGovernment. or the Secretary to Governor, as the case may be.\n[4.(i) Assistant Executive Engineers (Irrigation) (ii)\n\t\t\t\t\tDeputy Executive Engineer (Irrigation)]\nExecutive Engineer (Irrigation) Superintendent Engineer,\n\t\t\t\t\t(Irrigation)]",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Asst. Research Officers in the Engineering Research\n\t\t\t\t\tDepartment.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Chief Engineer incharge Engineering Research Department .\n6. (i) Deputy Executive Engineers, Roads and Buildings\n\t\t\t\t\tDepartment. (ii) Non Technical Personal Asst. to the Chief\n\t\t\t\t\tEngineer (Roads & Buildings)\n(i) Engineer in Chief (R&B). (ii) Chief Engineer\n\t\t\t\t\tconcerned to whom the Non-Technical Personal Assistant is\n\t\t\t\t\tattached.\n[7.(i) Assistant Executive Engineers (Public Health) (ii)\n\t\t\t\t\tDeputy Executive Engineer (Public Health)]\nExecutive Engineer (Public Health) Superintendent\n\t\t\t\t\tEngineer (Public Health)",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 81
        },
        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Deputy Executive Engineer of Panchayat Raj Engineering\n\t\t\t\t\tDepartment-Non-Technical Personal Assts. to the Chief Engineer\n\t\t\t\t\t(Gent. & P.R.)",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Chief Engineer ( General & P.R.)",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 82
        },
        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Civil Assistant Surgeons and Health Officers.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Director of Medical Education or Inspector-General of Prisons\n\t\t\t\t\tif the misconduct relates to professional duties of Jail\n\t\t\t\t\tdiscipline.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 83
        },
        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Statistical Officers and Medical Officers (Maternity and\n\t\t\t\t\tChild Health), Grade-II.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Director of Medical Education",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 84
        },
        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Lay Secretary and Treasurers in Government Medical\n\t\t\t\t\tInstitutions.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Director of Medical Education or Director of Indian Medicine\n\t\t\t\t\tand Homeopathy as the case may be.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 85
        },
        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Members in Class IV of the Andhra Pradesh Animal\n\t\t\t\t\tHusbandry Service.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Director of Animal Husbandry.\n[13.]",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 86
        },
        {
            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Inspector or Inspectress of Factories, Inspector of\n\t\t\t\t\tBoilers, District Inspector of Labour, Inspector of Evaluation\n\t\t\t\t\tand Implementation and Administrative Officers (Subsidised\n\t\t\t\t\tHousing Scheme).",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Commissioner of Labour.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 87
        },
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            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Inspectors of Police, Reserve Inspectors, Armed Reserve,\n\t\t\t\t\tReserve Inspectors of Andhra Pradesh Special Police, Inspectors\n\t\t\t\t\tof Police, Shorthand Bureau, Inspectors of Police,\n\t\t\t\t\tCommunications, Inspectors of Police, Transport Organisation,\n\t\t\t\t\tInspectors of Women Police.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Commissioner of Police or\n\t\t\t\t\tOfficer of corresponding rank concerned.",
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            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Deputy Director working in the Department of Printing and\n\t\t\t\t\tin its various wings.",
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            "content": "Director of Printing, Stationery and Stores Purchase, Hyd.\n[16(a) Assistant Conservator of Forest working in the Forest\n\t\t\t\t\tDepartment.]\n[Principal Chief Conservator of Forests.] (Added by G.O. Ms.\n\t\t\t\t\tNo. 496, G.A.D., dated 29-11-1996)\n[17. (a) Other members of State Services holding initial\n\t\t\t\t\tGazetted post. (b) Other members of State Services\n\t\t\t\t\tholding second level Gazetted post.]\nRegional authority or where no regional authority exists, the\n\t\t\t\t\tHead of the Department. Heads of Departments concerned.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 89
        },
        {
            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Disciplinary Authorities and Authorities competent to suspend, in respect of Subordinate Services:",
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            "content": "[(ii) The Executive Engineer (Irrigation) may place the Assistant Engineer (Irrigation) under suspension.\n(iii) The Executive Engineer (Public Health) may place the Assistant Engineer (Public Health) under suspension.]\n(b) (i) The authority which may impose, on a member of a Subordinate Service, the penalty specified in clause (iii) of Rule 9 shall be the officer next above the immediate superior gazetted officer :\n[(ii) The Executive Engineer (Irrigation) may impose minor penalties on Assistant Engineer (Irrigation), and\n(iii) The Executive Engineer (Public Health) may impose minor penalties on Assistant Engineer (Public Health)] .\n[(ii) The Superintendent Engineer (Irrigation) may impose major penalties on Assistant Engineer (Irrigation);\n(iii) The Superintendent Engineer (Public Health) may impose major penalties on Assistant Engineer (Public Health).]",
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            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Power of appointing authority etc., to suspend members of State and Subordinate Services:",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
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        },
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            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Disciplinary authority in case of promotion or transfer of a member of a Service and a reversion or reduction therefrom:",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 92
        },
        {
            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Special Provision in respect of Police Officials employed in Anti-Corruption Bureau, Vigilance and Enforcement Department and Lokayukta and Upa-Lokayukta:",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 93
        },
        {
            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Lower authority not to reopen case : Higher authority can exercise power:",
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            "content": "",
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        },
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            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Authority to institute proceedings:",
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            "content": "(a) institute disciplinary proceedings against any Government servant;\n(b) direct a disciplinary authority to institute disciplinary proceedings against any Government servant on whom that disciplinary authority is competent to impose under these rules any of the penalties specified in Rule 9 or Rule 10.\nExecutive Instruction\nExecutive Instruction\nDistrict Collectors authorized to call for explanations of District Officials and intimate disciplinary action under Rule 19(1) - Validity - Reg.\nDistrict Collectors authorized to call for explanations of District Officials and intimate disciplinary action under Rule 19(1) - Validity - Reg.\n(Memo. No. 24313/Ser.C/2000, G.A. (Ser. C) Department , dated 26-07-2001)\nOrder:\nPoint No. 1 :\nPoint No. 2 :\n(1) The above two points have been examined and the Director General, Anti Corruption Bureau is informed that the orders were issued in G. 0. Ms. No, 77, General Administration (Ser.C) Department, dated 27-02-1996 empowering the District Collector to invoke Rule 19 of A.P. Civil Services (CC&A) Rules, 1991, is limited to the issue of a show cause notice against the erring District Officials to submit their explanation for the lapses if any, mentioned in the show-cause notice. A show-cause notice is not a charge memo in terms of the Rule 20 or 22 of the said rules.\n(2) As regards the second point the D.G., A.C.B., is informed that the District Collectors are not competent to issue show-cause notice to the District Officials belonging to the All India Services in terms of G. 0. Ms. No. 77, General Administration (Ser.C) Department, dated 27-07-1996, as the A.P. Civil Services (CCA) Rules are not applicable to All India Service Officers. The District Collectors, therefore, can initiate action against the Officers other than All India Service Officers only.\nPart - V\nProcedure For Imposing Penalties\nProcedure For Imposing Penalties\n[20. Procedure for imposing major penalties:\nExplanation:\n(i) The substance of the imputations of misconduct or misbehaviour into definite and distinct articles of charge.\n(ii) A statement of the imputations of misconduct or misbehaviour in support of each article of charge, which shall contain\n(a) A statement of all relevant facts including any admission or confession made by the Government Servant.\n(b) A list of documents by which and a list of witness by whom, the articles of charge are proposed to be sustained.\n(b) Where the Government Servant appears before the Disciplinary Authority and pleads not guilty to the charges or refuses or omits to plead, the Disciplinary Authority shall record the plea and obtain signature of the Government Servant thereon and may decide to hold the inquiry itself or if it considers necessary to do so appoint an Inquiring Authority for holding the inquiry into the charges and also appoint a Government Servant or a retired Government Servant or a legal practioner as Presenting Officer to present the case in support of the articles of charge and adjourn the case to a date not exceeding five days.\n(c) On the day so fixed, the disciplinary authority shall serve copies of the orders appointing the inquiring authority and the Presenting Officer on the Government servant and inform him that he may take the assistance of any other Government servant to present the case on his behalf, but he may not engage a retired Government servant or a legal practitioner for the purpose unless the Presenting Officer appointed by the disciplinary authority is one such, or, the disciplinary authority, having regard to the circumstances of the case, so permits.\nNote (1): - The Government Servant shall not take the assistance of any other Government Servant who has pending two disciplinary cases on hand in which he has to give assistance.\nNote (1):\nNote (2): - The Government servant may also take the assistance of a retired Government servant to present the case on his behalf, subject to such conditions as may be specified by the Government from time to time by general or special order in this behalf .\nNote (2):\n(d) The Disciplinary Authority shall inform the Government Servant to submit within five days a list of documents, which he requires to be discovered or produced by Government for the purpose of his defence indicating the relevance of the documents so required.\n(e) The Disciplinary Authority may for reasons to be recorded in writing refuse to requisition such of the documents as are, in its opinion, not relevant to the case.\n(f) The Disciplinary Authority shall on receipt of the notice for the discovery or production of documents, forward the same or copies thereof to the authority in whose custody or possession the documents are kept with a requisition for the production of the documents by such date as may be specified in such requisition.\n(g) On receipt of the requisition referred to in sub-rule (5)(f), every authority having the custody or possession of the requisitioned documents shall produce the same before the Disciplinary Authority.\n(i) a copy of the articles of charge and the statement of the imputations of misconduct or misbehaviour;\n(ii) a copy of the written statement of defence, if any submitted by the Government Servant;\n(iii) copies of the Statements of Witnesses, referred to in sub-rule (3);\n(iv) copies of documents referred to in sub-rule (3);\n(v) evidence proving the delivery of copies of the documents referred to in sub-rule (3) to the Government Servant; and\n(vi) a copy of the order appointing the \"Presenting Officer\".\n(b) The Disciplinary Authority.shall also forward to the Inquiring Authority documents received under clause (g) of sub-rule (5) as and when they are received.]\n(b) If the Government Servant informs the Inquiring Authority that he wishes to inspect the documents mentioned in sub-rule (3) for the purpose of preparing his defence, the Inquiring Authority shall order that he may inspect the documents within five days and the Presenting Officer shall arrange for the inspection accordingly.\n(c) The Inquiring Authority shall call upon the Government Servant whether he admits the genuineness of any of the documents copies of which have been furnished to him and if he admits the genuineness of any document it may be taken as evidence without any proof by the concerned witness.\n(d) The Inquiring Authority shall adjourn the case for inquiry to a date not exceeding ten days for production of evidence and require the Presenting Officer to produce the evidence by which he proposes to prove the articles of charges.\n(b) The evidence shall be recorded as far as possible on day-to-day basis till the evidence on behalf of the Disciplinary Authority is completed.\n(c) The witnesses shall be examined by or on behalf of the Presenting Officer and they may be cross examined by or on behalf of the Government Servant.\n(d) The Presenting Officer shall be entitled to re-examine the witnesses on any points on which they have been cross examined, but not on any new matter without the permission of the Inquiring Authority.\n(e) The Inquiring Authority may also put such questions to the witnesses as it thinks fit.]\n(b) In such case, the Government Servant shall be entitled to have a copy of the list of further evidence proposed to be produced and an adjournment of the inquiry for three clear days before the production of such new evidence, exclusive of the day of adjournment and the day to which the inquiry is adjourned.\n(c) The Inquiring Authority shall give the Government Servant an opportunity of inspecting such documents before they are taken on the record.\nNote: - New evidence shall not be permitted or called for and witness shall not be recalled to fill up any gap in the evidence. Such evidence may be called for only when there is an inherent lacuna or defect in the evidence which has been produced originally.\nNote:\n(b) If the defence is made orally, it shall be recorded and the Government Servant shall be required to sign the record. In either case, a copy of the statement of defence and the list of defence witness may be provided to the presenting officer, if any, appointed.\n(c) The case shall be adjourned to a date not exceeding ten days for production of defence evidence.]\n(b) The Disciplinary Authority to which the records are so forwarded may act on the evidence on the record or may if it is of the opinion that further examination of any of the witnesses is necessary in the interests of justices, recall the witnesses and examine, cross examine and re-examine the witnesses and may impose on the Government Servant such penalty as it may deem fit in accordance with these Rules.\n(a) the articles of charge and the statement of the imputation of misconduct or misbehaviour;\n(b) the defence of the Government Servant in respect of each article of charge;\n(c) an assessment of the evidence in respect of each article of charge;\n(d) the findings on each article of charge and the reasons therefor.\nExplanation:\n(ii) The Inquiring Authority, where it is not itself the Disciplinary Authority, shall forward to the Disciplinary Authority the records of inquiry which; shall include:\n(a) the report prepared by it under clause (i);\n(b) the written statement of defence, if any, submitted by the Government Servant;\n(c) the oral and documentary evidence produced in the course of the inquiry;\n(d) written briefs, if any, filed by the Presenting Officer or Government Servant or both during the course of the inquiry; and\n(e) the orders, if any, made by the Disciplinary Authority and the Inquiring Authority in regard to the inquiry.\nExplanation:\nExecutive Instructions\nExecutive Instructions",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Procedure for imposing major penalties - Examination of Charged Officer by the Presenting Officer - Clarification.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "[Memo. No. 650/Ser.-C/94-3,  General  Administrator  (Ser.-C) Department , dated 6-1-1995]\nOrder:\nPoint Raised\nPoint Raised\nClarification\nClarification\n(i)Whether the charged Officer can be examined / cross\n\t\t\t\texamined by the presenting officer, to elicit truth in support of\n\t\t\t\tthe Articles of Charge; when the Charged Officer does not prefer\n\t\t\t\tto the examination of himself as a Defence Witness and when there\n\t\t\t\tare no other defence witnesses in this case.\n\"No.\"\n(ii)Whether the enquiry officer can examine and cross examine,\n\t\t\t\tif necessary the charged officer in detail in the absence of any\n\t\t\t\tspecific provision for examination of charged officer by the\n\t\t\t\tPresenting Officer.\nThe Charged Officer cannot be examined or cross examined by\n\t\t\t\tthe Presenting Officer or the Inquiry Officer to elicit truth in\n\t\t\t\tsupport of the articles of Charge when the charged officer does\n\t\t\t\tnot prefer to examine himself or examine any witnesses.\n(iii)Whether the Defence Assistant for one Charged Officer can\n\t\t\t\texamine/cross examine the other charged officers in the same\n\t\t\t\tcase, when he prefers to do so.\nDefence Assistant for one Charged Officer can examine the\n\t\t\t\tother Charged Officer only if the other Charged Officer\n\t\t\t\tvolunteers to give evidence. But a charged Officer cannot be\n\t\t\t\tcompelled to give evidence at the instance of the other Charged\n\t\t\t\tOfficer. When one Charged Officer chooses to examine himself as a\n\t\t\t\twitness, the defence assistant of (or) the other Charged Officer,\n\t\t\t\tcan cross examine, him, especially when such Charged Officer (who\n\t\t\t\tchoose to examine himself) were to speak anything incriminating\n\t\t\t\tagainst the other Charged Officer.",
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        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Taking the assistance of retired Government Employees - Further Instructions - Issued.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "[Memo.No. 657/Ser. C/94-4, G.A. (Ser.-C), dated 9-3-1995]\nOrder:\n(i) The retired Government Employee concerned should have retired from service under the Government of Andhra Pradesh.\n(ii) If the retired Government Employee is also a legal practitioner, the restrictions on engaging a legal practitioner by a delinquent Government Servant to present the case on his behalf, contained in Rule 20(8)(b) of Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1991 would apply.\n(iii) The retired Government Employees concerned should not have, in any manner, been associated with the case at investigation stage or otherwise, in his/ her official capacity.\n(iv) The retired Government Employee concerned should not act as Defence Assistant in more than five cases at a time. The retired Government Employee should satisfy the Inquiry Officer that he/she does not have more than five cases at hand including the case in question.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 97
        },
        {
            "number": "20",
            "title": "3. Rule 20(5)(c) - Appointment of Legal Practitioners as the 'Presenting Officers'.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "[Memo.No. 22/Ser.-C/93-3,  General  Administrator  (Ser.-C) Department , dated 1-5-1993]\nOrder:",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 98
        },
        {
            "number": "20",
            "title": "4. Appointment of Enquiry Officer under Sub-rule (2) of Rule 20 without following the procedure set out under Sub-rule (3) & (4) of Rule 20.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "[Cir. Memo. No. 290/Ser.C/94-2,  General  Administrator  (Ser.-C) Department , dated 1-6-1994]\nOrder:\n(i) For imposition of a major penalty an enquiry should be conducted either under the CCA Rules, or the Public Servant (Enquiry Act).\n(ii) The disciplinary authority may itself conduct the enquiry or appoint an inquiry authority to conduct the enquiry.\n(iii) The disciplinary authority itself can prepare or cause the preparation of the articles of charges, statement of imputations of misconduct or misbehaviour.\n(iv) The articles of charges, statement of imputations of misconduct and list of witnesses and documents should be served on the Government servant by the disciplinary authority or at its instance and the Government servant should be required to submit the statement of defence and to state whether he desires to be heard in person.\n(v) The disciplinary authority on receipt of statement of defence or where no statement of defence is received within the stipulated time, conduct the enquiry itself or appoint an inquiry authority to do so.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 99
        },
        {
            "number": "20",
            "title": "5. Appointment of Enquiry Officer under sub-rule (2) of Rule 20 duly following the Procedure laid down in sub-rules (3) and (4) of Rule 20 - Instructions - Reiterated.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(Cir. Memo. No. 95941/Ser.C/97-2, G. A..(Ser.C) Department , dated 8-1-1998)\nOrder:",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 100
        },
        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Departmental Enquiries/ Enquiries by Commr. of Inquiries - Fixing the time limit for early completion of inquiries.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(Cir. Memo. No. 35676/Ser.C/98-1, G.A.(Ser.C) Department , dated 1-7-1998)\nRef :\nOrder:",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 101
        },
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            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Promotion/Appointment to Higher Posts of Officers who are involved in Enquires - Further Orders.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(G.O. Ms. No. 968, G.A.(Ser.C) Department , dated 26-10-1998)\nRef :\nOrder:",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 102
        },
        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Procedure to be followed on receipt of the Enquiry Report.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(U.O. Note No. 1107/Ser. C/99, Gent.  Administrator  (Ser.C) Department , dated 01-03-1999)\nOrder:",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 103
        },
