GOVERNMENT
OF ANDHRA PRADESH
GENERAL
ADMINISTRATION (SER.C) DEPT.
Memo.No.19179/Ser.C/2003
Dated:
18-12-2003
Sub: Combating
corruption in public services suspension of corrupt officers on Whom criminal
mis conduct cases - Instructions - Issued.
Ref: 1. U.O.Note No.240/SC.D/93-3, G.A.(SC.D)
Dept., dt.05.10.1993.
2. U.O.Note No.1595/SC.D/93-6,
G.A.(SC.D) Dept., dt.16.11.1994.
3.
Memo.No.554/Ser.C/93-6, G.A.(Ser.C) Dept., dt.26.12.1994.
4. Govt.U.O.Note No.1818/Spl.B/2000-2,
dt.21.11.2001.
5. Govt.
Memo.No.596/Spl.B/2000-6, dt.10.06.2002.
To
eliminate the long delays occurring in the matter of prompt suspension of
corrupt officers both pending enquiry / trail and dismissal as contemplated in
APCS (CC&A) Rules, 1991, Government have issued instructions from time to
time in the references cited to bring clarify, the Government instructions are
summarized as below: -
Suspension
of officers involved in Trap cases of the ACB:
Officers
involved in trap cases shall be suspended immediately upon receipt of
preliminary report from the ACB - irrespective of the fact whether the officer
is involved directly or indirectly in the act of accepting bribe and
irrespective of the fact whether the phenolphthalein test yielded positive
result or not.
Suspension
of officers involved in Disproportionate assets cases.
Based
on the preliminary report and recommendation of the DG, ACB, Hyd., for
suspension of officers involved in disproportionate assets cases, orders of
suspension shall be issued promptly. Further based on the recommendation of the
DG., ACB., Hyd., properties of officers against whom disproportionate cases are
initiated, should be permitted to be attached under relevant sections of
Criminal Law amendment ordinance 1944.
The
Departments of Secretariat, Heads of Departments and District Collectors are
requested to follow the above instructions strictly without any deviation in
placing the employees under suspension in the above referred cases. They are
further requested to bring the same to the notice of all concerned for strict
compliance.
The
receipt of this memo shall be acknowledged.
B.
ARAVINDA REDDY
Secretary
to Government
