GOVERNMENT
OF ANDHRA PRADESH
ABSTRACT
Public
Services - Disciplinary cases - Review of orders of suspension of Government
Servants - Existing orders reiterated - Further instructions - Issued.
GENERAL
ADMINISTRATION (SERVICES-C) DEPARTMENT
G.O.Ms.No.526
Dated:19-08-2008
Read the following:
1. G.O.Ms.No.86, G.A.
(Ser-C) Dept., dt. 08-03-1994.
2. G.O.Ms.No.578,
G.A. (Ser-C) Dept., dt. 31-12-1999.
ORDER:
In
the G.O.'s read above comprehensive instructions were issued on review of
orders of suspension of Government employees at an interval of every six months
and also to undertake specific review by the secretary to Government of the
department at Government level when the employees are continued under
suspension beyond two years, so as to consider such employees for reinstatement
pending finalization of the disciplinary cases against them. It is brought to
the notice of the government by the employees’ associations that the above
orders in- force are not properly implemented and in several cases the
employees are under suspension beyond two years and also the disciplinary cases
are not concluded for several years.
2. After careful
consideration, Government directs that, all concerned authorities to strictly
implement the policy decision enunciated in the G.O.s read above. It is the
responsibility of the competent authority to review each and every case of
suspension as per the orders in-force and consider the reinstatement of the
employees. The objective is to complete the disciplinary cases against the
employees as expeditiously as possible and to punish the guilty. This is the
specific policy of the Government for efficient and smooth functioning of the
administration.
3. Accordingly, Government, hereby, direct that
the employees who are under suspension for a period exceeding two years shall
be reinstated pending finalization of the disciplinary cases / criminal cases
against them. However, in exceptional cases, for example, where the charged
Officers are not co-operating for completion of investigation / inquiry or when
the inquiry/ investigation could not be completed due to pendency of
litigation, a Committee headed by the Secretary of the administrative
Department, Head of the Department concerned and an Official from the Anti-Corruption
Bureau (where the cases are emanated from Anti Corruption Bureau investigation),
shall review the orders of suspension against the employees who are continued
under suspension well before completion of two years of suspension and take a
decision to continue such employees under suspension beyond two years, duly
recording the reasons for such a decision.
4. All
the Departments of Secretariat, Heads of Departments and District Collectors
should follow the above instructions scrupulously and bring it to the notice of
all the concerned for strict implementation of the above orders.
(By
order and in the name of the Governor of Andhra Pradesh)
P.
Ramakanth Reddy
Chief
Secretary to Government
To
All Departments of Secretariat.
All Heads of Departments / All District
Collectors.
The Registrar, A.P. Administrative Tribunal,
Hyderabad.
The Registrar, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad.
The Secretary A.P. Public Service Commission,
Hyderabad.
The Secretary to Vigilance Commissioner,
A.P. Vigilance Commission, Hyderabad.
All Service Sections in Genl. Admn. Department.
SF/SC.
//FORWARDED::BY ORDER//
SECTION OFFICER.