        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Departmental Inquiries pending consideration of his appeal - Time Schedule to expedite the Inquiries - Orders - Issued.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(Memo. No. 23537/Ser.C/99-5, G. A. (Ser.C) D, dated 28-7-1999)\nRef :\nOrder:\n(a)\nFixing date of hearing, inspection of listed documents,\n\t\t\t\tsubmission of list of defence documents and nomination of a\n\t\t\t\tDefence Assistant (if not already nominated).\nWithin four weeks from\n\t\t\t\tthe date of appointment of the Enquiry Officer.\n(b)\nInspection of documents or submission of list of defence\n\t\t\t\twitnesses/defence documents or examination of relevancy of\n\t\t\t\tdocuments or witnesses, procuring the additional document and\n\t\t\t\tsubmission of certificates, confirming inspection of additional\n\t\t\t\tdocuments by Accused Officer or Defence Assistant.\nThree (3) months.\n(c)\nIssue of summons to witnesses, fixing the date of regular\n\t\t\t\thearing and arrangement for participation of witnesses in the\n\t\t\t\tregular hearing\nThree (3) months.\n(d)\nRegular hearing on day to day basis\nThree (3) months.\n(e)\nSubmission of written briefs by Presenting Officer\nFifteen (15) days\n(f)\nSubmission of written briefs by Accused Officer/Defence\n\t\t\t\tAssistant to Inquiry Officer.\nFifteen (15) days\n(g)\nSubmission of Inquiry Report by the Inquiry Officer.\nThirty (30) days.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 104
        },
        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Disciplinary Cases against Government employees - Procedural aspects - Check list.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(Circular Memo. No. 20922/Ser.C/99, G.A.(Ser-C) Department , dated 28-09-1999)\nOrder:\nCheck List\nCheck List\nI. Institution of Disciplinary Preoceedings :\nI. Institution of Disciplinary Preoceedings :\n(i) If it is proposed to hold a detailed enquiry against any\n\t\t\t\tGovernment Servant to whom A.P. Civil Services (C.C.A.) Rules\n\t\t\t\tapplies, the following points shall be kept in mind:\n(a) Whether specific charges are\n\t\t\t\tframed as required in Government Memo.No.290/Ser.C/94-2, G.A.D. Dated \n\t\t\t\t01-06-94.\nYes/No\n(b) Whether the charges are framed\n\t\t\t\tin the format prescribed in G.O.Ms.No.92, G.A.(Ser.C) Department , Dated \n\t\t\t\t01-03-96.\nYes/No\n(c) Whether explanation is\n\t\t\t\treceived from the Delinquent Officer within the time stipulated\nYes/No\n(d) Whether the Delinquent Officer\n\t\t\t\tasked for any further information/additional documents\nYes/No\n(e) Whether it is decided to\n\t\t\t\timpose a Minor penalty.\n(f) Whether it is decided to\n\t\t\t\timpose a major penalty and to conduct detailed enquiry by\n\t\t\t\tappointing Enquiry Officer or through Commissioner of\n\t\t\t\tEnquiries/entrust the Disciplinary case to the Tribunal for\n\t\t\t\tDisciplinary Proceedings for detailed inquiry.\n(ii) Whether the appointment of the Inquiring Authority is in\n\t\t\t\taccordance with format IV prescribed in G.O.Ms.No.82, G.A.(Ser.C)\n\t\t\t\tDepartment, dated 01-03-96.\nYes/No\n(iii) Whether Presenting Officer is appointed as per sub-rule\n\t\t\t\t5(c) of Rule 20 keeping in view the instructions in Memo. No.\n\t\t\t\t22/Ser.C/93, G.A.(Ser.C) Department  dated 01-05-1993 and in the format\n\t\t\t\tof G.O. Ms. No. 82, G.A.(Ser.C) Department dated 01-03-96.\nYes/No\n(iv) In any disciplinary case where more than two members of\n\t\t\t\tservice are involved, whether common disciplinary proceedings are\n\t\t\t\tinstituted as per Rule 24 of A.P. Civil Services (CCA) Rules and\n\t\t\t\tin Form VII of G.O. Ms. No. 82,  General  Administrator (Ser.C) Department , Dated \n\t\t\t\t01-03-1996.\nYes/No\n(v) Whether the A.P. Vigilance Commission is consulted to\n\t\t\t\trefer any disciplinary case for enquiry to Tribunal for\n\t\t\t\tDisciplinary Proceedings.\nYes/No\n(vi) Whether exparte enquiry was conducted, in terms of orders\n\t\t\t\tissued in G.O. Ms. No. 194, GA (Ser.C) Department , dated 15.03.1990.\nYes/No\n(vii) Whether the time schedule prescribed in Circular Memo.\n\t\t\t\tNo. 35676/Ser.C/98, GA(Ser.C) Department , dated 01-07-98 and in Memo.\n\t\t\t\tNo. 23537/Ser.C/99-5, Dated 28.07.99 is followed to complete the\n\t\t\t\tenquiry.\nYes/No\n(viii) Whether the Departmental Proceedings could be delivered\n\t\t\t\tin person or leave address\nYes/No\n(ix) if not, whether the same is published in the A.P.\n\t\t\t\tGazette, as the case may be.\nYes/No\n(x) Is the report of the Enquiry Officer as per sub-rule (23)\n\t\t\t\tof Rule 20.\nYes/No",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Whether the report of the Inquiry Officer contains\n\t\t\t\tthe following :",
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            "content": "2.\n(i) An introductory para,\n\t\t\t\tindicating appointment of Inquiry Officer and the dates of\n\t\t\t\thearing.\n(ii) Charges that were framed.\n(iii) Brief statement of the case\n\t\t\t\tof disciplinary authority in respect of the charges enquired to\n(iv) Brief statement of facts and\n\t\t\t\tdocuments admitted\n(v) Brief statement of the\n\t\t\t\texplanation of the Government Servant.\n(vi) Assessment of evidence in\n\t\t\t\trespect of each point\n(vii) Finding on each charge\n\t\t\t\twhether the E.O. ensured that no recommendation was made about\n\t\t\t\tthe quantum of punishment.",
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        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Whether the Inquiry Officer sent the following along\n\t\t\t\twith the enquiry report :—",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "3.\n(a) List of documents produced by\n\t\t\t\tthe Presenting Officer\n(b) List of documents produced by\n\t\t\t\tthe Government Servant\n(c) List of prosecution witnesses\n(d) List of defence witnesses\n(e) Deposition of witnesses in the\n\t\t\t\torder in which they were examined\n(f) Written statement of defence.\n(g) Applications if any, filed\n\t\t\t\tduring the course of Inquiry, and orders passed thereon, as also\n\t\t\t\torders passed on oral requests made during the inquiry.\nII. Processing the Enquiry Report\nII. Processing the Enquiry Report\n(i) Whether the further action on\n\t\t\t\tthe enquiry report is as per Rule 21 of the CCA Rules.\nYes/No\n(ii) Whether the Disciplinary\n\t\t\t\tAuthority after going through the inquiry report agree with the\n\t\t\t\tfindings and if any error is noticed, whether the point at which\n\t\t\t\tit is erred is recorded and did the Disciplinary Authority ask\n\t\t\t\tthe same Enquiry Officer to conduct further enquiry and report as\n\t\t\t\tthere is no provision for denovo enquiry or to conduct fresh\n\t\t\t\tenquiry.\nYes/No\n(iii) Whether the Disciplinary\n\t\t\t\tAuthority exercise his mind in arriving at the findings on the\n\t\t\t\tcharges and independently arrive at the nature and quantum of\n\t\t\t\tpunishment.\nYes/No\n(iv) Whether the Andhra Pradesh\n\t\t\t\tVigilance Commission is consulted as per the scheme of Vigilance\n\t\t\t\tCommission.\nYes/No\n(v) Whether the orders in\n\t\t\t\tcirculation are obtained in case the A.P. Vigilance\n\t\t\t\tCommissioner's recommendations are not agreed to.\n(vi) Whether the APPSC needs to be\n\t\t\t\tconsulted and if so, whether it was consulted.\n(vii) Whether the final orders\n\t\t\t\tissued agree with the recommendation of APPSC.\n(viii) If not whether orders in\n\t\t\t\tcirculation obtained.\nIII. Awarding Penalties\nIII. Awarding Penalties\n(i) Whether the instructions\n\t\t\t\tissued in U.O. Note. No. 28552/Ser.C/97-1, G.A.(Ser.C) Department\n\t\t\t\tdated 07-05-97, are kept in view while issuing orders.\nYes/No\n(ii) Whether the instructions\n\t\t\t\tissued in U.O.Note.No.1713/Ser.C/66-1 G.A.(Ser.C) Department  Dated \n\t\t\t\t01-07-1966 have been followed or not regarding punishment\n\t\t\t\tawarded.\n(iii) Whether the instructions\n\t\t\t\tvide Memo. No. 1436/Ser.C/80-2 G.A.(Ser.C) Department  dated 07-02-1981\n\t\t\t\thaving been followed while imposing penalty of stoppage of Annual\n\t\t\t\tGrade increment with cumulative effect.\nYes/No\n(iv) Whether the order of penalty\n\t\t\t\tand other papers Communicated to the Delinquent Officer as per\n\t\t\t\tRule 23\nYes/No",
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            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Procedure for imposing major penalties - Inquiry into the charges by disciplinary authority by itself or appointment of Inquiring Authority.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(Memo. No. 46733/Ser.C/99,  General  Administrator  (Ser.E) Department , dated 22-10-1999)\nOrder:",
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            "sort_order": 108
        },
        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Reports of Anti-Corruption Bureau - Dealing of - Instructions - Reiterated.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(U.O. Note No. 1211/Spl.B/99-2, G.A.(Ser.C) Department , dated 23-02-2000)\nRef :\nOrder:\n(i) Part-B of the A.C.B. report should be sent only to the charge framing authority;\n(ii) The Accused Officer is entitled only copies of statement of witnesses received by Anti-Corruption Bureau, provided those witnesses are proposed to be examined in the regular enquiry;\n(iii) The Charge Framing Authority shall not call for the remarks of Heads of Departments or any other Authority on Part-B of the A.C.B. Report except on the procedure being followed as per the instructions issued in the U.O. Note third cited.",
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            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Departmental Inquiries - Further instructions - Issued.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(Circular Memo. No. 24637/Ser.C/2000-2, G.A.(Ser.C) Department , dated 5-9-2000)\nRef :\nOrder:",
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            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Disciplinary Cases - Government Employees convicted by a Court of Law or Special Court for S.P.E. & A.C.B. Cases - Consultation with A.P. Public Service Commission before imposing penalty - Procedure dispensed with - Further instructions - Issued.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(U.O. Note No. 43946/Ser. C/2000-3, G.A.D., dated 12-10-2000)\nRef :\nOrder:",
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        {
            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Disciplinary Cases against Government Employees - Appointment of Departmental Enquiry Officer - Instructions - Issued.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(Circular Memo. No. 58414/Ser. C/2000-4, G.A.D., dated 07-02-2001)\nRef :\nOrder:",
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            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Disciplinary cases against Government employees - Procedural aspects - Comprehensive Check list for use of the disciplinary and inquiry authorities - Communicated.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(Cir. Memo. No. 13673/Ser.C/2002-2, G.A.(Ser-C) Department , dated 05-07-2002)\nOrder:\nCheck List for Disciplinary Cases\nCheck List for Disciplinary Cases\nPart-I - Service Particulars\nPart-I - Service Particulars\n(a) Designation\n(b) Scale of Pay with Stages, Efficiency Bar, etc.\n(c) Pay drawn\n(d) Date from which present pay is drawn\n(e) Date of next increment\n(i) in the post held substantively\n(ii) in the post in which officiating at present\n(b) Amount of monthly pension admissible.\n(c) Amount of monthly pension sanctioned.\n(d) Amount of gratuity admissible/sanctioned.\n(e) Whether pensionary benefits are withheld pending finalisation of disciplinary case/criminal case if so, whether Provisional Pension is sanctioned?\n(b) Authority competent to impose the penalty in respect of post held now.\n(c) Appellate authority at present.\nPart-II Details Of Case\nPart-II Details Of Case\nA.\nMajor Penalty Proceedings.\nMinor Penalty Proceedings.\nTDP COI Dept. I.O.\n(a) Suggested by Vigilance Commission\n(b) Appointed by department\n(ii) Whether depositions of prosecution/defence witnesses recorded?\n(iii) Whether statement of defence of charged officer(s) obtained.\n(iv) Whether copies of relevant documents supplied to charged officer?\n(v) Whether exhibits are marked as-\n(a) Prosecution\n(b) Defence\n(vi) Whether presenting officer submitted any written brief?\n(vii) Whether a copy of the same if any was supplied to charged officer?\n(viii) Whether written brief submitted by charged officer ?\n(i) An introductory para, indicating appointment of I.O. and the dates of hearing.\n(ii) Charges that were framed.\n(iii) Brief statement of the case of disciplinary authority in respect of the charges enquired into.\n(iv) Brief statement of facts and documents admitted.\n(v) Brief statement of the explanation of the Government servant.\n(vi) Assessment of evidence in respect of each point.\n(vii) Finding on each charge\n(i) List of documents produced by the presenting officer.\n(ii) List of documents produced by the Government servant.\n(iii) List of prosecution witnesses.\n(iv) List of defence witnesses.\n(v) Deposition of witnesses in the order in which they were examined.\n(vi) Written statement of defence.\n(vii) Applications if any, filed during the course of inquiry, and orders passed thereon, as also order passed on oral requests made during the inquiry.\n(ii) (a) Whether the disciplinary authority after going through the inquiry report agrees with the findings.\n(b) If any error is noticed, whether the point in which it erred is recorded and did the disciplinary authority ask the same inquiry officer to conduct further inquiry? (there is no provision for denovo enquiry or to conduct fresh enquiry)\n(iii) Whether disciplinary authority exercised its mind in arriving at the findings on the charges and independently arrived at the nature and quantum of punishment?\n(iv) Whether the Andhra Pradesh Vigilance Commission in consulted as per the Scheme of Vigilance Commission ?\n(ii) In case of disagreement with the findings of the Inquiry Authority whether grounds for the same communicated to the charged officer along with the Inquiry Report.\n(iii) Whether representation of the Charged Officer on the findings of the inquiry officer received ?\n(iv) Parawise comments of the disciplinary authority on the representation of the charged officer, if any.\n(v) Whether disciplinary authority has considered the merits of the case and come to the conclusion that a formal penalty is called for.\n(vi) Whether the Andhra Pradesh Vigilance Commission consulted as per the scheme of the Vigilance Commission and advice tendered.\n(vii) Whether orders in circulation to CM obtained in case the Andhra Pradesh Vigilance Commissioner's recommendations were not agreed to.\n(viii) Whether Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission net,d be consulted and if so, whether it was consulted and advice of the APPSC thereon.\n(ix) Whether the final orders issued agreed with the recommendation of APPSC.\n(x) If not whether orders in circulation obtained in consultation with Andhra Pradesh Vigilance Commission.\n(a) Whether the instructions issued in U.O.Note No.28552/Ser.C/97- 1, GA (Ser.C) Department , dated 7-5-1997, are kept in view while issuing orders.\n(b) Whether the instructions issued in U.O.Note 1713/Ser.C/66-1, dated 1-5-1993 have been following or not regarding punishment awarded.\n(c) Whether the instructions vide Memo. No. 1436/Ser.C/80-2, dated 1-5-1993 have been followed while imposing penalty and other papers communicated to the delinquent as per Rule 23.\n(d) Whether the order of penalty and other papers communicated to the delinquent as per Rule 23.\nB. Penalty Under The A.P. Revised Pension Rules, 1980\nB. Penalty Under The A.P. Revised Pension Rules, 1980\n(a) Whether order was issued in the prescribed proforma to the effect that disciplinary proceedings should be instituted/continued under the Revised Pension Rules vide Memo. No. 17757-A/216/Pen.I/94, dated: 24-05-1994 of Fin.Pen.I) Department\n(b) Whether the charge is within the limitation of 4 years as per Rule 9(2)(b)(ii) of R.P.Rs.\n(c) Whether show cause notice issued to the officer indicating precisely the quantum of cut proposed to be made in his operative. (As per note under Rule 9(2) of RPRs)\n(d) Reply of the officer to the aforesaid notice\n(e) Comments on factual or procedural points raised by the officer in his reply.\n(f) Whether APPSC was consulted on the penalty?\nC. In Case Of Disciplinary Inquiry By Tribunal For Disciplinary Proceedings:\nC. In Case Of Disciplinary Inquiry By Tribunal For Disciplinary Proceedings:\n(b) Date of receipt of report from TDP.\n(i) Whether further inquiry by TDP is sought under Rule6 (2)(c) of APCS(DPT) Rules\n(ii) Whether it is proposed to disagree with the findings of the T.D.P.\n(i) agreeing with the findings.\n(ii) disagreeing with findings duly communicating the points of disagreement together with a brief statement of the grounds therefor along with enquiry report.\nD. Disciplinary Action For Penalty In Pursuance Of Conviction In Court Under Rule 25(I) Of C.C.A. Rules.\nD. Disciplinary Action For Penalty In Pursuance Of Conviction In Court Under Rule 25(I) Of C.C.A. Rules.\n(Mere suspension of sentence no bar to levy of penalty under Rule 25(i) of CCA Rules)\nNote: - In case of penalty other than pension cut in pursuance of conviction Department need not consult the APPSC.\nNote:",
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        {
            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Disciplinary cases against Government employees – Departmental Inquiries – Time Schedule to expedite the inquiries - Orders - Reiterated - Issued.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(Memo. No. 51883/Ser.C/2002-2 , G.A..(Ser-D) Department , dated 19-12-2002)\nOrder:\n(a) Fixing date of hearing, inspection of listed documents,\n\t\t\t\tsubmission of list of defence documents and nomination of the a\n\t\t\t\tdefence asst. (if not already nominated).\nWithin two weeks from the date of appointment of the Enquiry\n\t\t\t\tOfficer\n(b) Inspection of documents or submission of list of defence\n\t\t\t\twitnesses/defence of documents or examination of relevancy of\n\t\t\t\tdocuments or witnesses, procuring the additional documents and\n\t\t\t\tsubmission certificates, confirming inspection of additional\n\t\t\t\tdocuments by accused officer or defence assistant.\nTwo Weeks\n(c) Issue of summons to witnesses, fixing the date of regular\n\t\t\t\thearing and arrangements for participation of witnesses in the\n\t\t\t\tregular hearing.\nTwo Weeks\n(d) Regular hearing on day to day basis.\nTwo Weeks\n(e) Submission of written briefs by Presenting Officer and\n\t\t\t\tsubmission of written briefs by Accused Officer/Defence Asst. to\n\t\t\t\tInquiry Officer.\nTwo Weeks\n(f) Submission of Inquiry Report by the Inquiry Officer.\nTwo Weeks",
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            "number": "20",
            "title": "18. Recast of Rule 20 - Instructions for easy and quick understanding of the procedure for imposing major penalties - Regarding.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(Memo. No. 8388/Ser., C/2004, G. A. (Ser. C) Department, dated 12-03-2004)\nRef :\nOrder:\n(a) Copies or relevant extracts of the documents are furnished to the Government servant, along with articles of charges. Additional documents are also furnished to him, as and when they are received. He is also furnished, without asking, a copy of the list of further evidence, proposed to be produced. This will facilitate speedy conduct of disciplinary proceedings.\n(b) Discretions and time limits to the disciplinary authorities, presenting officers, charged government servants etc. are minimized and specified.\n(c) Only Head of the Department or Secretary of the Department concerned will decide whether production of all or any of the documents requisitioned by the Government servant would be against the public interest or security of the State, and not by the lower level officials.\n(d) Government servant can admit the genuineness or otherwise of any of the documents, copies of which have been furnished to him\n(e) Oral and documentary evidence shall not only be produced, but also be recorded, thereby cognizance of the evidence is taken note of and it becomes a part of I he record.\nAnnexure\nAnnexure\n(To Memo. No. 8388/Ser., C/2004, G. A. (Ser. C) Department, dated 12-03-2004)\nOld Rule\nOld Rule\nNew Rule\nNew Rule\nChange in Rule\nChange in Rule\n20. (1) No order imposing any of the penalties\n\t\t\t\t\tspecified in clauses (vi) to (x) of Rule 9 shall be made except\n\t\t\t\t\tafter an enquiry held, as far as may be in the manner provided\n\t\t\t\t\tin this rule and Rule 21 or in the manner provided by the\n\t\t\t\t\tPublicServants (Inquiries) Act, 1850 (Central Act 37 of 1850) or\n\t\t\t\t\tthe Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Disciplinary Proceedings\n\t\t\t\t\tTribunal) Act, 1960 or the Andhra Pradesh Lokayukta and\n\t\t\t\t\tUpa-Lokayukta Act, 1983, where such inquiry is held under the\n\t\t\t\t\tsaid Acts.\n20.\n20. (1) No order imposing any of the penalties\n\t\t\t\t\tspecified in clauses (vi) to (x) of Rule 9 shall be made except\n\t\t\t\t\tafter an inquiry held, as far as may be, in the manner provided\n\t\t\t\t\tin this Rule and Rule 21 or in the manner provided by the Andhra\n\t\t\t\t\tPradesh Civil Services (Disciplinary Proceedings Tribunal) Act,\n\t\t\t\t\t1960 or the Andhra Pradesh Lokayukta and Upa-Lokayukta Act,\n\t\t\t\t\t1983, where such inquiry is held under the said Acts.\n20.\nIn old rule, Public Servants\n\t\t\t\t\t(Inquiries) Act, 1850 is quoted.\nIn new rule, A.P. Civil Services (Classification, Control and\n\t\t\t\t\tAppeal) Rules, 1991 are quoted, as they are quite exhaustive.\n(2) Whenever the disciplinary authority is of the opinion\n\t\t\t\t\tthat there are grounds for inquiring into the truth of any\n\t\t\t\t\timputation of misconduct or misbehaviour against a Government\n\t\t\t\t\tservant, it may itself inquire into, or appoint under this rule\n\t\t\t\t\tor under the provisions of the Public Servants (Inquiries) Act,\n\t\t\t\t\t1850, as the case may be, an authority to inquire into the truth\n\t\t\t\t\tthereof.\n(2) Whenever the Disciplinary Authority is of the opinion\n\t\t\t\t\tthat there are grounds for inquiring into the truth of any\n\t\t\t\t\timputation of misconduct or misbehaviour against a Government\n\t\t\t\t\tServant, it may itself inquiry into, or appoint under this Rule,\n\t\t\t\t\tas the case may be, authority to inquire into the truth thereof.\nIn old rule, Public Servants\n\t\t\t\t\t(Inquiries) Act, 1850 is quoted.\nIn new rule, A.P. Civil Services (Classification, Control and\n\t\t\t\t\tAppeal) Rules, 1991 are quoted, as they are quite exhaustive.\nExplanation :— Where the disciplinary authority\n\t\t\t\t\titself holds the inquiry, any reference in sub-rule (7) to\n\t\t\t\t\tsub-rule (20) and in sub-rule (22) to the inquiring authority\n\t\t\t\t\tshall be construed as a reference to the disciplinary authority.\nExplanation\nExplanation :— Where the Disciplinary Authority\n\t\t\t\t\titself holds the inquiry, any reference to the Inquiring\n\t\t\t\t\tAuthority shall be construed as a reference to the Disciplinary\n\t\t\t\t\tAuthority.