GOVERNMENT
OF ANDHRA PRADESH
GENERAL
ADMINISTRATION (SER. C) DEPARTMENT
Memo
No.36761/Ser.C/2004. Dated:12-03-2004
Sub: Combating
Corruption in Public Services - Suspension of Corrupt Officers on whom criminal
misconduct 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. Dated: 2642-1994.
4. Govt. U.O. Note
No. 1818/Spl.B/2000-2, Dated: 21 -11-2001.
5. Govt. Memo. No.
596/Spl.B/2000-6, Dated: 10-06-2002.
6. Govt. Memo. No.
177/Spl.C/2003-1, Dated: 13-05-2003.
7. Govt. Memo. No.
19179/Ser.C/2003, Dated: 18-12-2003.
* * * * *
Instructions
were issued in the reference 7th cited for suspension of Government
Servants involved in trap laid down by the A.C.B. and also in disproportionate
assets cases. Keeping in view the instructions issued in the references 6th
cited, the following modified orders issued in supersession of the instructions
issued in the reference 7th cited.
Suspension
of Officers involved in trap cases of the A.C.B:
Officers
involved in trap cases shall be suspended immediately upon receipt of Radio
Message from the A.C.B. to Disciplinary Authority / Secretariat Administrative
Departments and A.P.V.C. within the 24 hours of trap. irrespective of the fact
whether the Officer is involved directly or indirectly in tl1e 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 prelimina1y report and recommendation of the D.G., A.C.B., Hyderabad for
suspension of Officers involved in disproportionate assets cases, orders of suspension
shall be issued promptly. Further based on the recommendation of the D.G.,
A.C.B., Hyderabad, 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