GOVERNMENT
OF ANDHRA PRADESH
ABSTRACT
Public
Services - Disciplinary Cases - Completion of inquiries - To adhere to the time
schedule - Instructions - Reiterated.
GENERAL
ADMINISTRATION (SERVICES-C) DEPARTMENT
G.O.Ms.No.679
Dated:
01-11-2008
Read
the following:
1) Circular Memo.No:35676/Ser-C/98, G.A.(Ser-C) Dept., dt.1-7-1998.
2)Memo. No.51883/Ser-C/2002-2, G.A.(Ser-C) Dept., dt.19-12-2002.
3) Cir.Memo.No:36500/Ser-C/05, G.A. (Ser -C) Dept., dt.19-4-2006.
ORDER:
On
allegations made against the Government employees disciplinary cases are
initiated in accordance with the rules in force, and wherever necessary
inquiring authorities are appointed to inquire into the articles of charge
against such employees. Instructions were issued for expeditious completion of
the inquiries and a normal time of 3 months and 6 months is allowed in simple
and complicated cases, respectively. Where the inquiries are not completed as
per the allowed time, the Secretary to Government of the administrative
Department concerned at Government level shall review all the disciplinary
cases against employees in respect of Head of the Departments under his control
and also at the field level and shall submit a note to the Chief Secretary to
Government duly recording the reasons for non-completion of the inquiries and
to circulate the same to the Hon'ble Chief Minister. It is also the
responsibility of the inquiring authority to complete the inquiry within the
allowed time, otherwise, such inquiring authority shall be held responsible for
the delay, which deserves penal action.
2. Several
representations have been received from employee~ associations that there are
abnormal delays in completion of inquiries, and this is causing lot of
frustration among the employees. Government have reviewed the issue and decided
to issue further instructions in the matter.
3. Government direct
that the disciplinary cases initiated against the Government employees shall be
completed as expeditiously as possible and the existing instructions read above
shall be adhered to. The Departments of Secretariat shall review the status
position of the pending disciplinary cases against all the employees with which
they are concerned and submit a note to the Chief Secretary to Government as
per the instructions in force. It is also the responsibility of the inquiring
authorities to complete the inquiry as per the allowed time. The Competent
Authority, after receipt of the inquiry report shall conclude the disciplinary
proceedings within 6 months of its initiation and in case of abnormal delay in
conducting the disciplinary proceedings, action shall be initiated against
concerned inquiring authority.
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