\nExplanation\n(3) Where it is proposed to hold\n\t\t\t\t\tan inquiry against a Government servant under this rule and Rule\n\t\t\t\t\t21, the disciplinary authority or the cadre controlling\n\t\t\t\t\tauthority who is not designated as disciplinary authority and\n\t\t\t\t\twho is subordinate to the appointing authority can draw up or\n\t\t\t\t\tcause to be drawn up-\n(i) the\n\t\t\t\t\tsubstance of the imputations of misconduct or misbehaviour into\n\t\t\t\t\tdefinite and distinct articles of charge;\n(ii) a\n\t\t\t\t\tstatement of the imputations of misconduct or misbehaviour in\n\t\t\t\t\tsupport of each article of charge, which shall contain :\n(a) a\n\t\t\t\t\tstatement of all relevant acts including any admission or\n\t\t\t\t\tconfession made by the Government servant;\n(b) a list of documents by which,\n\t\t\t\t\tand a list of witnesses by whom, the articles of charge are\n\t\t\t\t\tproposed to be sustained.\n(3) Where it is proposed to hold\n\t\t\t\t\tan inquiry against a Government Servant under this Rule and Rule\n\t\t\t\t\t21, the Disciplinary Authority or the Cadre Controlling\n\t\t\t\t\tAuthority who is not designated as Disciplinary Authority and\n\t\t\t\t\twho is subordinate to the Appointing Authority can draw up or\n\t\t\t\t\tcause to be drawn up-\n(i) The substance of the\n\t\t\t\t\timputations of misconduct or misbehaviour into definite and\n\t\t\t\t\tdistinct articles of charge.\n(ii) A statement of the\n\t\t\t\t\timputations of misconduct or misbehaviour in support of each\n\t\t\t\t\tarticle of charge, which shall contain\n(a) A statement of all relevant\n\t\t\t\t\tfacts including any; admission or confession made by the\n\t\t\t\t\tGovernment Servant.\n(b) Copies of documents by which and copies of statements of\n\t\t\t\t\twitnesses by whom, the articles of charge are proposed to be\n\t\t\t\t\tsustained.\nIn old rule, only list of\n\t\t\t\t\tdocuments are furnished to the Government Servant.\nIn new rule, copies of relevant extracts of the documents are\n\t\t\t\t\tfurnished to the Government Servant, along with articles of\n\t\t\t\t\tcharges, so as to facilitate speedy conduct of disciplinary\n\t\t\t\t\tproceedings.\nNote :— Where the documents are voluminous,\n\t\t\t\t\trelevant extracts of the documents may be furnished to the\n\t\t\t\t\tGovernment Servant.\nNote\n(4) The disciplinary authority shall deliver or cause to be\n\t\t\t\t\tdelivered by the Government servant a copy of the articles of\n\t\t\t\t\tcharge, the statement of the imputations of misconduct or\n\t\t\t\t\tmisbehaviour and a list of documents and witnesses by which each\n\t\t\t\t\tarticle of charges is proposed to be sustained and shall require\n\t\t\t\t\tthe Government servant to submit, within such time as may be\n\t\t\t\t\tspecified, a written statement of his defence and to state\n\t\t\t\t\twhether he desires to be heard in person.\n(4) The Disciplinary Authority shall deliver or cause to be\n\t\t\t\t\tdelivered to the Government Servant a copy of the articles of\n\t\t\t\t\tcharge, the statement of the imputations of misconduct or\n\t\t\t\t\tmisbehaviour and copies of the statements of witnesses by which\n\t\t\t\t\teach article of charge is proposed to be sustained and shall\n\t\t\t\t\trequire the Government Servant to appear before the Disciplinary\n\t\t\t\t\tAuthority on such day and at such time NOT EXCEEDING TEN WORKING\n\t\t\t\t\tDAYS and submit a written statement of his defence and to state\n\t\t\t\t\twhether he desires to be heard in person.\nIn old rule, the time limit,\n\t\t\t\t\twithin which, a charged officer has to submit his written\n\t\t\t\t\tstatement of defence, was left to the discretion of the\n\t\t\t\t\tDisciplinary Authority.\nIn new rule, the Disciplinary Authority cannot give more than\n\t\t\t\t\tthen working days to the charged officer to submit a written\n\t\t\t\t\tstatement in his defence.\n(5) (a) On receipt of the written statement of defence, the\n\t\t\t\t\tdisciplinary authority may itself inquire into such of the\n\t\t\t\t\tarticles of charge as are not admitted, or, if it considers it\n\t\t\t\t\tnecessary so to do, appoint under sub-rule (2), an inquiring\n\t\t\t\t\tauthority for the purpose, and where all the articles of charge\n\t\t\t\t\thave been admitted by the Government servant in his written\n\t\t\t\t\tstatement of defence, the disciplinary authority shall record\n\t\t\t\t\tits findings on each charge after taking such evidence as it may\n\t\t\t\t\tthink fit and shall act in the manner laid down in Rule 21;\n(5) (a) On the date fixed for appearance, the Government\n\t\t\t\t\tServant shall submit the written statement of his defence. He\n\t\t\t\t\tshall be questioned whether he pleads guilty to the charges or\n\t\t\t\t\tnot and if he pleads guilty to all or any of the articles of\n\t\t\t\t\tcharges, the Disciplinary Authority shall record the plea and\n\t\t\t\t\tobtain the signature of the Government Servant thereon.\nIn old rule, the Government\n\t\t\t\t\tServant shall appear in person before the Inquiring Authority\n\t\t\t\t\twithin fifteen working days to submit whether he pleads guilty\n\t\t\t\t\tto the charges or not and also the written statement of defence,\n\t\t\t\t\tetc.\nIn new rule, the time limit is reduced and the Disciplinary\n\t\t\t\t\tAuthority gives not exceeding ten working days for submission of\n\t\t\t\t\twritten statement of defence.\n(7) The Government Servant shall appear in person before the\n\t\t\t\t\tinquiring authority on such day and at such time within fifteen\n\t\t\t\t\tworking days from the date of receipt by him of the articles of\n\t\t\t\t\tcharge and the statement of the imputations of misconduct or\n\t\t\t\t\tmisbehaviour, as the inquiring authority may, by a notice in\n\t\t\t\t\twriting, specify in this behalf or within such further time, not\n\t\t\t\t\texceeding fifteen days, as the inquiring authority may allow.\n(9) If the Government Servant who has not admitted any of the\n\t\t\t\t\tarticles of charge in his written statement of defence or has\n\t\t\t\t\tnot submitted any written statement of defence, appears before\n\t\t\t\t\tthe inquiring authority, such authority shall ask him whether he\n\t\t\t\t\tis guilty or has any defence to make and if he pleads guilty to\n\t\t\t\t\tany of the articles of charge, the inquiring authority shall\n\t\t\t\t\trecord the plea, sign the record and obtain the signature of the\n\t\t\t\t\tGovernment Servant thereon.\n(10)The inquiring authority shall return a findings of guilty\n\t\t\t\t\tin respect of these articles of charge to which the Government\n\t\t\t\t\tServant pleads guilty.\n(5) (b) If no written statement\n\t\t\t\t\tof defence is submitted by the Government servant, the\n\t\t\t\t\tdisciplinary authority may itself inquire into the articles of\n\t\t\t\t\tcharge or may, if it considers it necessary to do so, appoint,\n\t\t\t\t\tunder sub-rule (2) an inquiring authority for the purpose;\n(5) (c) Where the disciplinary\n\t\t\t\t\tauthority itself inquires into any article of charge or appoints\n\t\t\t\t\ta inquiring authority for holding an inquiry into such charge,\n\t\t\t\t\tit may, by an order, appoint a Government servant or a legal\n\t\t\t\t\tpractitioner, to be known as the \"Presenting Officer\"\n\t\t\t\t\tto present on its behalf the case in support of the articles of\n\t\t\t\t\tcharge.\n(7) The Government Servant shall\n\t\t\t\t\tappear in person before the inquiring authority on such day and\n\t\t\t\t\tat such time within fifteen working days from the date of\n\t\t\t\t\treceipt by him of the articles of charge and the statement of\n\t\t\t\t\tthe imputations of misconduct or misbehaviour, as the inquiring\n\t\t\t\t\tauthority may, by a notice in writing, specify in this behalf or\n\t\t\t\t\twithin such further time, not exceeding fifteen days, as the\n\t\t\t\t\tinquiring authority may allow.\n(9) If the Government Servant who has not admitted any of the\n\t\t\t\t\tarticles of charge in his written statement of defence or has\n\t\t\t\t\tnot submitted any written statement of defence, appears before\n\t\t\t\t\tthe inquiring authority, such authority shall ask him whether he\n\t\t\t\t\tis guilty or has any defence to make and if he pleads guilty to\n\t\t\t\t\tany of the articles of charge, the inquiring authority shall\n\t\t\t\t\trecord the plea, sign the record and obtain the signature of the\n\t\t\t\t\tGovernment Servant thereon.\n(5) (b) Where the Government Servant appears before the\n\t\t\t\t\tDisciplinary Authority and pleads not guilty to the charges or\n\t\t\t\t\trefuses or omits to plead, the Disciplinary Authority shall\n\t\t\t\t\trecord the plea and obtain signature of the Government Servant\n\t\t\t\t\tthereon may decide to hold the inquiry itself or if it consider\n\t\t\t\t\tnecessary to do so appoint a serving or retired Government\n\t\t\t\t\tServant as Inquiring Authority for holding the inquiry into the\n\t\t\t\t\tcharges and also appoint a Government Servant as Presenting\n\t\t\t\t\tOfficer to present the case in support of the articles of charge\n\t\t\t\t\tand adjourn the case to a date not exceeding five days for the\n\t\t\t\t\tsaid purpose.\nIn old rule, the Disciplinary\n\t\t\t\t\tAuthority appoints an Inquiring Authority.\nIn new rule, the Disciplinary\n\t\t\t\t\tAuthority appoints a serving or retired Government Servant as\n\t\t\t\t\tInquiring Authority.\nIn old rule, the Inquiring\n\t\t\t\t\tAuthority may give further time not exceeding fifteen days to\n\t\t\t\t\tthe Government Servant to appear in person before the Inquiring\n\t\t\t\t\tAuthority to submit whether he pleads guilty to the charges or\n\t\t\t\t\tnot and also the written statement of defence, etc.\nIn New Rule, the time limit is reduced and the Inquiring\n\t\t\t\t\tAuthority can give to a Government Servant a further time not\n\t\t\t\t\texceeding five days.\n(5) (b) If no written statement of defence is submitted by\n\t\t\t\t\tthe Government servant, the disciplinary authority may itself\n\t\t\t\t\tinquire into the articles of charge or may, if it considers it\n\t\t\t\t\tnecessary to do so, appoint, under sub-rule (2) an inquiring\n\t\t\t\t\tauthority for the purpose;\n(5)(c) On the date so fixed, the\n\t\t\t\t\tDisciplinary Authority shall by an order appoint the Inquiring\n\t\t\t\t\tAuthority and shall also appoint a Government Servant as\n\t\t\t\t\tPresenting Officer to present the case in support of the\n\t\t\t\t\tarticles of charge.\nProvided that the Disciplinary Authority may if it considers\n\t\t\t\t\tnecessary having regard to the facts and circumstances of the\n\t\t\t\t\tcase, appoint a Legal Practitioner or a legally trained\n\t\t\t\t\tGovernment Servant as Presenting Officer.\nIn Old Rule, the Disciplinary\n\t\t\t\t\tAuthority appoints a Government Servant or a Legal Practitioner\n\t\t\t\t\tto be known as Presenting Officer to present on its behalf the\n\t\t\t\t\tcase in support of the articles of charge.\nIn New Rule, Disciplinary Authority can appoint a Government\n\t\t\t\t\tServant or a Legal Practitioner or a legally trained Government\n\t\t\t\t\tServant as Presenting Officer.\n(5) (c) Where the disciplinary authority itself inquires into\n\t\t\t\t\tany article of charge or appoints a inquiring authority for\n\t\t\t\t\tholding an inquiry into such charge, it may, by an order,\n\t\t\t\t\tappoint a Government servant or a legal practitioner, to be\n\t\t\t\t\tknown as the \"Presenting Officer\" to present on its\n\t\t\t\t\tbehalf the case in support of the articles of charge.\n(8)(a) The Government Servant may take the assistance of any\n\t\t\t\t\tother Government Servant to present the case on his behalf, but\n\t\t\t\t\tmy not engage a legal practitioner for the purpose unless the\n\t\t\t\t\tPresenting Officer appointed by the disciplinary authority is a\n\t\t\t\t\tlegal practitioner, or, the disciplinary authority, having\n\t\t\t\t\tregard to the circumstances of the case so permits.\nProvided further that the Government Servant may take the\n\t\t\t\t\tassistance of any other Government Servant posted at any other\n\t\t\t\t\tstation, if the inquiring authority having regard to the\n\t\t\t\t\tcircumstances of the case, and for reasons to be recorded in\n\t\t\t\t\twriting, so permits.\nNote (1): — The Government Servant shall\n\t\t\t\t\tnot take the assistance of any other Government Servant who has\n\t\t\t\t\tpending two disciplinary cases on hand in which he has to give\n\t\t\t\t\tassistance.\nNote (1):\nNote (2): — The Government Servant shall\n\t\t\t\t\tnot take the assistance of any other Government Servant who is\n\t\t\t\t\tdealing in his official capacity with the case of inquiry\n\t\t\t\t\trelating to the Government Servant charged.\nNote (2):\n(8) (a) The Government Servant may take the assistance\n\t\t\t\t\tof any other Government Servant to present the case on his\n\t\t\t\t\tbehalf, but may not engage a legal practitioner for the purpose\n\t\t\t\t\tunless the Presenting Officer appointed by the disciplinary\n\t\t\t\t\tauthority is a legal practitioner, or, the disciplinary\n\t\t\t\t\tauthority, having regard to the circumstances of the case so\n\t\t\t\t\tpermits :\n(8)\n(5)(d) The Disciplinary Authority shall serve copies of the\n\t\t\t\t\torders appointing the Inquiring Authority and the Presenting\n\t\t\t\t\tOfficer on the Government Servant and inform him that he may\n\t\t\t\t\ttake the assistance of any other Government Servant to present\n\t\t\t\t\tthe case on his behalf, but he may not engage a Legal\n\t\t\t\t\tPractitioner for the purpose unless the Presenting Officer\n\t\t\t\t\tappointed by the Disciplinary Authority is a Legal Practitioner\n\t\t\t\t\tor a legally trained Government Servant.\nIn Old Rule, no Government Servant dealing in his official\n\t\t\t\t\tcapacity with the case of inquiry relating to the person\n\t\t\t\t\tcharged, shall be permitted by the Inquiry Officer to appear on\n\t\t\t\t\tbehalf of the person charged before the Inquiry Officer.\nProvided that no member of service dealing in his official\n\t\t\t\t\tcapacity with the case of inquiry relating to the person charged\n\t\t\t\t\tshall be permitted by the inquiry officer or by any officer to\n\t\t\t\t\twhom an appeal may be preferred to appear on behalf of the\n\t\t\t\t\tperson charged before the enquiry officer;\nProvided that no Government Servant dealing in his official\n\t\t\t\t\tcapacity with the case of inquiry relating to the person charged\n\t\t\t\t\tor any Officer to whom an appeal may be preferred shall be\n\t\t\t\t\tpermitted by the Inquiring Authority to appear on behalf of the\n\t\t\t\t\tperson charged before the Inquiry Authority.\nIn New Rule, neither the Government Servant, who in his\n\t\t\t\t\tofficial capacity dealing with the case of inquiry relating to\n\t\t\t\t\tthe person charged, nor an Officer, to whom an appeal may be\n\t\t\t\t\tpreferred, shall be permitted by the Inquiry Officer to appear\n\t\t\t\t\ton behalf of the person charged before the Inquiry Officer.\nProvided further that the Government Servant may take the\n\t\t\t\t\tassistance of any other Government Servant posted at any other\n\t\t\t\t\tstation, if the inquiring authority having regard to the\n\t\t\t\t\tcircumstances of the case, and for reasons to be recorded in\n\t\t\t\t\twriting, so permits.\nProvided further that the Government Servant may take the\n\t\t\t\t\tassistance of any other Government Servant posted at any other\n\t\t\t\t\tstation, if the Inquiring Authority having regard to the\n\t\t\t\t\tcircumstances of the case, and for reasons to be recorded in\n\t\t\t\t\twriting so permits.\nNote (1) :- The Government Servant shall not\n\t\t\t\t\ttake the assistance of any other Government Servant who has\n\t\t\t\t\tpending two disciplinary cases on hand in which he has to give\n\t\t\t\t\tassistance.\nNote (1)\nNote (1): - The Government Servant shall not\n\t\t\t\t\ttake the assistance of any other Government Servant who has\n\t\t\t\t\tpending two disciplinary cases on hand in which he has to give\n\t\t\t\t\tassistance.\nNote (1):\nNote (2) :- The Government Servant shall not\n\t\t\t\t\ttake the assistance of any other Government Servant who is\n\t\t\t\t\tdealing in his official capacity with the case of inquiry\n\t\t\t\t\trelating to the Government Servant charged.\nNote (2)\nNote (2): - The Government Servant shall not\n\t\t\t\t\ttake the assistance of any other Government Servant who is\n\t\t\t\t\tdealing in his official capacity with the case of inquiry\n\t\t\t\t\trelating to the Government Servant charged.\nNote (2):\n(b) The Government Servant may also take the assistance of a\n\t\t\t\t\tretired Government Servant to present the case on his behalf,\n\t\t\t\t\tsubject to such conditions as may be specified by the Government\n\t\t\t\t\tfrom time to time by general or special order in this behalf.\nThe Government Servant may also take the assistance of a\n\t\t\t\t\tRetired Government Servant to present the case on his behalf,\n\t\t\t\t\tsubject to such conditions as may be specified by the Government\n\t\t\t\t\tfrom time to time by general or special order in his behalf.\n(11) The inquiring authority shall, if the government Servant\n\t\t\t\t\tfails to appear within the specified time or refuses or omits to\n\t\t\t\t\tplead, require the Presenting Officer to produce the evidence by\n\t\t\t\t\twhich he proposes to prove the articles of charge, and shall\n\t\t\t\t\tadjourn the case to a later date not exceeding thirty days,\n\t\t\t\t\tafter recording an order that the Government Servant may, for\n\t\t\t\t\tthe purpose of preparing his defence :\n(5)(e) The Disciplinary Authority shall inform the Government\n\t\t\t\t\tServant to submit within five days a list of documents, which he\n\t\t\t\t\trequires to be discovered or produced by Government Servant for\n\t\t\t\t\tthe purpose of his defence indicating the relevance of the\n\t\t\t\t\tdocuments so required.\nIn Old Rule, the Inquiring\n\t\t\t\t\tAuthority can give a time not exceeding ten days to the\n\t\t\t\t\tGovernment Servant, to furnish a list of documents, which he\n\t\t\t\t\trequires to be discovered or produced, for the purpose of\n\t\t\t\t\tpreparing his defence.\nIn New Rule, the time limit is reduced and the Disciplinary\n\t\t\t\t\tAuthority shall inform the Government Servant to submit within\n\t\t\t\t\tfive days a list documents.\n(i) inspect within five days of\n\t\t\t\t\tthe order or within such further time not exceeding five days as\n\t\t\t\t\tthe inquiring authority may allow, the documents specified in\n\t\t\t\t\tthe list referred to sub-rule (3),\n(ii) submit a list of witnesses\n\t\t\t\t\tto be examined on his behalf,\nNote :- If the Government Servant applies\n\t\t\t\t\torally or in writing for the supply of copies of the Statement\n\t\t\t\t\tof witnesses mentioned in the list referred to in sub-rule (3),\n\t\t\t\t\tthe inquiring authority shall furnish him with such copies as\n\t\t\t\t\tearly as possible and in any case not later than three days\n\t\t\t\t\tbefore the commencement of the examination of the witnesses on\n\t\t\t\t\tbehalf of the disciplinary authority.\nNote\n(iii) give a notice within ten\n\t\t\t\t\tdays of the order or within such further time not exceeding ten\n\t\t\t\t\tdays as the inquiring authority may allow for the discovery or\n\t\t\t\t\tproduction of any documents which are in the possession of\n\t\t\t\t\tGovernment but not mentioned in the list referred to in sub-rule\n\t\t\t\t\t(3).\nNote :- The Government servant shall indicate\n\t\t\t\t\tthe relevance of the documents required by him to be discovered\n\t\t\t\t\tor produced by the Government.\nNote\n(12) The inquiring authority\n\t\t\t\t\tshall, on receipt of the notice for the discovery or production\n\t\t\t\t\tof documents, forward the same or copies thereof to the\n\t\t\t\t\tauthority in whose custody or possession the documents are kept,\n\t\t\t\t\twith a requisition for the production of the documents by such\n\t\t\t\t\tdate as may be specified in such requisition :\nProvided that the inquiring authority may, for reasons to be\n\t\t\t\t\trecorded by it in writing, refuse to requisition such of the\n\t\t\t\t\tdocuments as are, in its opinion, not relevant to the case.\n(5)(f) The Disciplinary Authority may for reasons to be\n\t\t\t\t\trecorded in writing refuse to requisition such of the documents\n\t\t\t\t\tas are, in its opinion, not relevant to the case.\nIn Old Rule, the Inquiring\n\t\t\t\t\tAuthority may refuse to requisition such of the documents not\n\t\t\t\t\trelevant to the case.\nIn New Rule, instead of the inquiring Authority, it is now\n\t\t\t\t\tconfined to the Disciplinary Authority to refuse to requisition\n\t\t\t\t\tsuch of the documents not relevant to thecase.\n(12)The inquiring authority shall, on receipt of the notice\n\t\t\t\t\tfor the discovery or production of documents, forward the same\n\t\t\t\t\tor copies thereof to the authority in whose custody or\n\t\t\t\t\tpossession the documents are kept, with a requisition for the\n\t\t\t\t\tproduction of the documents by such date as may be specified in\n\t\t\t\t\tsuch requisition :\n(5)(g) The Disciplinary Authority shall on receipt of the\n\t\t\t\t\tnotice for the discovery or production of documents, forward the\n\t\t\t\t\tsame or copies thereof to the authority in whose custody or\n\t\t\t\t\tpossession the documents are kept with a requisition for the\n\t\t\t\t\tproduction of the documents by such date as may be specified in\n\t\t\t\t\tsuch requisition.\nIn old rule, the Inquiring\n\t\t\t\t\tAuthority can requisition for the production of the documents.\nIn new rule, only the Disciplinary Authority on receipt of\n\t\t\t\t\tthe notice can requisition for the production of the documents.\nProvided that the inquiring authority may, for reasons to be\n\t\t\t\t\trecorded by it in writing, refuse to requisition such of the\n\t\t\t\t\tdocuments as are, in its opinion, not relevant to the case.\n(13) On receipt of the requisition preferred to in sub-rule\n\t\t\t\t\t(12) every authority having the custody or possession of the\n\t\t\t\t\trequisitioned documents, shall produce the same before the\n\t\t\t\t\tinquiring authority, and the requisitioning of the documents can\n\t\t\t\t\tbe done either on the instance of the member of service or by\n\t\t\t\t\tthe inquiring authority suo motu :\n(5)(h) On receipt of the requisition referred to in sub rule\n\t\t\t\t\t(5)(g), every authority having the custody or possession of the\n\t\t\t\t\trequisitioned documents shall produce the same before the\n\t\t\t\t\tDisciplinary Authority.\nIn old rule, the custodian or\n\t\t\t\t\tany authority produces the requisitioned documents before the\n\t\t\t\t\tInquiring Authority.\nIn new rule, the custodian or any authority produces the\n\t\t\t\t\trequisitioned documents only before the Disciplinary Authority.\nProvided that if the authority having the custody or\n\t\t\t\t\tpossession of the requisitioned documents is satisfied for\n\t\t\t\t\treasons to be recorded by it in writing that the production of\n\t\t\t\t\tall or any of such documents would be against the public\n\t\t\t\t\tinterest or security of the State, shall submit the fact to the\n\t\t\t\t\tHead of Department, or to the Secretary of the Department\n\t\t\t\t\tconcerned for a decision in the matter. Such decision shall be\n\t\t\t\t\tinformed to the inquiring authority, and the inquiring authority\n\t\t\t\t\tshall on being so informed, communicate the information to the\n\t\t\t\t\tGovernment servant and withdraw the requisition made by it for\n\t\t\t\t\tthe production or discovery of such documents.\nProvided that if the authority having the custody or\n\t\t\t\t\tpossession of the requisitioned documents is satisfied for\n\t\t\t\t\treasons to be recorded by it in writing that the production of\n\t\t\t\t\tall or any such documents would be against the public interest\n\t\t\t\t\tor security of the State, shall submit the fact to the Head of\n\t\t\t\t\tDepartment or to the Secretary of the Department concerned for a\n\t\t\t\t\tdecision in the matter. Such decision shall be informed to the\n\t\t\t\t\tDisciplinary Authority and the Disciplinary Authority shall on\n\t\t\t\t\tbeing so informed, communicate the information to the Government\n\t\t\t\t\tServant and withdraw the requisition made by it for the\n\t\t\t\t\tproduction or discovery of such documents.\nIn old rule, a custodian or any\n\t\t\t\t\tauthority can inform the Inquiring Authority that the production\n\t\t\t\t\tof all or any of the requisitioned documents would be against\n\t\t\t\t\tthe public interest of security\nIn new rule, a custodian or any authority can submit that the\n\t\t\t\t\tproduction of all or any such requisitioned documents would be\n\t\t\t\t\tagainst the public interest or security of the State, to the\n\t\t\t\t\tHead of the Department or to the Secretary of the Department\n\t\t\t\t\tconcerned for a dedsion in the matter. The Disciplinary\n\t\t\t\t\tAuthority, in turn communicates the information to the\n\t\t\t\t\tGovernment Servant to withdraw the requisition for production or\n\t\t\t\t\tdiscovery of the documents.\n(20) If the Government (6) servant to whom a copy of the\n\t\t\t\t\tarticles of charge has been delivered, does not submit the\n\t\t\t\t\twritten statement of defence on or before the date specified for\n\t\t\t\t\tthe purpose or does not appear in person before the inquiring\n\t\t\t\t\tauthority otherwise fails or refuses to comply with the\n\t\t\t\t\tprovisions of this rule, the inquiring authority may hold the\n\t\t\t\t\tinquiry ex-parte.",
