GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
ABSTRACT
Anti-Corruption Bureau - Departmental Enquiries conducted basing on the cases / enquiries initiated by the Anti-Corruption Bureau - Furnishing of records - Instructions - Issued.
GENERAL
ADMINISTRATION (SPL. B) DEPARTMENT
G.O.Rt.No.977
Dated:
26-02-2003
Read the
following:
1. G.O. Ms. 677,
General Administration (S.C . D) Dept., Dated 30-05-1961.
2. Govt Memo. No.2866/S.C.F/87-3, G.A. (S.C. F) Dept., Dt:13-07-1989.
3. Govt. Memo.1271/S.C. F/90, G.A. (S .C. F) Dept., Dated: 06-07-1991.
4. Govt.U.O. NoteNo.75025/Ser. C/97-1, G.A. (Ser.C) Dept., Dt. 14.10.1991.
5. From the D.G.,
A.C.B., Hyderabad, Letter No.52/RPC/C/2002, Dt.10-06-2002.
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ORDER:
In
the letter 5th read above, the D.G., A.C.B. has stated that, the
Bureau is an Investigating Agency and goes into facts and circumstances of the
cases and recommends necessary action basing on the adequacy of evidence so
collected for prosecution or inquiry in any of the Statutory Bodies, Copies of
judgment in criminal cases where prosecution is launched are generally
furnished by the Trial Courts to the A.C.B. in consonance with the provisions
of the Criminal Procedure Code and the Cr.P.C. does not consider the copies of
the judgment as privileged document. He has also stated that in consonance with
recommendation of the Committee on Prevention of Corruption, a copy of the
report of the inquiry authority is provided to C.B.I, whenever Departmental
actions are undertaken on the reports of C.B.I, and that the nature of work in
A.C.B. are similar to C.B.I, and hence the procedure can be made equally
applicable to. He has finally requested that this matter may be re-examined and
issue necessary orders.
2. The matter was placed before the High-Level
Committee on Anti-Corruption and the Committee in its meeting held on
08-01-2003 has decided to supply copies of the departmental enquiry report to
supply copies of the departmental enquiry report to the A.C.B. whenever asked
for.
3. The Government after examination and in
modification of the orders issued in the reference 1st to 4th
read above, hereby order that a copy of the inquiry report along with a copy of
the order of the Disciplinary Authority on the inquiry report in cases where
the inquiry has been instituted based on the report of the A.C.B. should be
furnished to A.C.B. However, it would not be necessary to provide the whole
record of the disciplinary proceedings to the A.C.B. The A.C.B. should not
re-open or review the action taken by the Disciplinary Authority, but these
records are to be utilized only for its internal analysis and record.
(By
order and in the name of the Governor of Andhra Pradesh)
BINOYKUMAR
Chief
Secretary to Government (POLL.)
