GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
Public Services - A.P. State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996 - Time
to join a post on appointment otherwise than by Direct Recruitment - Fixing of
time limit - Orders - Issued.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (SERVICES. D) DEPARTMENT
G.O. Ms. No. 430 Dated:19-12-2000
Read the following:
l.
G.O. Ms. No. 436, G.A (Ser. D) Department dated: 15.10.1996.
2.
G.O. Ms. No. 193, G.A (Ser. D) Department dated: 26.04.1999.
3. G.O. Ms No. 340, G.A (Ser. D) Department
dated: 23.07.1999.
4.
Govt. Lr. No. 42310/Ser. D/2000-3, G.A.D. dt. 23-10-2000.
5.
From the Secretary, A.P.P.S.C., Hyderabad letter No.1834/RR/2/2000, dated:
30.11.2000.
ORDER:
According to Rule 11(b) of the A.P. State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996, a person appointed to a post, otherwise than by Direct Recruitment, shall be allowed a joining time of' 15' days from the date of receipt of the order of appointment sent to the candidate by Registered Post with Acknowledgement Due or by other means. Where a person fails to join the new post to which he is appointed within the said time limit or evades to join the post by proceeding on leave, he or she shall forfeit his or her right of appointment both for the present and in future for the post.
2. Instances have been brought to the notice of the Government now and then indicating some or other reasons for relaxation of Rule 11 (b) of the said rules for allowing a candidate appointed to a post otherwise than by Direct Recruitment, to join the said post even after expiry of the prescribed period of 15 (fifteen) days and in some cases some Appointing Authorities themselves resorting to relax the rules in a routine manner even without justifying the reason for such relaxation. Taking this as an advantage some of the individuals seems to have chosen to take their own time for joining the new post by proceeding on leave or resorting to any other means styling as administrative reasons though many times it is for a suitable posting of choice, it appears thereby causing inconvenience for proper operation of the approved list and thereby resorting to relaxation of rules for getting retrospective seniority etc., against the intention of prescribing minimum period to join duty.
3. The Government have reviewed the position and decided to allow the promotee to join duty within 15 (fifteen) days period from the date of receipt of the order of appointment sent to the candidate by Registered Post with Acknowledgement Due or by any other means. If he or she does not join the post within the stipulated period of 15 (fifteen days) or evades to join the post by proceeding on leave the offer of appointment shall be treated as automatically cancelled and the name of the candidate shall be deemed to have been omitted from the list of approved candidates, he shall forfeit his right of appointment both for the present and in future for the post.
4. All the Heads of Department/Departments of Secretariat/District Collectors / District Judges are requested to bring these instructions to the notice of all the Appointing Authorities to follow them scrupulously.
5. Necessary amendment to Rule. 11 (b) of the Andhra Pradesh State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996 will be issued separately.
(By Order and in the name of the Governor of Andhra
Pradesh)