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            "title": "6. Where the Government Servant to whom a copy of the article\n\t\t\t\t\tof charge has been delivered does not submit the written\n\t\t\t\t\tstatement of defence on or before the date specified for the\n\t\t\t\t\tpurpose or does not appear in person before the Disciplinary\n\t\t\t\t\tAuthority, the Disciplinary Authority may decide to hold the\n\t\t\t\t\tinquiry ex-parte or if it considers necessary so to do,\n\t\t\t\t\tappoint an Inquiry Authority for die purpose.",
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            "content": "In old rule, if the Government\n\t\t\t\t\tServant does not submit or dies not appear or refuses to comply\n\t\t\t\t\twith these rules, the Inquiring Authority may hold the inquiry ex-parte.\nIn new rule, the Disciplinary Authority may decide to hold\n\t\t\t\t\tthe inquiry ex-parte or if it considers necessary so to do,\n\t\t\t\t\tappoint an Inquiring Authority for the purpose.\n(6) The disciplinary authority\n\t\t\t\t\t(7) shall, where it is not the inquiring authority, forward to\n\t\t\t\t\tthe inquiring authority-\n(i) a copy\n\t\t\t\t\tof the articles of charge and the statement of the imputations\n\t\t\t\t\tof misconduct or misbehaviour;\n(ii) a copy\n\t\t\t\t\tof the written statement of defence, if any submitted by the\n\t\t\t\t\tGovernment Servant;\n(iii) a\n\t\t\t\t\tcopy of the statements of witnesses, if any, referred to in\n\t\t\t\t\tsub-rule (3).\n(iv)\n\t\t\t\t\tevidence proving the delivery of the documents referred to in\n\t\t\t\t\tsub-rule (3) to the Government Servant; and\n(v) A copy of the order\n\t\t\t\t\tappointing the \"Presenting Officer\".\n7. (a) The Disciplinary\n\t\t\t\t\tAuthority shall, where it is not the Inquiring Authority,\n\t\t\t\t\tforward to the Inquiring Authority.\n(i) a copy\n\t\t\t\t\tof the articles of charge and the statement of the imputations\n\t\t\t\t\tof misconduct or misbehaviour;\n(ii) a copy\n\t\t\t\t\tof the written statement of defence, if any submitted by the\n\t\t\t\t\tGovernment Servant;\n(iii)\n\t\t\t\t\tCopies of the Statements of Witnesses, referred to in sub-rule\n\t\t\t\t\t(3);\n(iv) Copies\n\t\t\t\t\tof documents referred to in sub-rule (3);\n(v)\n\t\t\t\t\tEvidence proving the delivery of copies of the documents\n\t\t\t\t\treferred to in sub-rule (3) to the Government Servant; and\n(vi)A copy of the order\n\t\t\t\t\tappointing the \"Presenting Officer\".\nIn old rule, the Disciplinary\n\t\t\t\t\tAuthority, where it is not the Inquiry Authority, was not\n\t\t\t\t\tforwarding to the Inquiring Authority copies of documents\n\t\t\t\t\treferred to in sub-rule (3).\nIn new rule, the Disciplinary Authority shall, where it is\n\t\t\t\t\tnot the Inquiry Authority, forward to the Inquiring Authority\n\t\t\t\t\tcopies of documents referred to in sub-rule (3).\n(6) The disciplinary authority\n\t\t\t\t\tshall, where it is not the inquiring authority, forward to the\n\t\t\t\t\tinquiring authority-\n(i) a copy\n\t\t\t\t\tof the articles of charge and the statement of the imputations\n\t\t\t\t\tof misconduct or misbehaviour;\n(ii) a copy\n\t\t\t\t\tof the written statement of defence, if any submitted by the\n\t\t\t\t\tGovernment Servant;\n(iii) a\n\t\t\t\t\tcopy of the statements of witnesses, if any, referred to in\n\t\t\t\t\tsub-rule (3).\n(iv)\n\t\t\t\t\tevidence proving the delivery of the documents referred to in\n\t\t\t\t\tsub-rule (3) to the Government Servant; and\n(v) a copy of the order\n\t\t\t\t\tappointing the \"Presenting Officer\".\n(7)(b) The Disciplinary Authority shall also forward to the\n\t\t\t\t\tInquiring Authority documents received under sub-rule (5)(h) as\n\t\t\t\t\tand when they are received.\nIn old rule the Disciplinary\n\t\t\t\t\tAuthority shall, where it is not the Inquiring Authority, was\n\t\t\t\t\tnot forwarding to the Inquiring Authority, copies of further\n\t\t\t\t\tdocuments requisitioned.\nIn new rule, the Disciplinary Authority shall, where it is\n\t\t\t\t\tnot the inquiry authority, forward to the Inquiring Authority,\n\t\t\t\t\tnot only copies of documents referred to in sub-rule (3), but\n\t\t\t\t\talso further documents received under sub-rule (5)(h), as and\n\t\t\t\t\twhen they are received.\n(7) The Government Servant shall\n\t\t\t\t\tappear in person before the inquiring authority on such day and\n\t\t\t\t\tat such time within fifteen working days from the date of\n\t\t\t\t\treceipt by him of the articles of charge and the statement of\n\t\t\t\t\tthe imputations of misconduct or misbehaviour, as the inquiring\n\t\t\t\t\tauthority may, by a notice in writing, specify in this behalf or\n\t\t\t\t\twithin such further time, not exceeding fifteen days, as the\n\t\t\t\t\tinquiring authority may allow.\n(7) The Government Servant shall appear in person before the\n\t\t\t\t\tinquiring authority on such day and at such time within fifteen\n\t\t\t\t\tworking days from the date of receipt by him of the articles of\n\t\t\t\t\tcharge and the statement of the imputations of misconduct or\n\t\t\t\t\tmisbehaviour, as the inquiring authority may, by a notice in\n\t\t\t\t\twriting, specify in this behalf or within such further time, not\n\t\t\t\t\texceeding fifteen days, as the inquiring authority may allow.\n(8) After receiving the documents mentioned under sub-rule\n\t\t\t\t\t(7) (a), the Inquiring Authority shall issue a notice in writing\n\t\t\t\t\tto the Presenting Officer and also to the Government Servant to\n\t\t\t\t\tappear before him on such day and at such time and place\n\t\t\t\t\tspecified by him which shall not exceed ten days.\nIn old rule, the Inquiring\n\t\t\t\t\tAuthority may require the Presenting Officer to produce the\n\t\t\t\t\tevidence, by which he proposes to prove the articles of charges\n\t\t\t\t\tand may adjourn the case to a later date not exceeding thirty\n\t\t\t\t\tdays.\nIn new rule, the time limit is reduced and the Inquiring\n\t\t\t\t\tAuthority may adjourn the case to a date not exceeding ten days.\n(9) (a) The Presenting Officer and Government and Government\n\t\t\t\t\tServant shall appear before the Inquiring Authority on the date\n\t\t\t\t\tfixed under sub-rule (8).\nIn old rule, the Government Servant shall appear in person\n\t\t\t\t\tbefore the Inquiring Authority within not exceeding thirty days.\nIn new rule, the time limit is reduced; and, not only the\n\t\t\t\t\tGovernment Servant but also the Presenting Officer shall appear\n\t\t\t\t\tbefore the Inquiring Authority, in not exceeding ten days.\n(11) The inquiring authority\n\t\t\t\t\tshall, if the government Servant fails to appear within the\n\t\t\t\t\tspecified time or refuses or omits to plead, require the\n\t\t\t\t\tPresenting Officer to produce the evidence by which he proposes\n\t\t\t\t\tto prove the articles of charge, and shall adjourn the case to a\n\t\t\t\t\tlater date not exceeding thirty days, after recording an order\n\t\t\t\t\tthat the Government Servant may, for the purpose of preparing\n\t\t\t\t\this defence :\n(i) inspect\n\t\t\t\t\twithin five days of the order or within such further time not\n\t\t\t\t\texceeding five days as the inquiring authority may allow, the\n\t\t\t\t\tdocuments specified in the list referred to sub-rule (3).\n(ii) submit\n\t\t\t\t\ta list of witnesses to be examined on his behalf,\nNote : - If the Government\n\t\t\t\t\tServant applies orally or in writing for the supply of copies of\n\t\t\t\t\tthe Statement of witnesses mentioned in the list referred to in\n\t\t\t\t\tsub-rule (3), the inquiring authority shall furnish him with\n\t\t\t\t\tsuch copies as early as possible and in any case not later than\n\t\t\t\t\tthree days before the commencement of the examination of the\n\t\t\t\t\twitnesses on behalf of the disciplinary authority.\nNote :\n(iii) give\n\t\t\t\t\ta notice within ten days of the order or within such further\n\t\t\t\t\ttime not exceeding ten days as the inquiring authority may allow\n\t\t\t\t\tfor the discovery or production of any documents which are in\n\t\t\t\t\tthe possession of Government but not mentioned in the list\n\t\t\t\t\treferred to in sub-rule (3).\nNote :- The Government servant shall indicate\n\t\t\t\t\tthe relevance of the documents required by him to be discovered\n\t\t\t\t\tor produced by the Government.\nNote\n(9) (b) If the Government Servant informs the Inquiring\n\t\t\t\t\tAuthority that he wishes to inspect the documents mentioned\n\t\t\t\t\tsub-rule (3) for the purpose of preparing his defence, the\n\t\t\t\t\tInquiring Authority shall order that he may inspect the\n\t\t\t\t\tdocuments within five days and the Presenting Officer shall\n\t\t\t\t\tarrange for the inspection accordingly.\nIn old rule, the Inquiring\n\t\t\t\t\tAuthority may allow the Government Servant to inspect within not\n\t\t\t\t\texceeding ten days to inspect the documents for the purpose of\n\t\t\t\t\tpreparing his defence.\nIn new rule, the time limit is reduced and the Inquiring\n\t\t\t\t\tAuthority shall order that the Government Servant may inspect\n\t\t\t\t\tthe documents within five days; and, the Presenting Officer\n\t\t\t\t\tshall arrange for the inspection accordingly.\n(11) The inquiring authority shall, if the government Servant\n\t\t\t\t\tfails to appear within the specified time or refuses or omits to\n\t\t\t\t\tplead, require the Presenting Officer to produce the evidence by\n\t\t\t\t\twhich he proposes to prove the articles of charge, and shall\n\t\t\t\t\tadjourn the case to a later date not exceeding thirty days,\n\t\t\t\t\tafter recording an order that the Government Servant may, for\n\t\t\t\t\tthe purpose of preparing his defence :\n(9)(c) The Inquiring Authority shall call upon the Government\n\t\t\t\t\tServant whether he admits the genuineness of any of the\n\t\t\t\t\tdocuments copies of which have been furnished to him and if he\n\t\t\t\t\tadmits the genuineness of any document it may be taken as\n\t\t\t\t\tevidence without any proof by the concerned witness.\nIn old rule, there was no\n\t\t\t\t\tprovision for the Government Servant whether he admits the\n\t\t\t\t\tgenuineness or not of any of the documents, copies of which have\n\t\t\t\t\tbeen furnished to him.\nIn new rule, the Government Servant can say whether he admits\n\t\t\t\t\tthe genuineness of any of the documents, copies of which have\n\t\t\t\t\tbeen furnished to him; and, if he admits, the genuineness of any\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument, it may be taken as evidence without any proof by the\n\t\t\t\t\tconcerned witness.\n(i) inspect within five days of\n\t\t\t\t\tthe order or within such further time not exceeding five days as\n\t\t\t\t\tthe inquiring authority may allow, the documents specified in\n\t\t\t\t\tthe list referred to sub-rule (3),\n(ii) submit a list of witnesses\n\t\t\t\t\tto be examined on his behalf,\nNote :- If the Government Servant applies\n\t\t\t\t\torally or in writing for the supply of copies of the Statement\n\t\t\t\t\tof witnesses mentioned in the list referred to in sub-rule (3),\n\t\t\t\t\tthe inquiring authority shall furnish him with such copies as\n\t\t\t\t\tearly as possible and in any case not later than three days\n\t\t\t\t\tbefore the commencement of the examination of the witnesses on\n\t\t\t\t\tbehalf of the disciplinary authority.\nNote\n(iii) give a notice within ten\n\t\t\t\t\tdays of the order or within such further time not exceeding ten\n\t\t\t\t\tdays as the inquiring authority may allow for the discovery or\n\t\t\t\t\tproduction of any documents which are in the possession of\n\t\t\t\t\tGovernment but not mentioned in the list referred to in sub-rule\n\t\t\t\t\t(3).\nNote :- The Government servant shall indicate the\n\t\t\t\t\trelevance of the documents required by him to be discovered or\n\t\t\t\t\tproduced by the Government.\nNote\n(11) The inquiring authority shall, if the government Servant\n\t\t\t\t\tfails to appear within the specified time or refuses or omits to\n\t\t\t\t\tplead, require the Presenting Officer to produce the evidence by\n\t\t\t\t\twhich he proposes to prove the articles of charge, and shall\n\t\t\t\t\tadjourn the case to a later date not exceeding thirty days,\n\t\t\t\t\tafter recording an order that the Government Servant may, for\n\t\t\t\t\tthe purpose of preparing his defence :\n(9)(d) The Inquiring Authority shall adjourn the case for\n\t\t\t\t\tinquiry to a date not exceeding ten days for production of\n\t\t\t\t\tevidence and require the Presenting Officer to produce the\n\t\t\t\t\tevidence by which he proposes to prove the article of charges.\nIn old rule, the Inquiring\n\t\t\t\t\tAuthority may require the Presenting Officer to produce the\n\t\t\t\t\tevidence, by which he proposes to prove the articles of charges\n\t\t\t\t\tand may adjourn the case to a later date not exceeding thirty\n\t\t\t\t\tdays.\nIn new rule, the time limit is reduced and the Inquiring\n\t\t\t\t\tAuthority may adjourn the case to a date not exceeding ten days.\n(i) inspect within five days of\n\t\t\t\t\tthe order or within such further time not exceeding five days as\n\t\t\t\t\tthe inquiring authority may allow, the documents specified in\n\t\t\t\t\tthe list referred to sub-rule (3),\n(ii) submit a list of witnesses\n\t\t\t\t\tto be examined on his behalf,\nNote :- If the Government Servant applies\n\t\t\t\t\torally or in writing for the supply of copies of the Statement\n\t\t\t\t\tof witnesses mentioned in the list referred to in sub-rule (3),\n\t\t\t\t\tthe inquiring authority shall furnish him with such copies as\n\t\t\t\t\tearly as possible and in any case not later than three days\n\t\t\t\t\tbefore the commencement of the examination of the witnesses on\n\t\t\t\t\tbehalf of the disciplinary authority.\nNote\n(iii) give a notice within ten\n\t\t\t\t\tdays of the order or within such further time not exceeding ten\n\t\t\t\t\tdays as the inquiring authority may allow for the discovery or\n\t\t\t\t\tproduction of any documents which are in the possession of\n\t\t\t\t\tGovernment but not mentioned in the list referred to in sub-rule\n\t\t\t\t\t(3).\nNote :- The Government servant shall indicate\n\t\t\t\t\tthe relevance of the documents required by him to be discovered\n\t\t\t\t\tor produced by the Government.\nNote\n(14) On the date fixed for the inquiry, the oral and\n\t\t\t\t\tdocumentary evidence by which the articles of charge are\n\t\t\t\t\tproposed to be proved shall be produced by or on behalf of the\n\t\t\t\t\tdisciplinary authority. The witnesses shall be examined by or on\n\t\t\t\t\tbehalf of the Presenting Officer and may be cross-examined by or\n\t\t\t\t\ton behalf of the Government servant. The Presenting Officer\n\t\t\t\t\tshall be entitled to re-examine the witnesses on any points on\n\t\t\t\t\twhich they have been cross-examined, but not on any new matter,\n\t\t\t\t\twithout the leave of the inquiring authority. The inquiring\n\t\t\t\t\tauthority may also put such questions to the witnesses as it\n\t\t\t\t\tthinks fit.\n(10) (a) On the dates fixed for recording the evidence, the\n\t\t\t\t\toral and documentary evidence by which the articles of charges\n\t\t\t\t\tare proposed to be proved shall be produced by or on behalf of\n\t\t\t\t\tthe Disciplinary Authority.\nIn old rule, the date was fixed\n\t\t\t\t\tfor the inquiry and the oral and documentary evidence shall be\n\t\t\t\t\tproduced by or on behalf of the Disciplinary Authority.\nIn new rule, it is clearly specified that the dates are fixed\n\t\t\t\t\tfor inquiry for the purpose of recording the evidence, and the\n\t\t\t\t\toral and documentary evidence shall be produced by or on behalf\n\t\t\t\t\tof the Disciplinary Authority.\n(14) On the date fixed for the inquiry, the oral and\n\t\t\t\t\tdocumentary evidence by which the articles of charge are\n\t\t\t\t\tproposed to be proved shall be produced by or on behalf of the\n\t\t\t\t\tdisciplinary authority. The witnesses shall be examined by or on\n\t\t\t\t\tbehalf of the Presenting Officer and may be cross-examined by or\n\t\t\t\t\ton behalf of the Government servant. The Presenting Officer\n\t\t\t\t\tshall be entitled to re-examine the witnesses on any points on\n\t\t\t\t\twhich they have been cross-examined, but not on any new matter,\n\t\t\t\t\twithout the leave of the inquiring authority. The inquiring\n\t\t\t\t\tauthority may also put such questions to the witnesses as it\n\t\t\t\t\tthinks fit.\n(10) (b) The evidence shall be recorded as far as possible on\n\t\t\t\t\tday-to-day basis till the evidence on behalf of the Disciplinary\n\t\t\t\t\tAuthority is completed.\nIn old rule, the oral and\n\t\t\t\t\tdocumentary evidence shall be produced by or on behalf of the\n\t\t\t\t\tDisciplinary Authority.\nIn new rule, the evidence, the oral and documentary evidence,\n\t\t\t\t\tshall not only be produced, but also recorded, thereby\n\t\t\t\t\tcognizance is taken of the evidence, so that it becomes a part\n\t\t\t\t\tof the record, on day to day basis, till the evidence by or on\n\t\t\t\t\tbehalf of the Disciplinary Authority is completed.\n(14) On the date fixed for the inquiry, the oral and\n\t\t\t\t\tdocumentary evidence by which the articles of charge are\n\t\t\t\t\tproposed to be proved shall be produced by or on behalf of the\n\t\t\t\t\tdisciplinary authority. The witnesses shall be examined by or on\n\t\t\t\t\tbehalf of the Presenting Officer and may be cross-examined by or\n\t\t\t\t\ton behalf of the Government servant. The Presenting Officer\n\t\t\t\t\tshall be entitled to re-examine the witnesses on any points on\n\t\t\t\t\twhich they have been cross-examined, but not on any new matter,\n\t\t\t\t\twithout the leave of the inquiring authority. The inquiring\n\t\t\t\t\tauthority may also put such questions to the witnesses as it\n\t\t\t\t\tthinks fit.\n(10) (c) The witnesses shall be examined by the Presenting\n\t\t\t\t\tOfficer and they may be cross examined by or on behalf of the\n\t\t\t\t\tGovernment Servant.\nIn old rule, the witnesses shall\n\t\t\t\t\tbe examined by or on behalf of the Presenting Officer.\nIn new rule, the witnesses shall be examined by the\n\t\t\t\t\tPresenting Officer only.\n(14) On the date fixed for the inquiry, the oral and\n\t\t\t\t\tdocumentary evidence by which the articles of charge are\n\t\t\t\t\tproposed to be proved shall be produced by or on behalf of the\n\t\t\t\t\tdisciplinary authority. The witnesses shall be examined by or on\n\t\t\t\t\tbehalf of the Presenting Officer and may be cross-examined by or\n\t\t\t\t\ton behalf of the Government servant. The Presenting Officer\n\t\t\t\t\tshall be entitled to re-examine the witnesses on any points on\n\t\t\t\t\twhich they have been cross-examined, but not on any new matter,\n\t\t\t\t\twithout the leave of the inquiring authority. The inquiring\n\t\t\t\t\tauthority may also put such questions to the witnesses as it\n\t\t\t\t\tthinks fit.\n(10) (d) The Presenting Officer shall be entitled to\n\t\t\t\t\tre-examine the witnesses on any points on which they have been\n\t\t\t\t\tcross examined, but not on any new matter without the permission\n\t\t\t\t\tof the Inquiring Authority.\nIn old rule, the Presenting\n\t\t\t\t\tOfficer shall be entitled to re-examine the witnesses, etc.,\n\t\t\t\t\twithout the leave of the Inquiring Authority.\nIn new rule, the Presenting Officer shall be entitled to\n\t\t\t\t\tre-examine the witnesses, etc., without the permission of the\n\t\t\t\t\tInquiring Authority.\n(14) On the date fixed for the inquiry, the oral and\n\t\t\t\t\tdocumentary evidence by which the articles of charge are\n\t\t\t\t\tproposed to be proved shall be produced by or on behalf of the\n\t\t\t\t\tdisciplinary authority. The witnesses shall be examined by or on\n\t\t\t\t\tbehalf of the Presenting Officer and may be cross-examined by or\n\t\t\t\t\ton behalf of the Government servant. The Presenting Officer\n\t\t\t\t\tshall be entitled to re-examine the witnesses on any points on\n\t\t\t\t\twhich they have been cross-examined, but not on any new matter,\n\t\t\t\t\twithout the leave of the inquiring authority. The inquiring\n\t\t\t\t\tauthority may also put such questions to the witnesses as it\n\t\t\t\t\tthinks fit.\n10 (e) The Inquiring Authority may also put such question to\n\t\t\t\t\tthe witnesses as it thinks fit.\nThere is no change between the old rule and the new rule.\n(15) If it shall appear necessary before the closure of the\n\t\t\t\t\tcase on behalf of the disciplinary authority, the inquiring\n\t\t\t\t\tauthority may, in its discretion, allow the Presenting Officer\n\t\t\t\t\tto produce evidence not included in the list given to the\n\t\t\t\t\tGovernment Servant or may itself call for new evidence or recall\n\t\t\t\t\tand re-examine any witness and in such case the Government\n\t\t\t\t\tServant shall be entitled to have, if he demands it, a copy of\n\t\t\t\t\tthe list of further evidence proposed to be produced and an\n\t\t\t\t\tadjournment of the inquiry for three clear days before the\n\t\t\t\t\tproduction of such new evidence, exclusive of the day of\n\t\t\t\t\tadjournment and the day to which the inquiry is adjourned. The\n\t\t\t\t\tinquiring authority shall give the Government servant an\n\t\t\t\t\topportunity of inspecting such documents before they are taken\n\t\t\t\t\ton the record. The inquiring authority may also allow the\n\t\t\t\t\tGovernment Servant to produce new evidence, if it so of the\n\t\t\t\t\topinion that the production of such evidence is necessary in the\n\t\t\t\t\tinterest of justice.\n(11) (a) If it appears necessary before the closure of the\n\t\t\t\t\tcase on behalf of the Disciplinary Authority, the Inquiring\n\t\t\t\t\tAuthority may, in its discretion, allow the Presenting Officer\n\t\t\t\t\tto produce evidence not included in the list given to the\n\t\t\t\t\tGovernment Servant or may itself call for new evidence or recall\n\t\t\t\t\tand re-examine any witness.\nThere is no change between the old rule and the new rule.\nNote : - New evidence shall not be permitted or\n\t\t\t\t\tcalled for and witness shall not be recalled to fill up any gap\n\t\t\t\t\tin the evidence. Such evidence may be called for only when there\n\t\t\t\t\tis an inherent lacuna or defect in the evidence which has been\n\t\t\t\t\tproduced originally.