Public Services - Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Classification, Control & Appeal) Rules, 1991 - Minor penalties - Censure - Further Classification - Orders - Issued.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (SER. C) DEPARTMENT
Read the following :-
1.G.O.Ms.No.187, G.A. (Ser.B) Dept., dated 25-4-1985.
2. Memo. No. 322/Scr.B/87-6. GAD. dated 8-2-1988.
According to Sub-Rule (i) of rule 9 of. the Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1991, "Censure'' is declared as a minor penalty. Para- II of the G.O. first read above provided that an individual, who is undergoing punishment, should not be recommended for promotion and where the period of punishment imposed is already over, each case has ,o be evaluated by Departmental Promotion Committee on merits. In the Government Memo. second read above. instructions were issued to the effect that solitary instance of ,r1inor punishment such as censure, fine, with-holding of increments for recovery from pay of the pecuniary loss caused to the State Government or Central Government undergone or being undergone by a Government employee by itself does not automatically render a person unfit for promotion to a non-selection post.
2. The Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, in its instructions issued in O.M.No.39/21/56, Ests. (A), dt. 13-12-1956 has clarified that an order of "censure" is formal and public act intended to convey that the person concerned has been guilty of some blameworthy act or omission for which it has been found necessary to award him a formal punishment and nothing can amount to a "Censure' unless it is intended to be such a formal punishment and imposed for 'good and sufficient reason' after following the prescribed procedure and that a record of the punishment so imposed is kept on the officer's confidential roll and the fact that he has been 'Censured' will have its bearing on the assessment of his merit or suitability for promotion to higher posts.
3. As the penalty or censure has a bearing on the assessment of the Government Servant about his merit or suitability for promotion to higher posts and as the currency of punishment based on previous record stands as an impediment for promotion, it is considered necessary to specify the time limit during which the said penalty of "Censure" is effective besides defining the penalty.
4. Hitherto, there are no specific orders in regard to definition of "Censure" and its implications. After careful consideration, the Government decided to issue the following orders in regard to definition of "censure" and its implications in assessing the "merit" and suitability of the Government servant for his promotion/ appointment by transfer:
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