Public Services - Disciplinary Cases - Review of orders of suspension against Government Servants -Further Orders - Issued.
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the G.O. read above, instructions have been issued for review of the
suspensions of Gazetted and Non-Gazetted Officers, indicating the authorities
empower to undertake such reviews of orders of suspension for continuance
beyond the period of six months.
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.
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.
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 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.