\nNote :\n(15) If it shall appear necessary before the closure of the\n\t\t\t\t\tcase on behalf of the disciplinary authority, the inquiring\n\t\t\t\t\tauthority may, in its discretion, allow the Presenting Officer\n\t\t\t\t\tto produce evidence not included in the list given to the\n\t\t\t\t\tGovernment Servant or may itself call for new evidence or recall\n\t\t\t\t\tand re-examine any witness and in such case the Government\n\t\t\t\t\tServant shall be entitled to have, if he demands it, a copy of\n\t\t\t\t\tthe list of further evidence proposed to be produced and an\n\t\t\t\t\tadjournment of the inquiry for three clear days before the\n\t\t\t\t\tproduction of such new evidence, exclusive of the day of\n\t\t\t\t\tadjournment and the day to which the inquiry is adjourned. The\n\t\t\t\t\tinquiring authority shall give the Government servant an\n\t\t\t\t\topportunity of inspecting such documents before they are taken\n\t\t\t\t\ton the record. The inquiring authority may also allow the\n\t\t\t\t\tGovernment Servant to produce new evidence, if it so of the\n\t\t\t\t\topinion that the production of such evidence is necessary in the\n\t\t\t\t\tinterest of justice.\n(11)(b) In such case, the Government Servant shall be\n\t\t\t\t\tentitled to have a copy of the list of further evidence proposed\n\t\t\t\t\tto be produced and an adjournment of the inquiry for three clear\n\t\t\t\t\tdays before the production of such new evidence, exclusive of\n\t\t\t\t\tthe day of adjournment and the day to which the inquiry is\n\t\t\t\t\tadjourned.\nIn old rule, the Government\n\t\t\t\t\tServant, is entitled to have a copy of the list of further\n\t\t\t\t\tevidence, proposed to be produced, if he demands.\nIn the New Rule, the Government Servant, without any asking,\n\t\t\t\t\tshall be entitled to have a copy of the list of further\n\t\t\t\t\tevidence, proposed to be produced.\nNote : - New evidence shall not be permitted or\n\t\t\t\t\tcalled for and witness shall not be recalled to fill up any gap\n\t\t\t\t\tin the evidence. Such evidence may be called for only when there\n\t\t\t\t\tis an inherent lacuna or defect in the evidence which has been\n\t\t\t\t\tproduced originally.\nNote :\n(15) If it shall appear necessary before the closure of the\n\t\t\t\t\tcase on behalf of the disciplinary authority, the inquiring\n\t\t\t\t\tauthority may, in its discretion, allow the Presenting Officer\n\t\t\t\t\tto produce evidence not included in the list given to the\n\t\t\t\t\tGovernment Servant or may itself call for new evidence or recall\n\t\t\t\t\tand re-examine any witness and in such case the Government\n\t\t\t\t\tServant shall be entitled to have, if he demands it, a copy of\n\t\t\t\t\tthe list of further evidence proposed to be produced and an\n\t\t\t\t\tadjournment of the inquiry for three clear days before the\n\t\t\t\t\tproduction of such new evidence, exclusive of the day of\n\t\t\t\t\tadjournment and the day to which the inquiry is adjourned. The\n\t\t\t\t\tinquiring authority shall give the Government servant an\n\t\t\t\t\topportunity of inspecting such documents before they are taken\n\t\t\t\t\ton the record. The inquiring authority may also allow the\n\t\t\t\t\tGovernment Servant to produce new evidence, if it so of the\n\t\t\t\t\topinion that the production of such evidence is necessary in the\n\t\t\t\t\tinterest of justice.\n(11)(c) The Inquiring Authority shall give the Government\n\t\t\t\t\tServant an opportunity of inspecting such documents before they\n\t\t\t\t\tare taken on the record.\nThere is no change between the old rule and the new rule.such\n\t\t\t\t\tdocuments before they are taken on the record.\nNote :- New evidence shall not be permitted or\n\t\t\t\t\tcalled for and witness shall not be recalled to fill up any gap\n\t\t\t\t\tin the evidence. Such evidence may be called for only when there\n\t\t\t\t\tis an inherent lacuna or defect in the evidence which has been\n\t\t\t\t\tproduced originally.\nNote\nNote :- New evidence shall not be permitted or\n\t\t\t\t\tcalled for and witness shall not be recalled to fill up any gap\n\t\t\t\t\tin the evidence. Such evidence my be called for only when there\n\t\t\t\t\tis an inherent lacuna or defect in the evidence which has been\n\t\t\t\t\tproduced originally.\nNote\n(16) When the case for the disciplinary authority is closed,\n\t\t\t\t\tthe Government servant shall be required to state his defence,\n\t\t\t\t\torally or in writing, as he may prefer. If the defence is made\n\t\t\t\t\torally, it shall be recorded and the Government Servant shall be\n\t\t\t\t\trequired to sign the record. In either case, a copy of the\n\t\t\t\t\tstatement of defence shall be given to the Presenting Officer,\n\t\t\t\t\tif any, appointed.\n(12) (a) When the case for the Disciplinary Authority is\n\t\t\t\t\tclosed, the Government Servant shall be required to state his\n\t\t\t\t\tdefence orally or in writing as he may prefer and to submit a\n\t\t\t\t\tlist of witnesses to be examined on his behalf for which purpose\n\t\t\t\t\tthe case may be adjourned to a date not exceeding five days.\nIn old rule, when the case for\n\t\t\t\t\tthe Disciplinary Authority is closed, there was no provision for\n\t\t\t\t\tthe Government Servant to submit a list of witnesses to be\n\t\t\t\t\texamined on his behalf, for which purpose the case may be\n\t\t\t\t\tadjourned.\nIn new rule, when the case for the Disciplinary Authority is\n\t\t\t\t\tclosed, the Government Servant can still submit a list of\n\t\t\t\t\twitnesses to be examined on his behalf, for which purpose the\n\t\t\t\t\tcase may be adjourned to a date not exceeding five days.\n(16) When the case for the disciplinary authority is closed,\n\t\t\t\t\tthe Government servant shall be required to state his defence,\n\t\t\t\t\torally or in writing, as he may prefer. If the defence is made\n\t\t\t\t\torally, it shall be recorded and the Government Servant shall be\n\t\t\t\t\trequired to sign the record. In either case, a copy of the\n\t\t\t\t\tstatement of defence shall be given to the Presenting Officer,\n\t\t\t\t\tif any, appointed.\n(12) (b) If the defence is made orally, it shall be recorded\n\t\t\t\t\tand the Government Servant shall be required to sign the record.\n\t\t\t\t\tIn either case, a copy of the statement of defence and the list\n\t\t\t\t\tof defence witness may be provided.\nIn old rule, a copy of the\n\t\t\t\t\tstatement of the defence is given to the Presenting Officer and\n\t\t\t\t\tnot to the Government Servant.\nIn new rule, a copy of the statement of the defence and the\n\t\t\t\t\tlist of defence witnesses is provided to the Government Servant.\n(16) When the case for the disciplinary authority is closed,\n\t\t\t\t\tthe Government servant shall be required to state his defence,\n\t\t\t\t\torally or in writing, as he may prefer. If the defence is made\n\t\t\t\t\torally, it shall be recorded and the Government Servant shall be\n\t\t\t\t\trequired to sign the record. In either case, a copy of the\n\t\t\t\t\tstatement of defence shall be given to the Presenting Officer,\n\t\t\t\t\tif any, appointed.\n(12) (c) The case shall be adjourned to a date not exceeding\n\t\t\t\t\tten days for production of defence evidence.\nIn old rule, there was no\n\t\t\t\t\tprovision for the adjournment for production of defence\n\t\t\t\t\tevidence.\nIn new rule, the case can be adjourned to a date not\n\t\t\t\t\texceeding ten days for production of defence evidence.\n(17) The evidence on behalf of the Government Servant shall\n\t\t\t\t\tthen be produced. The Government Servant may examine himself in\n\t\t\t\t\this own behalf if he so prefers. The witnesses produced by the\n\t\t\t\t\tGovernment Servant shall then be examined and shall be liable to\n\t\t\t\t\tcross-examination, re examination and examination by the\n\t\t\t\t\tinquiring authority according to the provisions applicable to\n\t\t\t\t\tthe witnesses for the disciplinary authority.\n(13) The evidence on behalf of the Government Servant shall\n\t\t\t\t\tthen be produced. The Government Servant may examine himself in\n\t\t\t\t\this own behalf if he so prefers. The witnesses produced by the\n\t\t\t\t\tGovernment Servant shall then be examined and shall be liable to\n\t\t\t\t\tcross examination, re examination and examination by the\n\t\t\t\t\tInquiring Authority according to the provisions applicable to\n\t\t\t\t\tthe witnesses for the Disciplinary Authority.\nThere is no change between the old rule and the new rule.\n(18)The inquiring authority may, after the Government Servant\n\t\t\t\t\tcloses his case, and shall, if the Government Servant has not\n\t\t\t\t\texamined himself, generally question him on the circumstances\n\t\t\t\t\tappearing against him in the evidence for purpose of enabling\n\t\t\t\t\tthe Government Servant to explain any circumstances appearing in\n\t\t\t\t\tthe evidence against him.\n(I4) The Inquiring Authority There is no change between may\n\t\t\t\t\tafter the the old rule and the new rule. Government Servant\n\t\t\t\t\tcloses his case and shall, if the Government Servant has not\n\t\t\t\t\texamined himself, generally question him on the circumstances\n\t\t\t\t\tappearing against him in the evidence for purpose of enabling\n\t\t\t\t\tthe Government Servant to explain any circumstances appearing in\n\t\t\t\t\tthe evidence against him.\nThere is no change between the old rule and the new rule.\n(19)The inquiring authority may, after the completion of the\n\t\t\t\t\tproduction of evidence, hear the presenting officer, if any\n\t\t\t\t\tappointed, and the Government Servant, or permit them to file\n\t\t\t\t\twritten briefs of their respective cases, if they so desire.\n(15) The Inquiring Authority There is no change between may,\n\t\t\t\t\tafter the completion the old rule and the new rule. of the\n\t\t\t\t\tproduction of evidence, hear the Presenting Officer, if any\n\t\t\t\t\tappointed, and the Government Servant, or permit them to file\n\t\t\t\t\twritten briefs of their respective cases, if they so desire.\nThere is no change between the old rule and the new rule.\n(21) (a) Where a disciplinary authority competent to impose\n\t\t\t\t\tany of the penalties specified in clauses (i) to (v) of Rule 9\n\t\t\t\t\tand in Rule 10 but not competent to impose any of the penalties\n\t\t\t\t\tspecified in [clauses (vi) to (x)] of Rule 9, has itself\n\t\t\t\t\tinquired into or caused to be inquired into the articles of any\n\t\t\t\t\tcharge and that authority, having regard to its own findings or\n\t\t\t\t\thaving regard to its decision on any of the findings of any\n\t\t\t\t\tinquiring authority appointed by it, is of the opinion that the\n\t\t\t\t\tpenalties specified in [clauses (vi) to (x)] of Rule 9 should be\n\t\t\t\t\timposed on the Government servant, that authority shall forward\n\t\t\t\t\tthe records of the inquiry to such disciplinary authority as is\n\t\t\t\t\tcompetent to impose the last mentioned penalties.\n(16) (a) Where a Disciplinary Authority competent to impose\n\t\t\t\t\tany of the penalties specified in clauses (i) to (v) of Rule 9\n\t\t\t\t\tand in Rule 10, but not competent to impose any of the penalties\n\t\t\t\t\tspecified in clauses (vi) to (x) of Rule 9, has itself inquired\n\t\t\t\t\tinto or caused to be inquired into the articles of any charge\n\t\t\t\t\tand that Authority, having regard to its own findings or having\n\t\t\t\t\tregard to its decision on any of the findings of any Inquiring\n\t\t\t\t\tAuthority appointed by it is of the opinion that the penalties\n\t\t\t\t\tspecified in clauses (vi) to (x), of Rule 9 should be imposed on\n\t\t\t\t\tthe Government Servant, that Authority shall forward the records\n\t\t\t\t\tof the inquiry to such Disciplinary Authority as is competent to\n\t\t\t\t\timpose the last mentioned penalties.\nThere is no change between the old rule and the new rule.\n(21)(b) The disciplinary authority to which the records are\n\t\t\t\t\tso forwarded may act on the evidence on the record or may, if it\n\t\t\t\t\tis of the opinion that further examination of any of the\n\t\t\t\t\twitnesses is necessary in the interests of justice, recall the\n\t\t\t\t\twitnesses and examine, cross-examine and re-examine the\n\t\t\t\t\twitnesses and may impose on the Government servant such penalty\n\t\t\t\t\tas it may deem fit in accordance with these rules.\n(16)(b) The Disciplinary Authority to which the records are\n\t\t\t\t\tso forwarded may act on the evidence on the record or may if it\n\t\t\t\t\tis of the opinion that further examination of any of the\n\t\t\t\t\twitnesses is necessary in the interests of justice, recall the\n\t\t\t\t\twitnesses and examine, cross-examine and re-examine the\n\t\t\t\t\twitnesses and may impose on the Government Servant such penalty\n\t\t\t\t\tas it may deem fit in accordance with these Rules.\nThere is no change between the old rule and the new rule.\n(22) Whenever an inquiring authority, after having heard and\n\t\t\t\t\trecorded the whole or any part of the evidence in an inquiry\n\t\t\t\t\tceases to exercise jurisdiction therein, and is succeeded by\n\t\t\t\t\tanother inquiring authority which has and which exercises, such\n\t\t\t\t\tjurisdiction, the inquiring authority so succeeding may act on\n\t\t\t\t\tthe evidence so recorded by its predecessor, or partly recorded\n\t\t\t\t\tby its predecessor, and partly recorded by itself :\n(17) Whenever an Inquiring Authority after having heard and\n\t\t\t\t\trecorded the whole or any part of the evidence in an inquiry\n\t\t\t\t\tceases to exercise jurisdiction therein, and is succeeded by\n\t\t\t\t\tanother Inquiring Authority which has and which exercises, such\n\t\t\t\t\tjurisdiction, the Inquiring Authority so succeeding may act on\n\t\t\t\t\tthe evidence so recorded by its predecessor, or partly recorded\n\t\t\t\t\tby its predecessor, and partly recorded by itself :\nThere is no change between the old rule and the new rule.\nProvided that if the succeeding inquiring authority is of the\n\t\t\t\t\topinion that further examination of any of the witnesses whose\n\t\t\t\t\tevidence has already been recorded is necessary in the interest\n\t\t\t\t\tof justice, it may recall, examine, cross-examine and re-examine\n\t\t\t\t\tany such witnesses hereinbefore provided.\nProvided that if the such ceding Inquiring Authority is of\n\t\t\t\t\tthe opinion that further examination of any of the witnesses\n\t\t\t\t\twhose evidence has already been recorded is necessary in the\n\t\t\t\t\tinterest of justice, it may recall examine, cross-examine and\n\t\t\t\t\tre-examine any such witnesses as herein before provided.\n(23) (i) After the conclusion of\n\t\t\t\t\tthe inquiry, a report shall be prepared and it shall contain-\n(a) the\n\t\t\t\t\tarticles of charge and the statement of the imputations of\n\t\t\t\t\tmisconduct or misbehaviour,\n(b) the\n\t\t\t\t\tdefence of the Government Servant in respect of each article of\n\t\t\t\t\tcharge;\n(c) an\n\t\t\t\t\tassessment of the evidence in respect of each article of charge;\n(d) the\n\t\t\t\t\tfindings on each article of charge and the reasons therefor.\n[(e) x x x ] .\n(18)(i) After the conclusion of\n\t\t\t\t\tthe inquiry, a report shall be prepared and it shall contain:\n(a) the\n\t\t\t\t\tarticles of charge and the statement of the imputation of\n\t\t\t\t\tmisconduct or misbehaviour;\n(b) the\n\t\t\t\t\tdefence of the Government Servant in respect of each article of\n\t\t\t\t\tcharge;\n(c) an\n\t\t\t\t\tassessment of the evidence in respect of each article of charge;\n(d) the findings on each article\n\t\t\t\t\tof charge and the reasons therefor.\nThere is no change between the old rule and the new rule.\nExplanation :— If in the opinion of the\n\t\t\t\t\tinquiring authority the proceedings of the inquiry establish any\n\t\t\t\t\tarticle of charge different from the original articles of the\n\t\t\t\t\tcharge, it may record its findings on such article of charge :\nExplanation\nExplanation :— If in the opinion of the\n\t\t\t\t\tInquiring Authority, the proceedings of the inquiry establish\n\t\t\t\t\tany article of charge different from the original articles of\n\t\t\t\t\tthe charge, it may record its findings on such article of charge\n\t\t\t\t\t:\nExplanation\nProvided that the findings on\n\t\t\t\t\tsuch article of charge shall not be recorded unless the\n\t\t\t\t\tGovernment servant has either admitted the facts on which such\n\t\t\t\t\tarticle of charge is based or has had a reasonable opportunity\n\t\t\t\t\tof defending himself against such article of charge.\nProvided that the findings on\n\t\t\t\t\tsuch article of charge shall not be recorded unless the\n\t\t\t\t\tGovernment Servant has either admitted the facts on which such\n\t\t\t\t\tarticle of charge is based or has had a reasonable opportunity\n\t\t\t\t\tof defending himself against such article of charge.\n(ii) The inquiring authority,\n\t\t\t\t\twhere it is not itself the disciplinary authority, shall forward\n\t\t\t\t\tto the disciplinary authority the records of inquiry which shall\n\t\t\t\t\tinclude-\n(ii) The Inquiring Authority,\n\t\t\t\t\twhere it is not itself the Disciplinary Authority, shall forward\n\t\t\t\t\tto the Disciplinary Authority the records of inquiry which;\n\t\t\t\t\tshall include:\n(a) the report prepared by it\n\t\t\t\t\tunder clause (i);\n(a) the report prepared by it\n\t\t\t\t\tunder clause (i);\n(b) the written statement of\n\t\t\t\t\tdefence, if any, submitted by the Government Servant;\n(b) the written statement of\n\t\t\t\t\tdefence, if any, submitted by the Government Servant;\n(c) the oral and documentary\n\t\t\t\t\tevidence produced in the course of the inquiry;\n(c) the oral and documentary\n\t\t\t\t\tevidence produced in the course of the inquiry;\n(d) written briefs, if any, filed\n\t\t\t\t\tby the Presenting Officer or the Government Servant or both\n\t\t\t\t\tduring the course of the inquiry; and\n(d) written briefs, if any, filed\n\t\t\t\t\tby the Presenting Officer or the Government Servant or both\n\t\t\t\t\tduring the course of the inquiry; and\n(e) the orders, if any, made by\n\t\t\t\t\tthe disciplinary authority and the inquiring authority in regard\n\t\t\t\t\tto the inquiry.\n(e) the orders, if any, made by\n\t\t\t\t\tthe Disciplinary Authority and the Inquiring Authority in regard\n\t\t\t\t\tto the inquiry.\nExplanation :— It is not necessary to have\n\t\t\t\t\tan inquiry in the manner provided for in this rule or to hear in\n\t\t\t\t\tperson in the case of reduction of rank in seniority list (A and\n\t\t\t\t\tB lists) of Constables fit for promotion as Head Constables in\n\t\t\t\t\tthe Andhra Pradesh Police Subordinate Service or Andhra Pradesh\n\t\t\t\t\tSpecial Police Service.\nExplanation\nExplanation :— It is not necessary to have\n\t\t\t\t\tan inquiry in the manner provided for in this Rule or to hear in\n\t\t\t\t\tperson in the case of reduction of rank in seniority list (A and\n\t\t\t\t\tB lists) of Constables fit for promotion as Head Constables in\n\t\t\t\t\tthe Andhra Pradesh Police Subordinate Service or Andhra Pradesh\n\t\t\t\t\tSpecial Armed Police Service.\nExplanation",
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            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Payment of honorarium to the retired Government Servants appointed as Inquiry Officer - Orders - Issued.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(G.O. Ms. No. 229, G.A. (Ser. C) Department , dated 12-08-2004)\nOrder:\n(i) The competent authority should exercise its utmost care in the matter of grant of honorarium and may do so only in absolutely deserving cases. The honorarium in such cases may normally be regulated under the financial powers delegated to the Departments and taking into account the quantum of work involved in individual disciplinary cases.\n(ii) The number of disciplinary cases may be restricted to 20 cases with not more than 4 cases at a time, for retired Government servants.\n(iii) The full amount of honorarium should be paid only when the inquiry is completed within a period of six months. If there is a delay in completion of the inquiry which is not due to non-cooperation of the charged officer or due to stay orders, etc., the honorarium should be reduced by 50 %.\n(iv) Before the honorarium payment is made to Inquiry Officer all case records and inquiry report may be handed over to the Disciplinary Authority by the Inquiry Officer.",
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            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Disciplinary Cases - Violation of Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Conduct) Rules - Initiation of disciplinary action as per Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (CCA) Rules - Orders - Issued.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(G.O. Ms. No. 680, G.A. (Ser-C) Department , dated 1-11-2008)\nOrder:\n[21. Action on the inquiry report:\n[22. Procedure for imposing minor penalties]\n(a) informing the Government Servant in writing of the proposal to take action against him and of the imputations of misconduct or misbehaviour on which it is proposed to be taken, and giving him a reasonable opportunity of making such representation as he may wish to make against the proposal;\n(b) holding an inquiry in the manner laid down in sub-rules [(3) to (18)] of Rule 20, in every case in which the disciplinary authority is of the opinion that such inquiry is necessary;\n(c) taking the representation, if any, submitted by the Government Servant under clause (a) and the record of inquiry, if any, held under clause (b) into consideration;\n(d) recording a finding on each imputation of misconduct or misbehaviour; and\n(e) consulting the Commission where such consultation is necessary.\n(i) a copy of the intimation to the Government servant of the proposal to take action against him;\n(ii) a copy of the statement of imputations of misconduct or misbehaviour delivered to him;\n(iii) his representation, if any;\n(iv) the evidence produced during the inquiry, if any;\n(v) the advice of the Commission, if any;\n(vi) the findings on each imputation of misconduct or misbehaviour; and\n(vii) the orders on the case together with the reasons therefor.\nExecutive Instruction\nExecutive Instruction\nStoppage of increments with cumulative effect – Following the procedure under Rule 22(2), treating it as Major Penalty.\n(G.O.Ms.No. 335, G.A.D. dated 14-6-1993)\nOrder:",
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        },
        {
            "number": "23",
            "title": "23. Communication of orders:",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "[24. Common proceedings:\n(i) the authority which may function as the disciplinary authority for the purpose of such common proceedings ;\n(ii) the penalties specified in Rule 9 and Rule 10 which such disciplinary authority shall be competent to impose ;\n(iii) whether the procedure laid down in Rule 20 and Rule 21 or Rule 22 shall be followed in the proceedings.]\nExecutive Instructions\nExecutive Instructions",
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        },
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Joint Enquiry - Instructions - Issued",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "[U.O. Note No. 732/Ser. C/90-2, G.A.D., dated 18-12-1990]\nOrder:",
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            "sort_order": 120
        },
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Joint Enquiries in Disciplinary cases",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "[Memo.No. 510/Ser.-C/93-2,  General  Administrator  (Ser.-C) Department , dated 18-11-1993]\nOrder:\n(i) When two or more Government Servants of the same service or different service concerned are involved in one case, the highest authority competent to impose the penalty of dismissal from service on all such Government servants may make an order for holding regular inquiry against them in a common proceedings, with the consent of the other disciplinary authorities/authority.\n(ii) Having regard to the findings in the inquiry report in the common proceedings, it is for the disciplinary authority concerned to issue final orders inflicting the punishment duly following the procedure.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Common proceedings - Further instructions issued.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "[Memo. No. 59391/Ser.C/2000-2, G.A.D. (Ser. C), dated 11-01-2001]\nLr. No. 524NC. A2/2000-1, dated: 06-12-2000.\nOrder:",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 122
        },
        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Inquires - Conduct of common enquiry into the charges against more than one charged Officer in common Proceedings - Instructions - Regarding.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(Memo. No. 91715/Ser.C/2003, G.A. (Ser-C) Department , dated 25-08-2003)\nRef :\nOrder:\nContingency\nContingency\nAction To Be Taken\nAction To Be Taken\n(i)\nAmong all the Charged Officers there may not be a Uniform line\n\t\t\t\tof defence and each one will try to implicate other Charged\n\t\t\t\tOfficer to save his own skin.\nIn a such a case the other Charged Officers if they so desire\n\t\t\t\tmay be allowed to have a copy of the written defence statement(s)\n\t\t\t\tor Written brief (s) submitted by the other Charged Officer for\n\t\t\t\tthe purpose of rebutting such of the incriminating statement made\n\t\t\t\tby the Charged Officer.\n(ii)\nDuring the course of cross-examination of prosecution witness,\n\t\t\t\tone charged officer may elicit certain information,which is going\n\t\t\t\tagainst the interest of the other Charged Officer.\nA fair chance will have to be given to the other Charged\n\t\t\t\tOfficer to cross-examine the witness on that matter.\n(iii)\nDuring the course of inquiry defence witnesses cited by one\n\t\t\t\tCharged Officer may state something incriminatory against any\n\t\t\t\tother Charged Officer.\nIn such a case the other Charged Officers will have the right\n\t\t\t\tto cross-examine the Defence witness cited by the first Charged\n\t\t\t\tOfficer.\n(iv)\nWhen one Charged Officer while examining himself as his own\n\t\t\t\twitness deposes something incriminating against any other/all\n\t\t\t\tother Charged Officer.\nIn such a case the other charged Officer/their defence\n\t\t\t\tAssistants will have a chance to cross-examine that Charged\n\t\t\t\tOfficer who is examining himself as his own witness.\n(v)\nWhen one of the Charged Officer is cited as defence witness by\n\t\t\t\tthe other Charged Officer, whether he shall be allowed to examine\n\t\t\t\tthe Charged Officer as his witness ?\nIn such a case the Charged Officer who is cited as defence\n\t\t\t\twitness by the other charged officer, it is voluntary charged\n\t\t\t\tofficer, it is voluntary for him to give evidence, but he cannot\n\t\t\t\tbe compelled to give evidence against his wishes.\n(vi)\nWhen in a common proceeding, on the directions of a Court of\n\t\t\t\tLaw if the inquiry against anyone or few of the Charged Officers\n\t\t\t\tis separated and asked to complete it before the other Charged\n\t\t\t\tOfficer, particularly when the other Charged Officer go stay\n\t\t\t\torder on the proceedings.\nIn such a case action on the inquiry report in respect of\n\t\t\t\tthose Charged Officers may be taken along with other Charged\n\t\t\t\tOfficers. Other-wise, there is a possibility that the Charged\n\t\t\t\tOfficers in whose case inquiry is not completed may seek a relief\n\t\t\t\tunder the guise of outcome the inquiry report in respect of first\n\t\t\t\tCharged Officer.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 123
        },
        {
            "number": "25",
            "title": "25. Special procedure in certain cases:",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(i) where penalty is imposed on a Government servant on the ground of conduct which has led to his conviction on a criminal charge, or\n(ii) here the disciplinary authority is satisfied for reasons to be recorded by it in writing that it is not reasonably practicable to hold an inquiry in the manner provided in these rules, or\n(iii) where the Governor is satisfied that in the interest of the security of the State, it is not expedient to hold any inquiry in the manner provided in these Rules,\nExecutive Instructions\nExecutive Instructions",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 124
        },
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Departmental action and Prosecution in a Criminal Court - Question whether orders of penalty should be reviewed consequent on acquittal in a Criminal Court - Clarification - Issued.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(Memorandum No. 2598/65-2, (Service-C), dated 25-9-1965)\nOrder:",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 125
        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Sanction of prosecution against Government Servants involved in corruption charges - Regarding.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(U.O. Note No. 2498/SCD/75-4.  General  Administrator  (SCD) Department , dated 25-11-1975)\nOrder:",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 126
        },
        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Government Servants involved in criminal misconduct – Departmental Proceedings and prosecution – Further instructions issued.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(Memo. No. 4845/59-2, Genf.  Administrator  (Ser.-A) Department , dated 13-2-1960)\nOrder:",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 127
        },
        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Appointment of Ex-Convicts - Instructions.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "[Memo No. 4375/55-8,  Administrator  (Ser-A) Department , dated 21-5-1967]\nOrder:",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 128
        },
        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Appointment of Ex-Convicts and Disciplinary action on grounds of conduct which led to Employees' conviction on a criminal charge - Clarification - Reg.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "[Memo. No. 2253/Ser-A/79-2, Gent  Administrator  (Ser-A) Department , dated 17-12-1979]\nOrder:",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 129
        },
        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Action to be taken in cases where Government servants are convicted on a criminal charge - Instructions of the Government of India - Adopted.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "[Memo. No. l69/Ser.C, 77-8,  Administrator , (Ser-C) Department , dated 10-2-1978]\nOrder:\n(1) The disciplinary authority may, if it comes to the conclusion that an order imposing a penalty on a Government servant on the ground of conduct which had led to his conviction on a criminal charge should be issued, pass such an order without waiting for the filing of an appeal, or, if an appeal has been filed, without waiting for the decision in the first court of appeal. Before such an order is passed, the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission should be consulted, where-the consultation is necessary.\n(2) (a) Where an appeal or revision in a Higher Court i.e., the Court higher than the first Court of appeal, against conviction, succeeds and the Government servant is acquitted, the order imposing a penalty on him on the basis of conviction, which nor longer stands, becomes liable to be set aside. A copy of the judgment of a higher Court should, therefore, be immediately procured and examined with a view to decide.\n(i) Where acqittal should be challenged is a still higher court; or\n(ii) Whether, despite the acquittal, the facts and the circumstances of the case are such as to call for a departmental action against the Government servant on the basis of the misconduct on which he was previously convicted.\n(b) If it is decided to take the matter to a still higher Court under item (i) above, action to institute proper proceedings should be taken with the least possible delay, and the order imposing penalty need not be set aside during the pendency of such proceedings. If, however, it is considered expedient that the Government servant should not be allowed to discharge his duties during the pendency of such proceedings, he may be placed under suspension as soon as he reports to duty after his acquittal by the first Court of appeal.\n(c) If, on the other hand, it is decided that departmental action may be taken under item (ii) above, a formal order should be made :\n(i) Setting aside the order imposing the penalty on basis of conviction; and\n(ii) Ordering such departmental enquiry.\n(3) For appreciating properly the scope and implication of the term on the basis of the misconduct on which he was previously convicted occurring in sub-para (2)(a)(ii) above, the point to be taken note of is, that one identical set of facts and allegations may be sufficient to constitute a criminal offence as well as the misconduct not amounting to criminal offence, but punishable under the Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (CCA) Rules, or similar other rules. If the facts or allegations had come to be examined by a Court of competent jurisdiction and the Court has given a finding that the allegations are not true, then it is not permissible to hold a departmental inquiry in respect of a charge based on the same allegations. If on the other hand, the Court had merely expressed a doubt as to the correctness of the allegations, then there may be no objection to hold a departmental inquiry on the same allegations, if better proof than what was produced before the Court or was then available is forthcoming. Then again, if the Court has held that the allegations are proved but do not constitute the criminal offence with which the Government servant is charged, then also there would be no objection to hold a departmental inquiry on the basis of the said allegations if such proved allegations are considered good and sufficient reasons for taking disciplinary action. So also, it is permissible to hold a departmental inquiry after the acquittal, in respect 'of charge which is not identical with or similar to the charge in the criminal case, and is not based on any allegations, which have been negatived by the Criminal Court. Further more, where an allegation has not been examined by a Court of law, but it is considered good and sufficient reason for taking disciplinary action, there is no bar to taking such action.\n(4) In case, where neither of the courses mentioned in sub-para (2) is followed, a formal order should be issued setting aside the previous order imposing the penalty.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 130
        },
        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Payment of Subsistence Allowances - Further Instructions Issued - Regarding.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(Cir. Memo. No. 145/A2/FR.II/2001, dated 07-05-2002)\nRef :\nOrder:",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 131
        },
        {
            "number": "26",
            "title": "26. Waiver procedure to certain cases:",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 132
        },
        {
            "number": "27",
            "title": "27. Action on report of Lokayukta and Upa-lokayukta:",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 133
        },
        {
            "number": "28",
            "title": "28. Rule not to affect provisions relating to Andhra Pradesh Survey and Land Records Subordinate Service:",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Class I\nCLASS II",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 134
        },
        {
            "number": "29",
            "title": "29. Rules not to affect provisions in Andhra Pradesh Stationery Manual:",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 135
        },
        {
            "number": "30",
            "title": "30. Provisions regarding officers lent to Government of India, etc.:",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "[(i) If the borrowing authority is of the opinion that any of the penalties specified in clauses (i) to (v) of Rule 9 or in Rule 10, should be imposed on the Government servant, it may make such orders as it deem necessary.\n(ii) If the borrowing authority is of the opinion that the penalty specified in clause (vi) of Rule 9 should be imposed on Government Servant, it may pass such orders as it may deem necessary, duly following the procedure prescribed in Rule 20 :\n(iii) Where a Government servant whose services are placed at the disposal of any company, corporation, organisation or a local or ot! authority has, at any time before his services were so placed, committed are act or omission which renders him liable to any penalty specified in Rule or Rule 10, the authority competent to impose any such penalty on such Government servant shall alone be complent to institute disciplinary proceeding against him and to impose on him such penalty specified in Rule 9 or Rule 10 as it thinks fit and the borrowing authority under whom he is serving at the time of the institution of such proceeding, shall be bound to render all reasonable facilities to such competent authority instituting and conducting such proceeding.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 136
        },
        {
            "number": "31",
            "title": "31. Provisions regarding officers borrowed from Government of India, etc.:",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "[(i) If the disciplinary authority is of the opinion that any of the penalties specified in clauses (i) to (v) of Rule 9 or in rule 10 should be imposed on him / her it may, subject to the provisions of sub-rule (3) of Rule 21 pass such order as it may deem necessary :\n(ii) If the borrowing authority is of the opinion that the penalty specified in clause (vi) of Rule 9 should be imposed on Government Servant, it may pass such orders as it may deem necessary, duly following the procedure prescribed in Rule 20:\nPart - VI\nAppeals\nAppeals",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 137
        },
        {
            "number": "32",
            "title": "32. Orders against which no appeal lies:",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(i) any order made by the Governor;\n(ii) any order of an interlocutory nature or of the nature of a step-in-aid of the final disposal of a disciplinary proceeding, other than an order of suspension;\n(iii) any cider passed by an inquiring authority in the course of an inquiry under Rule 20.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 138
        },
        {
            "number": "33",
            "title": "33. Orders against which appeal lies:",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(i) an order of suspension made or deemed to have been made under Rule 8;\n(ii) an order imposing any of the penalties specified in Rule 9 or Rule 10 whether made by the disciplinary authority or by an appellate or revising authority;\n(iii) an order enhancing any penalty imposed under Rule 9 or Rule 10;\n(iv) an order discharging him in accordance with the terms of his contract, if he has been engaged on a contract for a fixed or for an indefinite period and has rendered under either form of contract, continuous service for a period exceeding five years at the time when his services are so discharged; and\n(v) an order reducing or withholding the maximum pension, including an additional pension, admissible to him under the rules governing pension.\nExplanation :",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 139
        },
        {
            "number": "34",
            "title": "34. Appellate Authorities:",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(i) An appeal from an order passed by the High Court shall lie to the Governor.\n(ii) An appeal from an order imposing on a member of a State any of the penalties specified in Rule 9 or placing such member under suspension under Rule 8 passed by the Head of the Department shall lie to the Government and an appeal from an order passed by a lower authority shall lie to the Head of the Department :\n(iii) An appeal from an order imposing on a member of a Subordinate Service any of the penalties specified in Rule 9 or Rule 10 or placing such member under suspension under Rule 8 passed by any authority lower than the Government shall lie to the next higher authority to whom the former authority is administratively subordinate :\n(iv) An appeal against an order referred to in sub-rule (2) of Rule 33 shall lie to the Government.\n(i) an appeal against an order in a common proceeding held under Rule 24 shall lie to the authority to which the authority functioning as the disciplinary authority for the purpose of that proceeding is immediately subordinate ;\n(ii) where the person who made the order appealed against becomes, by virtue of his subsequent appointment or otherwise, the appellate authority in respect of such order, an appeal against such order shall lie to the authority to which such person is immediately subordinate and, if there is no such authority, by an authority appointed by the Government.\nExecutive Instruction\nExecutive Instruction\nAppellate Authorities - Clarification on the appellate authorities\nAppellate Authorities - Clarification on the appellate authorities\n[Circular Memo. No. 7486/CRP/E2/86, dated 11-4-1992]\nOrder:",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 140
        },
        {
            "number": "35",
            "title": "35. Period of limitation for appeals:",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "[Proviso Omitted by G.O.Ms.No. 64 Gent.  Administrator  (Ser. C), dated 27-2-1998]",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 141
        },
        {
            "number": "36",
            "title": "36. Form and contents of appeal:",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 142
        },
        {
            "number": "37",
            "title": "37. Consideration of appeal:",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) whether the procedure laid down in these rules has been compiled with and if not, whether such non-compliance has resulted in the violation of any provisions of the Constitution of India or in failure of justice :\n(b) whether the findings of the disciplinary authority are warranted by the evidence on the record; and\n(c) whether the penalty or the enhanced penalty imposed is adequate, inadequate or severe and pass orders :\n(i) confirming, enhancing, reducing or setting aside the penalty; or\n(ii) remitting the case to the authority which imposed or enhanced the penalty or to any other authority with such direction as it may deem fit in the circumstances of the case :\n(i) the Commission shall be consulted in all cases where such consultation is necessary ;\n(ii) if the enhanced penalty which the appellate authority proposed to impose is one of the penalties specified in [clauses (vi) to (x)] Rule 9 and an inquiry under rule 20 has not already been held in the case, the appellate authority shall, subject to the provisions of rule 25, itself hold such inquiry or direct that such inquiry be held in accordance with the provisions of Rule 20 and, thereafter, on consideration of the proceedings of such inquiry, make such orders as it may deem fit.\n(iii) if the enhanced penalty which the appellate authority proposes to impose is one of the penalties specified in [clauses (vi) to (x)] Rule 9 and an inquiry under rule 20 has already been held in the case, the appellate authority shall make such orders as it may deemed fit, [after the appellant has been given a reasonable oppurtunity of making a representation] ;\n(iv) subject to the provisions of Rule 25, the appellate authority\n(a) where the enhanced penalty which the appellate authority proposes to impose, is the one specified in clause (iv) of Rule 9 and falls within the scope of the provisions contained in sub-rule (2) of Rule 22; and\n(b) where an inquiry in the manner laid down in Rule 20 has not already been held in the case.\n(v) no order imposing an enhanced penalty shall be made in any other case unless the appellant has been given a reasonable opportunity, as far as may be, in accordance with the provisions of Rule 22, of making a representation against such enhanced penalty.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 143
        },
        {
            "number": "38",
            "title": "38. Review of original orders passed by Government, in lieu of appeal:",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(i) that the order against which the petition for review is made was not passed by the competent authority;\n(ii)that a reasonable opportunity was not given to the petitioner for defending himself;\n(iii) that the punishment is excessive or unjust;\n(iv) that the petitioner has made a discovery of new matter or evidence which he proves to the satisfaction of the Government, was not within his knowledge or could not be adduced by him before the order imposing the penalty was passed; and\n(v) that there is an evident error or omission in the order such as failure to apply the law of limitation or an error of procedure apparent on the face of record.\n(b) Any petition for review which does not satisfy any of the above grounds shall be summarily rejected.\n(c) The Government shall pass such orders as they think proper in respect of any petition for review that has been admitted under this rule.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 144
        },
        {
            "number": "39",
            "title": "39. Implementation of orders in appeal:",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Part - VII\nRevision And Review\nRevision And Review\n[40. Revision:\n(i) the Government, or\n(ii) in the case of a Government servant serving in a depart. office under the control of a head of department such head of the directly under the Government; or\n(iii) any appellate authority, or\n(iv) any other authority specified in this behalf by the Government by a general or special order and within such time as may be prescribed in such general or special order, may where a revision petition is preferred by the Government servant within one year of the date of receipt by him of the order sought to be revised, and in cases where no such revision petition is preferred within four years of the date of the order proposed to be revised, either suo motu or otherwise and after calling for the records of any inquiry and examination, revise and order of penalty made under these rules or under the rules repealed by Rule 45, after consultation with Commission where such consultation is necessary. The said authority may exercise the power suo motu within four years from the date of issue of order of penalty by the competent authority or within one year of the date of receipt of the petition either confirm or reduce or set aside the order of penalty or any other order already issued, and where it is proposed to enhance the penalty, such authority may exercise the power within four years from the date of receipt of the petition and revise any order made under Rule 45 after consultation with the Commission where such consultation is necessary, and\n(a) confirm, modify or set aside the order; or\n(b) confirm, reduce, enhance or set aside the penalty imposed by the order, or impose any penalty where no penalty has been imposed, or\n(c) remit the case to the authority which made the order or to any other authority directing such authority to make such further inquiry as it may consider proper in the circumstances of the case; or\n(d) pass such other orders as it may deem fit :\n(a) where the enhanced penalty which the revising authority propose to impose, is the one specified in clause (iv) of Rule 9 and falls within the scope of the provisions contained in sub-rule (2) of the Rule 22; and\n(b) where an inquiry in the manner laid down in Rule 20 has not already been held in the case.\n(i) the authority which made the order in appeal, or\n(ii) the authority to which an appeal would lie, where no appeal has been preferred, is subordinate to him.\n(i) the expiry of the period of limitation for preferring an appeal, or\n(ii) the disposal of the appeal, where any such appeal has been preferred; the Government Servant may however prefer a revision petition for revising the order or penalty within a period of one year after the appeal petition to the prescribed appellate authority is disposed off.\n[41. Review:\nPart - VIII\nMiscellaneous\nMiscellaneous",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 145
        },
        {
            "number": "42",
            "title": "42. Service of orders, notices etc.:",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(i) if he is on duty, be served on the Government servant by delivering or tendering it in person;\n(ii) if he is on leave or under suspension or otherwise absent be communicated to him by registered post to the address given by him, if any, or of his usual place of residence;\n(iii) if it cannot be so served or communicated, be published in Andhra Pradesh Gazette.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 146
        },
        {
            "number": "43",
            "title": "43. Power to relax time-limit and to condone delay:",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 147
        },
        {
            "number": "44",
            "title": "44. Supply of copy of Commission's advice:",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 148
        },
        {
            "number": "45",
            "title": "45. Repeal and Saving:",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) such repeal shall not affect the previous operation of the said rules, or any notification or order made, or anything done, or any action taken, thereunder;\n(b) any proceedings under the said rules, pending at the commencement of these rules shall be continued and disposed of as far as may be, in accordance with the provisions of these rules, as if such proceedings were proceedings under these rules.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 149
        },
        {
            "number": "46",
            "title": "46. Removal of Doubts:",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Schedule I\n[G.O.Ms.No. 315, G.A.D., dated 5-09-2000]\n[G.O.Ms.No. 71, G.A.D., dated 17-02-2009].\nSchedule II\n(Rule 7)\n(Rule 7)\n[G.O.Ms.No. 315, G.A.D., dated 5-09-2000]\n[G.O.Ms.No. 71, G.A.D., dated 17-02-2009]\nAppendix I\nAppendix I\n[Rule 10(i)]\nGovernment Guest House Department\nGovernment Guest House Department\n(a) Government House Department, Hyderabad: - Stewards, Grades I and II, Butlers, Carpenters, Painters, Head Cooks, Assistant Cooks, Drivers, Tailor and Electrician.\nGovernment House Department, Hyderabad:\n(b) Hyderabad House, New Delhi: - Sanitary Fitter, Electrician, Drivers, Cooks and Butlers.\nHyderabad House, New Delhi:\n(c) Jubilee Hall, Hyderabad: - Daroga.\nJubilee Hall, Hyderabad:\nGovernment Press\nGovernment Press\nJail Department\nJail Department\nBranch II",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 150
        },
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Jailors in Sub-jails",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 151
        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Gate-keepers (including Chief Head Warders, Jamedars, Grades I and II, Head Warders, and Dafedars).",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 152
        },
        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Warders (including Jawans) in Jails - Grades I and II",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Branch II",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 153
        },
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Special Grade Prison Teachers and Instructors.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 154
        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Higher Elementary Grade Teachers and Instructors.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 155
        },
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Carpenter Instructors - Grades II and III",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 156
        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Blacksmith Instructors",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 157
        },
        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Tailor Instructors - Grade II",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 158
        },
        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Weaving Instructors - Grade II and III",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 159
        },
        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Durrie-making Instructors - Grades II and III",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 160
        },
        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Carpet-making Instructors.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 161
        },
        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Dyeing Instructors- Grades II and III",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 162
        },
        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Polisher.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 163
        },
        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Fitter-Grades II and HI",
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            "content": "-\n-\nDo.\nDo.\n-\n-\nDo.\n-\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE DEPARTMENT\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE DEPARTMENT\nHead Office :\nHead Office :\nClerks, Accountants, Stenographers, Typists, Assistant\n\t\t\t\tAccountant, Store Clerks, Stewards, Grade I and II, Butlers,\n\t\t\t\tCarpenters, Painters, Head Cooks,Cooks and Electrician.\nAssistant Comptroller.\nAssistant Comptroller.\nAssistant Comptroller.\nAssistant Comptroller.\nAssistant Comptroller.\nAssistant Comptroller.\n-\n-\nA.P. Government Guest House, New Delhi :\nA.P. Government Guest House, New Delhi\n(1) Members of A.P. Ministerial Service and A.P. Genl.\n\t\t\t\tSubordinate Service exclusively attached to the A.P. Government Guest\n\t\t\t\tHouse, New Delhi.\nAgent to Government of A.P. at New Delhi.\nAgent to Government of A.P. at New Delhi.\nAgent to Government of A.P. at New Delhi.\nAgent to Government of A.P. at New Delhi.\nAgent to Government of A.P. at New Delhi.\nAgent to Government of A.P. at New Delhi.\n-\n-\n(2) Members of A.P. Ministerial Service and A.P. Genl.\n\t\t\t\tSubordinate Service exclusively attached to the Hyderabad Palace,\n\t\t\t\tDelhi.\nDo.\nDo.\nDo.\nDo.\nDo.\nDo.\n-\n-\n(2) Members of A.P. Ministerial Service and A.P. Genl.\n\t\t\t\tSubordinate Service common to Hyderabad Palace and A.P.  Government \n\t\t\t\tGuest House at New Delhi.\nDo.\nDo.\nDo.\nDo.\nDo.\nDo.\n-\n-\nINDIAN MEDICINE DEPARTMENT\nINDIAN MEDICINE DEPARTMENT\nI. A.P. Indian Medicine Subordinate Service :\nI.\n(I) Inspector (Tabeeb) Board of Indian Medicine and Inspecting\n\t\t\t\tMedical Officer.\n-\nHead of the Department.\nHead of the Department.\nHead of the Department.\nHead of the Department.\nHead of the Department.\nHead of the Department.\nHead of the Department.\n(2) Tabeebs, Vaids, Asst. Professors, Lecturers, Supdt., for\n\t\t\t\tLady Students, Dentists, Demonstrators, Senior Nurses, Junior\n\t\t\t\tNurses and Staff Nurses.\n-\nHead of the Office or Institution.\nGazetted Head of the Office or Institution, if no\n\t\t\t\tGazetted Head, then Head of the Department.\nDo.\nHead of the Officer or Institution.\nDo.\nDo.\nDo.\n(3) Technicians, Chemist, Compounders,Asst. Compounders,\n\t\t\t\tJarrahas, Dayas, Register Writers, Stewards.\n-\nDo.\nDo.\nHead of the Department.\nHead of the Office or Institution.\nHead of the Department.\nHead of the Department.\nHead of the Department\nII. A.P. Ministerial Service\nII.\n(1) Suptds. in the Office of the Spl. Officer, Indian\n\t\t\t\tMedicine.\n-\nHead of the Department.\nHead of the Department.\nDo.\nHead of the Department.\nDo.\nDo.\nDo.\n(2) Accountants, Clerks, Steno-Typists, Typists in the offices\n\t\t\t\tunder the control of Special Officer, Indian Medicine.\n-\nHead of the Office or Institution\nGazetted Head of the Office or Inst. if no\n\t\t\t\tGazetted Head, then Head of the Department.\nDo.\nHead of the Office or Institution\nDo.\nDo.\nDo.\n(3) Accountants Clerks Steno-Typists, Typists in the Office of\n\t\t\t\tSpl. Officer, Indian Medicine.\n-\nHead of Department.\nHead of the Department.\nDo.\nHead of the Department\nDo.\nDo.\nDo.\n(4) Daftardars Books-Keepers, Field Men, Oil Engine Driver\n-\nHead of the Office or Institution\nGazetted head of the Office or Inst., if no\n\t\t\t\tGazetted Head, then Head of the DepartmentDo.\nHead of the Office or Institution\nDo.\nDo.\nDo.\nIII. A.P. Last Grade Service :\nIII.\n(1) Last Grade Service in the offices under the control of the\n\t\t\t\tSpecial Officer, Indian Medicine.\nHead of the Office or Institution.\nHead of the Officer or Institution.\nGazetted Head for the Office or Inst., if no\n\t\t\t\tGazetted Head then Head of the Department.\nHead of the Department.\nHead of the Department.\nHead of the Department.\nGazetted head of the Office or Inst., if no\n\t\t\t\tGazetted Head then Head of the Department.\nHead of the Department.\n(2) Last Grade Servants in the Office of the Special Officer\n\t\t\t\tIndian Medicine.\nHead of the Department.\nHead of the Department.\nHead of the Department.\nDo.\nHead of the Department.\nDo.\nHead of the Department.\nDo.\nSOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT\nSOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT\nI. A.P. Minor Irrigation Subordinate Service :\nI.\nSpecial Overseers in the Districts.\n-\nDistrict Welfare Officer.\n-\n-\n-\n-\n-\n-\nII. A.P. Ministerial Service :\nII.\nClerks and Typists in  District Welfare Offices.\n-\nDo.\n-\n-\n-\n-\n-\n-\nMEDICAL DEPARTMENT\nMEDICAL DEPARTMENT\nI. Members of the A.P. Ministerial Service holding\n\t\t\t\tposts in the scale of Rs. 80-110 and above in offices and\n\t\t\t\tinstitutions other than the office of the Director of Medical\n\t\t\t\tService.\nI.\n-\nHead of the Office or Institution concerned not\n\t\t\t\tbelow the rank of a Civil Surgeon.\nHead of the Office or Institution concerned not\n\t\t\t\tbelow the rank of a Civil Surgeon.\nHead of the Office or Institution concerned not\n\t\t\t\tbelow the rank of a Civil Surgeon.\nHead of the Office or Institution concerned not\n\t\t\t\tbelow the rank of a Civil Surgeon.\nHead of the Office or Institution concerned not\n\t\t\t\tbelow the rank of a Civil Surgeon.\n-\n-\nPOLICE DEPARTMENT\nPOLICE DEPARTMENT\nI. A.P. Ministerial Service :\nI.\nClerks & Accountants in Habitual Offenders\n\t\t\t\tSettlement\n-\nManager concerned\nSuptd. of Police concerned.\nSuptd. of Police concerned.\nSuptd. of Police concerned.\nSuptd. of Police concerned.\nSuptd. of Police concerned.\n-\nPUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT\nPUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT\nI . A.P. Public Health Subordinate Service\nI\n(1) Staff in the City :\n(i)\n\t\t\t\tStatistical Asst.\n(ii) Laboratory Assts., Field\n\t\t\t\tAssts. & Research Laboratory Attendents.\n-\nDirector of Public Health, Health Officer\n\t\t\t\tin-charge of the Central Malaria Laboratory, Research Health\n\t\t\t\tOfficer or Assistant Director of Public Health as the case may\n\t\t\t\tbe.\nHealth Officer in-charge of the Central Malaria\n\t\t\t\tLaboratory, Research Health Officer or Assistant Director of\n\t\t\t\tPublic Heath as the case may be.\nDirector of Public Health, Health Officer\n\t\t\t\tin-charge of the Central Malaria Laboratory, Research Health\n\t\t\t\tOfficer or Assistant Director of Public Health as the case may\n\t\t\t\tbe.\nDirector of Public Health, Health Officer\n\t\t\t\tin-charge of the Central Malaria Laboratory, Research Health\n\t\t\t\tOfficer or Assistant Director of Public Health as the case may\n\t\t\t\tbe.\nDirector of Public Health, Health Officer\n\t\t\t\tin-charge of the Central Malaria Laboratory, Research Health\n\t\t\t\tOfficer or Assistant Director of Public Health as the case may\n\t\t\t\tbe.\n-\n-\n(iii) Other members.\n-\nAssistant Director of Public Health\n\t\t\t\t(Establishment)\n-\nAssistant Director of Public Health\n\t\t\t\t(Establishment)\nAssistant Director of Public Health\n\t\t\t\t(Establishment)\nAssistant Director of Public Health\n\t\t\t\t(Establishment)\n-\n-\n(2) Staff in the office of the Regional Asst. Director of\n\t\t\t\tPublic Health.\n-\nRegional Assistant Director of Public Health\nRegional Assistant Director of Public Health\nDirector of Public Health\nRegional Assistant Director of Public Health\nDirector of Public\nHealth Director of Public Health\n-\n(3) Staff in Moffusil\n-\nHealth Officer.\nHealth Officer.\nHealth Officer.\nHealth Officer.\nHealth Officer.\n-\n-\nII. Members of the A.P. Ministerial Service employed in\n\t\t\t\t:\nII.\n(1) Office of the Director of Public Health\n-\nDirector of Public Health\n-\nDirector of Public Health.\nDirector of Public Health.\nDirector of Public Health.\n-\n-\n(2) Other Offices\n-\nHealth Officer concerned.\nHealth Officer concerned.\nHealth Officer concerned.\nHealth Officer concerned.\nHealth Officer concerned.\n-\n-\nIII. A.P. General Sub-ordinate Service :\nIII.\n(1) Attenders employed in the office of the Director of Public\n\t\t\t\tHealth.\n-\nDirector of Public Health.\n-\nDirector of Public Health.\nDirector of Public Health.\nDirector of Public Health.\n-\n-\n(2) Attenders employed in the Office of the Regional Asst.\n\t\t\t\tDirector of Public Health.\n-\nRegional Assistant Director of Public Health.\nRegional Assistant Director of Public Health.\nRegional Assistant Director of Public Health.\nRegional Assistant Director of Public Health.\nRegional Assistant Director of Public Health.\nRegional Assistant Director of Public Health.\nRegional Assistant Director of Public Health.\nREGISTRATION DEPARTMENT\nREGISTRATION DEPARTMENT\nI. Members of the A.P. Registration Subordinate\n\t\t\t\tService.\nI.\n-\n-\n-\n-\nInspector\n-\n-\n-\nII. A.P. Ministerial Service and Last Grade Service :\nII.\n(1) Establishment in the Office of  District Registrars :\n(i) Upper Division Clerks Lower\n\t\t\t\tDivision Clerks and Copyists.\n-\nJoint Registrar or where there are more than one\n\t\t\t\tJoint Sub-Registrar, the Senor of them.\n-\n-\n-\n-\n-\n-\n(ii) Member of Last Grade Service.\nJoint Sub-Registrar or where there are more than\n\t\t\t\tone Joint Sub-Registrar, the Senior of them (upto a limit of one\n\t\t\t\tday's pay).\nJoint Sub-Registrar or where there are more than\n\t\t\t\tone Joint Sub-Registrar, the Senor of them.\n-\n-\n-\n-\n-\n-\n(2) Establishment in the Office of the Sub-Registrars :\n(i) Lower Division Clerks &\n\t\t\t\tCopyists.\n-\nSub-Registrar\n-\n-\n-\n-\n-\n-\n(ii) Member of Last Grade Service\nSub-Registrar (upto a limit of one day's pay)\nSub-Registrar\n-\n-\n-\n-\n-\n-\nREVENUE DEPARTMENT\nREVENUE DEPARTMENT\nI. A.P. Ministerial Service :\nI.\n(1) (a) Staff employed in the offices in division other than\n\t\t\t\tthose in the offices of the Revenue Divl. Officers.\n-\nHead of the Office.\n-\n-\n-\n-\n-\n-\n(b) Staff except Dy. Tahsildars employed in offices of\n\t\t\t\tTahsildars\n-\nTahsildar\n-\nSecretary Board of Revenue\nTahsildar (upto a period of 3 months without\n\t\t\t\tcumulative effect).\n-\n-\n-\n(2) Members of the service in the Office of the Board of\n\t\t\t\tRevenue.\n-\n-\n-\n-\nSecretary,  Joint Secretary or Assistant Secretary,\n\t\t\t\tBoard of Revenue as the case may be.\n(3) Members of the Service in the Office of the Board of\n\t\t\t\tRevenue (C.T. Branch).\n-\n-\n-\nAdditional or Joint SEcretary, Board of Revenue\n\t\t\t\t(CT Branch).\nAdditional or  Joint Secretary, Board of Revenue (CT\n\t\t\t\tBranch).\n-\n-\n-\n(4) Members of the Service in the office of the Board of\n\t\t\t\tRevenue (Excise Branch).\n-\n-\n-\nAdditionla or Joint Secretary, Board of Revenue\n\t\t\t\tExcise Branch).\nAdditional or  Joint Secretary Board of Revenue\n\t\t\t\t(Excise Branch)\n-\n-\n-\nII. A.P. General Subordinate Service :\nII.\nAttenders in the offices in divisions excluding offices of the\n\t\t\t\tRevenue Divl. Officers.\n-\nHead of the office.\n-\n-\n-\n-\n-\n-\nTECHNICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT\nTECHNICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT\nA.P. Technical Education Sub-ordinate Service :\nAssistant Lecturers, Instructors, Draughtsmen &\n\t\t\t\tDraughtsmen Instructors in Polytechnics and Mining Institutes.\n-\nPrincipal of the Institution.\nPrincipal of the Institution.\n-\nPrincipal of the Institution.\n-\n-\n-\nTREASURY AND ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT\nTREASURY AND ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT\nI. Treasury & Accounts Subordinate Service Staff\n\t\t\t\tworking n the Sub-Treasuries.\nI.\n-\nSub-Treasury Officer.\n[Sub-Treasury Officer.\nSub-Treasury Officer.\nSub-Treasury Officer.]\n-\n-\nInserted by G.O.Ms.No. 335, G.A.D., dated 4-8-1995]\nII. Last Grade Service :\nII.\n(1) Members workings in the Sub-Treasuries.\nSub-Treasury Officer.\nSub-Treasury Officer.\n-\n-\nSub-Treasury Officer.\n-\n-\n-\n(2) Members working under the  Administrator  control of the Dist.\n\t\t\t\tInspectors of Local Fund Accounts.\nDistrict Inspector of Local Fund Accounts.\nDistrict Inspector of Local Fund Accounts.\n-\n-\nDistrict Inspector of Local Fund Accounts.\n-\n-\n-\nTRIBUNAL FOR DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS\nTRIBUNAL FOR DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS\nI. Members of the A.P. Ministerial Service employed in\n\t\t\t\tthe Office of the Tribunal for Disciplinary Proceedings.\nI.\n-\nChairman\n-\nChairman\nChairman\nChairman\n-\n-\nII. Members of the A.P.  General Subordinate Serv ice3\n\t\t\t\temployed in the Office of the Tribunal for Disciplinary\n\t\t\t\tProceeding (Attenders).\nII.\n-\nChairman\n-\nChairman\nChairman\nChairman\n-\n-\nAppendix IV\nAppendix IV\n[Appendix IV Substituted by G.O.Ms.,No. 284, GAD (Ser.-C), dated 7-7-97. Printed in A.P. Gazette, Part I, dated 4-9-97]\n[Rule 14(2) Second Proviso : Rule 34(i), (iii) Second Proviso]\nCompetent Authority Which May Impose Penalties On Members Of The Andhra Pradesh Police Subordinate Service And Andhra Pradesh Special Armed Police Service\nSl. No.\nSl. No.\nClass of Subordinates\nClass of Subordinates\nCensure u/r. 9(i)\nCensure u/r. 9(i)\nWithholding of increments or promotion u/r.\n\t\t\t\t9(ii), (iv)\nWithholding of increments or promotion u/r.\n\t\t\t\t9(ii), (iv)\nRecovery from pay u/r. 9(iii)\nRecovery from pay u/r. 9(iii)\nSuspension u/r. 9(v)\nSuspension u/r. 9(v)\nReduction [u/r. 9(vii)]\nReduction [u/r. 9(vii)]\nCompulsory retirement or removal or dismissal [u/r. 9(viii), (ix) & (x)]\nCompulsory retirement or removal or dismissal [u/r. 9(viii), (ix) & (x)]\nAppellate Authority\nAppellate Authority\n(1)\n(2)\n(3)\n(4)\n(5)\n(6)\n(7)\n(8)\nANDHRA PRADESH POLICE SUBORDINATE SERVICE\nANDHRA PRADESH POLICE SUBORDINATE SERVICE",
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            "title": "1. Sub-Inspectors of Police (including women\n\t\t\t\tS.Is.) :",
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            "title": "1. Sub-Inspectors of Police (including women\n\t\t\t\tS.Is.) :",
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            "content": "(a) Mofussil\n(i) Districts\nAddl. S.P. or D.S.P.\nAddl. S.P. or D.S.P.\nAddl. S.P. or D.S.P.\nAddl. S.P. or D.S.P.\nDI.G. concerned or an officer of equivalent\n\t\t\t\trand/higher rank.\nDI.G. concerned or an officer of equivalent\n\t\t\t\trand/higher rank.\n[All Deputy Inspec-General/ Inspector General of\n\t\t\t\tPolice.]\n(ii) Police Training College/ Andhra Pradesh Police\n\t\t\t\tAcademy\nVice-Principal Faculty Mem (Dy. Supdt. of Police)\n\t\t\t\tor Asst. Director (Addl. Supdt. of Police)\nVice-Principal Faculty Mem (Dy. Supdt. of Police)\n\t\t\t\tor Asst. Director (Addl. Supdt. of Police)\nVice-Principal Faculty Mem-(Dy. Supdt. of Police)\n\t\t\t\tor Asst. Director (Addl. Supdt. of Police)\nVice-Principal Faculty Mem (Dy. Supdt. of Police)\n\t\t\t\tor Asst. Director (Addl. Supdt. of Police)\nD.I.G. (Training) Joint Director (Dy. Inspector\n\t\t\t\tGenl.) or an Officer of Equivalent Rank/Higher rank.\nD.I.G. (Training) Joint Director (Dy. Inspector\n\t\t\t\tGenl.) or an Officer of Equivalent Rank/Higher rank.\n[All Deputy Inspector General/Inspector General\n\t\t\t\tof police of all ranges now in existance]\n(b) (i) Intelligence Branch, Hyd.\nAddl. S.P. or D.S.P. concerned.\nAddl. S.P. or D.S.P. concerned.\nAddl. S.P. or D.S.P. concerned.\nAddl. S.P. or D.S.P. concerned.\nD.I.G. Intelligence Hyderabad\nD.I.G. Intelligence Hyderabad\n-do-\n(ii) Crime Branch C.I.D., Hyd.\nAddl. S.P. or D.S.P. concerned.\nAddl. S.P. or D.S.P. concerned.\nAddl. S.P. or D.S.P. concerned.\nAddl. S.P. or D.S.P. concerned.\nI.G.P. C.I.D. Hyderabad.\nI.G.P. C.I.D. Hyderabad.\n[All Deputy Inspector General/Inspector General\n\t\t\t\tof police of all ranges now in existance]\n(i) State Crime Records Bureau Finger Print Bureau\n\t\t\t\t(Including Sub-Inspt. Photographer).\nDirector or Dy. Supdt. of Police.\nDirector or Dy. Supdt. of Police.\nDirector or Dy. Supdt. of Police.\nDirector or Dy. Supdt. of Police.\nDirector S.C.R.B. an Officer of equivalent higher\n\t\t\t\trank.\nDirector S.C.R.B. and Officer of equivalent\n\t\t\t\thigher rank.\n-do-\n(i) Police Computers\nSupdt. of Police.\nSupdt. of Police.\nSupdt. of Police.\nSupdt. of Police.\nDirector S.C.R.B. or Officer of equivalent/higher\n\t\t\t\trank.\nDirector S.C.R.B. or Officer of equivalent/higher\n\t\t\t\trank.\n-do-\n(c) (i) Hyderabad.\nAddl. D.C.P. or Assistant Commissioner of Police\n\t\t\t\tconcerned\nAddl. D.C.P. or Assistant Commissioner of Police\n\t\t\t\tconcerned\nAddl. D.C.P. or Assistant Commissioner of Police\n\t\t\t\tconcerned\nAddl. D.C.P. or Assistant Commissioner of Police\n\t\t\t\tconcerned\nCommissioner of Police\nCommissioner of Police\n-do-\n(ii) Vijayawada City Police & Visakhapatnam\n\t\t\t\tCity Police.\nDy. Commr. of Police (in the rank of Addl. Supdt.\n\t\t\t\tof Police) or Asst. Commr. of Police in the rank of Dy. Supdt. of\n\t\t\t\tPolice concerned.\nDy. Commr. of Police (in the rank of Addl. Supdt.\n\t\t\t\tof Police) or Asst. Commr. of Police in the rank of Dy. Supdt. of\n\t\t\t\tPolice concerned.\nDy. Commr. of Police (in the rank of Addl. Supdt.\n\t\t\t\tof Police) or Asst. Commr. of Police in the rank of Dy. Supdt. of\n\t\t\t\tPolice concerned.\nDy. Commr. of Police (in the rank of Addl. Supdt.\n\t\t\t\tof Police) or Asst. Commr. of Police in the rank of Dy. Supdt. of\n\t\t\t\tPolice concerned.\nCommr. of Police.\nCommr. of Police.\n-do-",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Reserve Sub-Inspector :",
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            "title": "2. Reserve Sub-Inspector :",
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            "content": "(a) Mofussil\n(i) Districts Addl.\nAddl. S.P. or D.S.P. concerned or an officer of\n\t\t\t\tthe corresponding rank.\nAddl. S.P. or D.S.P. concerned or an officer of\n\t\t\t\tthe corresponding rank.\nAddl. S.P. or D.S.P. concerned or an officer of\n\t\t\t\tthe corresponding rank.\nAddl. S.P. or D.S.P. concerned or an officer of\n\t\t\t\tthe corresponding rank.\nDI.G. or Officer of equivalent/higher rank.\nDI.G. or Officer of equivalent/higher rank.\nThe S.P. concerned\n\t\t\t\tin respect of orders passed by the D.S.P. The D.I.G. or an\n\t\t\t\tOfficer of equivalent/higher rank in respect of orders passed by\n\t\t\t\tthe Addl. S.P. or S.P.\nThe Special IGP or an Officer of equivalent/\n\t\t\t\thigher rank dealing with administrative matters in respect of\n\t\t\t\torders passed by the DIG or an Officer of equivalent/higher rank.\n(ii) S.A.R., C.P.L.\nAsst. Comdt.\nAsst. Comdt.\nAsst. Comdt.\nAsst. Comdt.\nSpl. I.G.P. APSP Bns.\nSpl. I.G.P. APSP Bns.\nThe Commandant\n\t\t\t\tS.A.R., C.P.L. in respect of orders passed by the Asst. Comdt.\nThe D.G.P. in respect of orders passed by the\n\t\t\t\tSpl. Insp- General of Police, APSP, Bns.\n(iii) [Police Training Colleges]\nVice-Principal\nVice-Principal\nVice-Principal\nVice-Principal\nD.I.G., Training\nD.I.G., Training\nThe principal in respect of orders passed by the\n\t\t\t\tVice-Principal, the Dir., A.P. Police Academy and Inspr.  General of\n\t\t\t\tPolice, Training in respect of orders passed by the Dy. Inspr.\n\t\t\t\t General Training/Joint Director, Dy. Inspt.  General or an officer of\n\t\t\t\tequivalent/higher rank.\n(b) (i) Hyderabad City Police\nAddl. D.C.P. or Assistant Commissioner of Police\n\t\t\t\tconcerned\nAddl. D.C.P. or Assistant Commissioner of Police\n\t\t\t\tconcerned\nAddl. D.C.P. or Assistant Commissioner of Police\n\t\t\t\tconcerned\nAddl. D.C.P. or Assistant Commissioner of Police\n\t\t\t\tconcerned\nCommissioner of Police\nCommissioner of Police\nThe D.C.P., CAR., Hqrs. Hyd. in respect of the\n\t\t\t\torders passed by the A.C.P. and the D.G.P., A.P., Hyderabad in\n\t\t\t\trespect of the orders passed by the C.P., Hyd.\n(ii) Vijayawada City Police\nDy. Commr. of Police (in the rank of Addl. Supdt.\n\t\t\t\tof Police) or Asst. Commr. of Police (in the rank of Dy. Supdt.\n\t\t\t\tof Police) concerned.\nDy. Commr. of Police (in the rank of Addl. Supdt.\n\t\t\t\tof Police) or Asst. Commr. of Police (in the rank of Dy. Supdt.\n\t\t\t\tof Police) concerned.\nDy. Commr. of Police (in the rank of Addl. Supdt.\n\t\t\t\tof Police) or Asst. Commr. of Police (in the rank of Dy. Supdt.\n\t\t\t\tof Police) concerned.\nDy. Commr. of Police (in the rank of Addl. Supdt.\n\t\t\t\tof Police) or Asst. Commr. of Police (in the rank of Dy. Supdt.\n\t\t\t\tof Police) concerned.\nCommr. of Police\nCommr. of Police\nThe Addl. Commr. of\n\t\t\t\tPolice (in the rank of S.P.) in respcct of orders passed by the\n\t\t\t\tACP (in the rank of D.S.P.).\nThe Spl. IGP or an Officer of equivalent/ higher\n\t\t\t\trank dealing with administrative matters in respect of orders\n\t\t\t\tpassed by Commr. of Police, Vijayawada.\n(iii) Visakhapatnam City Police.\nDy. Commr. of Police (in the rank of Addl. Supdt.\n\t\t\t\tof Police) or Asst. Commr. of Police (in the rank of Dy. Supdt.\n\t\t\t\tof Police) concerned.\nDy. Commr. of Police (in the rank of Addl. Supdt.\n\t\t\t\tof Police) or Asst. Commr. of Police (in the rank of Dy. Supdt.\n\t\t\t\tof Police) concerned.\nDy. Commr. of Police (in the rank of Addl. Supdt.\n\t\t\t\tof Police) or Asst. Commr. of Police (in the rank of Dy. Supdt.\n\t\t\t\tof Police) concerned.\nDy. Commr. of Police (in the rank of Addl. Supdt.\n\t\t\t\tof Police) or Asst. Commr. of Police (in the rank of Dy. Supdt.\n\t\t\t\tof Police) concerned.\nCommr. of Police\nCommr. of Police\nThe Addl. Commr. of\n\t\t\t\tPolice (in the rank of S.P.) in respect of orders passed by the\n\t\t\t\tACP (in the rank of D.S.P.).\nThe Spl. IGP or an Officer of equivalent/higher\n\t\t\t\trank dealing with administrative matters in respect of orders\n\t\t\t\tpassed by Commr. of Police, Visakhapatnam.\n3. (i) Asst. Reserve Sub-Inspts, Armed\n\t\t\t\tReserve.\n3.\nAddl. S.P. or D.S.P. concerned\nAddl. S.P. or D.S.P. concerned\nAddl. S.P. or D.S.P. concerned\nAddl. S.P. or D.S.P. concerned\nDI.G. or and Officer equivalent/higher rank.\nD.I.G. or an Officer equivalent/higher rank.\nThe S.P. concerned in respect of the orders\n\t\t\t\tpassed by the D.S.P. The DIG or an Officer of equivalent/higher\n\t\t\t\trank in respect of orders passed by the Addl. Supdt. of\n\t\t\t\tPolice/SP. The Spl. Inspr.  General or an Officer of\n\t\t\t\tequivalent/higher rank dealing with administrative matters in\n\t\t\t\trespect of orders passed by the Dy. Inspr.  General or an Officer of\n\t\t\t\tequivalent/higher rank.\n(ii) Hyderabad City Police\nAddl. D.C.P. or Assistant Commissioner of Police\n\t\t\t\tconcerned.\nAddl. D.C.P. or Assistant Commissioner of Police\n\t\t\t\tconcerned.\nAddl. D.C.P. or Assistant Commissioner of Police\n\t\t\t\tconcerned.\nAddl. D.C.P. or Assistant Commissioner of Police\n\t\t\t\tconcerned.\nCommissioner of Police\nCommissioner of Police\nThe D.C.P., H.Q.,\n\t\t\t\tHyd. in respect of the orders passed by the A.C.P.\nThe Dy.  General Police in respect of the orders\n\t\t\t\tpassed by the C.P., Hyderabad.\n(iii) Vijayawada City Police\nDy. Commr. of Police (in the rank of Addl. Supdt.\n\t\t\t\tof Police) or Asst. Commr. of Police (in the rank of Dy. Supdt.\n\t\t\t\tof Police) concerned.\nDy. Commr. of Police (in the rank of Addl. Supdt.\n\t\t\t\tof Police) or Asst. Commr. of Police (in the rank of Dy. Supdt.\n\t\t\t\tof Police) concerned.\nDy. Commr. of Police (in the rank of Addl. Supdt.\n\t\t\t\tof Police) or Asst. Commr. of Police (in the rank of Dy. Supdt.\n\t\t\t\tof Police) concerned.\nDy. Commr. of Police (in the rank of Addl. Supdt.\n\t\t\t\tof Police) or Asst. Commr. of Police (in the rank of Dy. Supdt.\n\t\t\t\tof Police) concerned.\nCommr. of Police.\nCommr. of Police.\nThe Addl. Commr. of\n\t\t\t\tPolice (in the rank of S.P.) in respect of orders passed by the\n\t\t\t\tACP (in the rank of D.S.P.).\nThe Spl. IGP or an Officer of equivalent/ higher\n\t\t\t\trank dealing with administrative matters in respect of orders\n\t\t\t\tpassed by Commr. of Police, Vijayawada.\n(v) Visakhapatnam City Police.\nDy. Commr. of Police (in the rank of Addl. Supdt.\n\t\t\t\tof Police) or Asst. Commr. of Police (in the rank of Dy. Supdt.\n\t\t\t\tof Police) concerned.\nDy. Commr. of Police (in the rank of Addl. Supdt.\n\t\t\t\tof Police) or Asst. Commr. of Police (in the rank of Dy. Supdt.\n\t\t\t\tof Police) concerned.\nDy. Cornmr. of Police (in the rank of Addl.\n\t\t\t\tSupdt. of Police) or Asst. Commr. of Police (in the rank of Dy.\n\t\t\t\tSupdt. of Police) concerned.\nDy. Cornmr. of Police (in the rank of Addl.\n\t\t\t\tSupdt. of Police) or Asst. Commr. of Police (in the rank of Dy.\n\t\t\t\tSupdt. of Police) concerned.\nCommr. of Police.\nCommr. of Police.\nThe Addl. Commr. of\n\t\t\t\tPolice (in the rank of S.P.) in respect of orders passed by the\n\t\t\t\tACP (in the rank of D.S.P.).\nThe Spl. IGP or an Officer of equivalent higher\n\t\t\t\trank dealing with administrative matters in respect of orders\n\t\t\t\tpassed by Commr. of Police, Visakhapatnam.\n(v) Spl. Armed Reserve Central Police Lines\nAsst. Comdt.\nAsst. Comdt.\nAsst. Comdt.\nAsst. Comdt.\nSp. I.G.P. APSP, Bns.\nSp. I.G.P. APSP, Bns.\nThe Comdt. S.A.R., CPL, Amberpet in respect of\n\t\t\t\torders passed by the Asst. Comdt. The D.G.P. in respect of orders\n\t\t\t\tpassed by the Spl. I.G.P., APSP, Bns.",
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            "content": "(a) Mufussil :\n(i) Districts.\nInspector of Police concerned.\nInspector concerned.\nInspector concerned.\nInspector of Police concerned.\nSupdt. of Police.\nSupdt. of Police.\nThe D.S.P. concerned in respect of orders passed\n\t\t\t\tby the Inspr. The D.I.G. or an Officer of equivalent/higher rank\n\t\t\t\tin respect of orders passed by the S.P.\n(ii) S.A.R., C.P.L.\nReserve Inspector of Police.\nReserve Inspector of Police.\nReserve Inspector of Police.\nReserve Inspector of Police.\nCommandant\nCommandant\nThe Asst. Comdt. SAR, C.P.L., in respect of\n\t\t\t\torders passed by the R.Is. The Special I.G.P., APSP, Bns, in\n\t\t\t\trespect of orders passed by the Comdt.\n(iii) [Police Training Colleges] .\nChief Law Inspr./C.D.I.\nChief Law Inspr./C.D.I.\nChief Law Inspr./C.D.I.\nChief Law Inspr./C.D.I.\nPrinciple\nPrinciple\nThe Vice-Principle P.T.C. in respect of orders\n\t\t\t\tpassed by the Chief Law Inspector/C.D.I. The D.I.G. (Training) in\n\t\t\t\trespect of the orders passed by the Principle.\n(b) (i) Intelligence Branch Hyderabad.\nInspector concerned.\nInspector concerned.\nInspector concerned.\nInspector concerned.\nSupdt. of Police Intelligence.\nSupdt. of Police Intelligence.\nThe D.S.P. concerned in respect of orders passed\n\t\t\t\tby the Inspr. The D.I.G. Int. in respect of orders passed by the\n\t\t\t\tS.P. Intelligence.\n(ii) Crime Branch C.I.D., Hyd.\nInspector concerned\nInspector concerned\nInspector\nInspector\nS.P., C.I.D.\nS.P., C.I.D.\nThe D.S.P. concerned in respect of orders passed\n\t\t\t\tby the Inspr. The D.I.G., C.I.D. in respect of orders passed by\n\t\t\t\tthe S.P. C.I.D.\n(iii)(a) S.C.R.B. Finger Print Bureau : ASIS\n\t\t\t\t(including ASI, Photographers) :\nInspector concerned\nInspector concerned\nInspector concerned\nInspector concerned\nDirector, SCRB or an Officer of equivalent,\n\t\t\t\thigher rank.\nDirector, SCRB or an Officer of equivalent,\n\t\t\t\thigher rank.\nThe Director Finger\n\t\t\t\tPrint Bureau in respect of orders passed by the Inspector.\nThe Director General of Police in respect of\n\t\t\t\torders passed by the Dir., SCRB or an Officer of\n\t\t\t\tequivalent/higher rank.\n(b) Police Computer\n[Police Computer]\n[Inspector concerned]\nInspector concerned\nInspector concerned\nSupdt. of Police Computers\n[Supdt. of Police Computers]\nThe S.P. Computers\n\t\t\t\tin respect of orders passed by the Director.\nThe Dir. SCRB or an Officer of equivalent/higher\n\t\t\t\trank in respect of orders passed by the Supdt. of Police\n\t\t\t\tComputers.\n(iv) Vijayawada City Police\nInspector concerned\nInspector concerned\nInspector concerned\nInspector concerned\nInspector concerned Addl. Commnr. of Police in\n\t\t\t\tthe rank of Supdt. of Police\nAddl. Commnr. of Police in the rank of Supdt. of\n\t\t\t\tPolice\nThe A.C.P. (in the\n\t\t\t\trank of DSP) concerned in respect of orders passed by the\n\t\t\t\tInspector.\nThe Commr. of Police Vijayawada in respect of\n\t\t\t\torders passed by the Addl. Commr. of Police (in the rank of\n\t\t\t\tSupdt. of Police).\n(v) Hyderabad City Police\nDo.\nDo.\nDo.\nDo.\nDy. Commr. of Police concerned.\nDy. Commr. of Police concerned.\nThe A.C.P. concerned\n\t\t\t\tin respect of the orders passed by the Inspr.\nThe C.P., Hyd. in respect of orders passed by the\n\t\t\t\tD.C.P.\n(vi) Visakhapatnam City Police\nInspector concerned\nInspector concerned\nInspector concerned\nInspector concerned\nAddl. Commr. of Police in the rank of Supdt. of\n\t\t\t\tPolice\nAddl. Commr. of Police in the rank of Supdt. of\n\t\t\t\tPolice\nThe A.C.P. (in the\n\t\t\t\trank of DSP) concerned in respect of orders passed by the\n\t\t\t\tInspector.\nThe Commissioner of Police, Visakhapatnam in\n\t\t\t\trespect of orders passed by the Addl. Commr. of Police (in the\n\t\t\t\trank of Supdt. of Police)",
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            "content": "(a) Mofussil :\n(i) District.\nInspector concerned.\nInspector concerned.\nInspector concerned.\nInspector concerned.\nSupdt. of Police.\nSupdt. of Police.\nThe D.S.P. concerned\n\t\t\t\tin respect of orders passed by the Inspr.\nThe D.I.G. or an Officer of equivalent/ higher\n\t\t\t\trank in respect of orders passed by the S.P.\n(ii) S.A.R., C.P.L.\nReserve Inspector.\nReserve Inspector.\nReserve Inspector.\nReserve Inspector.\nCommandant\nCommandant\nThe Asst. Comdt. SAR, C.P.L., in respect of\n\t\t\t\torders passed by the R.I. The Special IGP., APSP in respect of\n\t\t\t\torders passed by the Comdt., SAR, CPL.\n(iii) P.T.Cs.\nChief Law Inspr./C.D.I.\nChief Law Inspr./C.D.I.\nChief Law Inspr./C.D.I.\nChief Law Inspr./C.D.I.\nPrincipal\nPrincipal\nThe Vice-Principal\n\t\t\t\tin respect of orders passed by the Chief Law Inspector/C.D.I.\nThe Dy, Insp.  General Training in respect of the\n\t\t\t\torders passed by the Principle.\n(b) (i) Intelligence Branch, Hyderabad.\nInspector concerned.\nInspector concerned.\nInspector concerned.\nInspector concerned.\nSupdt. of Police Intelligence.\nSupdt. of Police Intelligence.\nThe D.S.P. concerned in respect of orders passed\n\t\t\t\tby the Inspr. The D.I.G. Intelligence in respect of orders passed\n\t\t\t\tby the S.P. Intelligence.\n(ii) Crime Branch Hyderabad.\nInspector concerned\nInspector concerned\nInspector concerned\nInspector concerned\nS.P., C.I.D.\nS.P., C.I.D.\nThe D.S.P. concerned in respect of orders passed\n\t\t\t\tby the Inspr. The DIG., CID., in respect of orders passed by the\n\t\t\t\tS.P., C.I.D.\n(iii) S.C.R.B., Police Computers.\nInspector concerned\nInspector concerned\nInspector concerned\nInspector concerned\nSupdt. of Police Computers Supdt. of Police\n\t\t\t\tComputers\nSupdt. of Police Computers Supdt. of Police\n\t\t\t\tComputers\nThe S.P. Computers in respect of orders passed by\n\t\t\t\tthe Insp. The Dir., SCRB in respect of orders passed by the\n\t\t\t\tSupdt. of Police Computers.\n(v) Vijayawada City Police\nInspector concerned\nInspector concerned\nInspector concerned\nInspector concerned\nAddl. Commnr. of Police in the rank of Supdt. of\n\t\t\t\tPolice\nAddl. Commnr. of Police in the rank of Supdt. of\n\t\t\t\tPolice\nThe A.C.P. (in the\n\t\t\t\trank of DSP) concerned in respect of orders passed by the\n\t\t\t\tInspector.\nThe Commr. of Police (in the rank of D.IG.)\n\t\t\t\tVijayawada in respect of orders passed by the Addl. Commr. of\n\t\t\t\tPolice (in the rank of Supdt. of Police).\n(vi) Visakhapatnam City Police\nInspector concerned\nInspector concerned\nInspector concerned\nInspector concerned\nAddl. Commnr. of Police in the rank of Supdt. of\n\t\t\t\tPolice\nAddl. Commnr. of Police in the rank of Supdt. of\n\t\t\t\tPolice.\nThe A.C.P. (in the\n\t\t\t\trank of DSP) concerned in respect of orders passed by the\n\t\t\t\tInspector.\nThe Commr. of Police (in the rank of D.I.G.)\n\t\t\t\tVisakhapatnam in respect of orders passed by the Addl. Commr. of\n\t\t\t\tPolice (in the rank of Supdt. of Police).\nANDHRA PRADESH POLICE RADIO BRANCH\nANDHRA PRADESH POLICE RADIO BRANCH\n(i) (a) Radio Supervisors S.I. (Technical)\nDy. Supdt. of Police Communications.\nDy. Supdt. of Police Communications.\nDy. Supdt. of Police Communications.\nDy. Supdt. of Police Communications.\nAddl. Director Police Communications. or and\n\t\t\t\tOfficer of equivalent or higher rank.\nAddl. Director Police Communications. or and\n\t\t\t\tOfficer of equivalent or higher rank.\nThe S.P. Communications in respect of orders\n\t\t\t\tpassed by the Dy. Superintendent of Police Communications and the\n\t\t\t\tD.G.P., in respect of orders passed by the Director, Police\n\t\t\t\tCommunications or by an Officer of higher rank.\n(b) Draftsman.\n(ii) Radio Technical A.S.I. (Technical)\nDy. Supdt. of Police Communications.\nDy. Supdt. of Police Communications.\nDy. Supdt. of Police Communications.\nDy. Supdt. of Police Communications.\nAddl. Director Police, Communications. or an\n\t\t\t\tOfficer of equivalent or higher rank.\nAddl. Director Police, Communications. or an\n\t\t\t\tOfficer of equivalent or higher rank.\nThe S.P. Communications in respect of orders\n\t\t\t\tpassed by the Dy. Superintendent of Police Communications and the\n\t\t\t\tD.G.P., in respect of orders passed by the Director, Police\n\t\t\t\tCommunications or by an Officer of higher rank.\n(iii) (a) Grade-I\n\t\t\t\tOperators (HO Operators)\n(b) Painter (c)\n\t\t\t\tCarpenter (d) Blacksmith (e) Fitter Electrician\nInspector, Police Communications concerned.\nInspector, Police Communications concerned.\nInspector, Police Communications concerned.\nInspector, Police Communications concerned.\nSupdt., Police Communications Hyderabad.\nSupdt., Police Communications Hyderabad.\nThe Dy. Supdt. Police Communications concerned in\n\t\t\t\trespect of orders passed by the Inspector and the Addl. Director\n\t\t\t\tor an Officedr of higher rank Police Commi. in respect of orders\n\t\t\t\tpassed by the Supdt. Police Communications, Hyderabad.\n(iv) (a) Grade-II Operators. (PC Commns.)\nInspector, Police Communications concerned.\nInspector, Police Communications concerned.\nInspector, Police Communications concerned.\nInspector, Police Communications concerned.\nSupdt., Police Communications Hyderabad.\nSupdt., Police Communications Hyderabad.\nThe Dy. Supdt. Police, Communications concerned\n\t\t\t\tin respect of orders passed by the Inspector and the Addl.\n\t\t\t\tDirector or an Officer of higher rank Police Commi. in respect of\n\t\t\t\torders pased by the Supdt. Police Communications Hyderabad.\nPOLICE TRANSPORT ORGANISATION\nPOLICE TRANSPORT ORGANISATION\n(i) Sub-Inspectors\nTechnical Assistant.\nTechnical Assistant.\nTechnical Assistant.\nTechnical Assistant.\nDir. P.T.O. or any Officer of equivalent or\n\t\t\t\thigher rank holding rank charge of Police Transport Organisation.\nDir. P.T.O. or any Officer of equivalent or\n\t\t\t\thigher rank holding rank charge of Police Transport Organisation.\nDir., Police Transport Organisation or any\n\t\t\t\tOfficer of equivalent or higher rank holding Charge of Police\n\t\t\t\tTransport organisation in respect of orders passed by the\n\t\t\t\tTechnical Asst. and the Dir.  General of Police in respect of orders\n\t\t\t\tpassed by any Officer of Higher rank than the Director Police\n\t\t\t\tTraining Organisation holding charge of Police Transport\n\t\t\t\tOrganisation.\n(ii) Head Constables\nInspector of Police\nInspector of Police\nInspector of Police\nInspector of Police\nDirector, PTO or any Officer of equivalent or\n\t\t\t\thigher rank holding charge of Police Transport Organisation.\nDirector, PTO or any Officer of equivalent or\n\t\t\t\thigher rank holding charge of Police Transport Organisation.\nThe Technical Asst. in respect of orders passed\n\t\t\t\tby the Inspr. and the Dy.  General of Police in respect of orders\n\t\t\t\tpassed by the Director, PTO or an Officer or equivalent or higher\n\t\t\t\trank holding additional charge of Police Transport Organisation.\n(iii) Police Constables\nDo.\nDo.\nDo.\nDo.\nDo.\nDo.\nDo.\nANDHRA PRADESH SPECIAL ARMED POLICE SERVICE\nANDHRA PRADESH SPECIAL ARMED POLICE SERVICE\n(i) Reserve Sub-Inspectors\nAddl. Comdt. or Assistant Commandant\nAddl. Comdt. or Assistant Commandant\nAddl. Comdt. or Assistant Commandant\nAddl. Comdt. or Assistant Commandant\nD.I.G. concerned.\nD.I.G. concerned.\nThe Comdt. in respect of the orders passed by the\n\t\t\t\tAsst. Comdt. DIG concerned in respect of orders passed by the\n\t\t\t\tCommndt. and the Inspector  General of Police, APSP Bns., in respect\n\t\t\t\tof orders passed by the Dy. Inspts.  General of Police, APSP\n\t\t\t\tBattallions.\n(ii) Assistant Reserve\nDo.\nDo.\nDo.\nDo.\nDo.\nDo.\nDo.\n(iii) Head Constables\nReserve Inspector\nReserve Inspector\nReserve Inspector\nReserve Inspector\nCommandant\nCommandant\nThe Asst. Comdts. in respect of the orders passed\n\t\t\t\tby the R.I. and the D.I.G. of Police concerned in respect of the\n\t\t\t\torders passed by the Comdt.\n(iv) Constables\nDo.\nDo.\nDo.\nDo.\nDo.\nDo.\nDo.\nGREY HOUNDS (SPECIAL SECURITY FORCE)\nGREY HOUNDS (SPECIAL SECURITY FORCE)\nI. Asst. Assault Commanders (including Women Asst.\n\t\t\t\tAssault Commanders) (S.Is./L.S.Is.)\nSquadron Commanders (Addl. SP) or Assault\n\t\t\t\tCommander (DSP) concerned.\nSquadron Commanders (Addl. SP) or Assault\n\t\t\t\tCommander (DSP) concerned.\nSquadron Commanders (Addl. SP) or Assault\n\t\t\t\tCommander (DSP) concerned.\nSquadron Commanders (Addl. SP) or Assault\n\t\t\t\tCommander (DSP) concerned.\nDy. Inspr.  General of Police or an Officer of\n\t\t\t\tequivalent/higher rank.\nDy. Inspr.  General of Police or an Officer of\n\t\t\t\tequivalent/higher rank.\nThe Group Commdnt. (SP) in respect of orders\n\t\t\t\tpassed by the Assault Commander and the Spl. IGP or an Officer of\n\t\t\t\tequivalent/higher rank dealing with administrative matters in\n\t\t\t\trespect of orders passed by the Dy. Inspr. Genl of Police.\nII. Senior Commandos (Head Constables)\nDy. Assault Commander (Inspr./RI) concerned.\nDy. Assault Commander (Inspr./RI) concerned.\nDy. Assault Commander (Inspr./RI) concerned.\nDy. Assault Commander (Inspr./RI) concerned.\nGroup Commander (Supdt. of Police)\nGroup Commander (Supdt. of Police)\nThe Assault Commanders in respect of orders\n\t\t\t\tpassed by the Dy. Assault Commanders and the Dy. Inspector\n\t\t\t\tGeneral or an Officer of equivalent/higher rank in respect of\n\t\t\t\torders passed by the group Commanders.\nIII. Junior Commandos (Police Constables)\nDy. Assault Commander (Inspr./RI) concerned.\nDy. Assault Commander (Inspr./RI) concerned.\nDy. Assault Commander (Inspr./RI) concerned.\nDy. Assault Commander (Inspr./RI) concerned.\nGroup Commander (Suplt. of Police)\nGroup Commander (Suplt. of Police)\nThe Assault Commanders in respect of orders\n\t\t\t\tpassed by the Dy. Assault Commanders and the Dy. Inspector\n\t\t\t\tGeneral or an Officer of equivalent/higher rank in respect of\n\t\t\t\torders passed by the group Commanders.\nRAILWAY POLICE\nRAILWAY POLICE\nI. Sub-Inspector/Reserve Sub-Inspector.\nAddl. Supdt. of Police or Dy. Supdt. of Police\n\t\t\t\tconcerned.\nAddl. Supdt. of Police or Dy. Supdt. of Police\n\t\t\t\tconcerned.\nAddl. Supdt. of Police or Dy. Supdt. of Police\n\t\t\t\tconcerned.\nAddl. Supdt. of Police or Dy. Supdt. of Police\n\t\t\t\tconcerned.\nDIG, Rlys. or an Officer of equivalent/higher\n\t\t\t\trank.\nDIG, Rlys. or an Officer of equivalent/higher\n\t\t\t\trank.\n[The Supdt.of Police Railways in respect of\n\t\t\t\torders passed by the Dy. Supdt. of Police] .\nII. Head Constables\nInspector concerned.\nInspector concerned.\nInspector concerned.\nInspector concerned.\nSupdt. of Police Railways.\nSupdt. of Police Railways.\nThe Dy. Supdt. of Police concerned in respect of\n\t\t\t\torders passed by the  Inspector  and the Supdt. of Police in respect\n\t\t\t\tof orders passed by the Dy. Supdt. of Police and DIG., Railway in\n\t\t\t\trespect of orders passed by the Supdt. of Police, Railways.\nIII. Constables\nInspector concerned.\nInspector concerned.\nInspector concerned.\nInspector concerned.\nSupdt. of Police Railways.\nSupdt. of Police Railways.\nThe Dy. Supdt. of Police concerned in respect of\n\t\t\t\torders passed by the  Inspector  and the Supdt. of Police in respect\n\t\t\t\tof orders passed by the Dy. Supdt. of police and DIG., Railways\n\t\t\t\tin respect of orders passed by the Supdt. of Police, Railways.",
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        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "1991",
        "Short Title": "The Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1991",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Andhra Pradesh"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
}