GOVERNMENT
OF ANDHRA PRADESH
GENERAL
ADMINISTRATION (SC-E) DEPARTMENT
U.O.Note
No.1005/SC.E/97-5 Dated:
01-10-1997
Sub: Commissionerate
of Inquiries, - Entrusting the cases to the Commissionerate
or Inquiries - Appointment or presenting Officers - Instructions - Issued.
The
attention or the Departments or Secretariat is invited to the reference cited
regarding the entrustment or disciplinary cases to the Commissionerate or
Inquiries for Inquiry under the provisions or A.P.C.S. (CC.A ) Rules, 1991 and
A.I.S. (D&AJ Rules. 1969.
According
to the provision in Rule 20 (5) (c) or A.P.C.S (CC.A) Rules. 1991 the
Disciplinary authority, which may itself inquire into any article of charge or
appoint an inquiry authority for holding an Inquiry into such charge, may
appoint a Government Servant or a legal practitioner as Presenting Officer to
present on its behalf the case in support of the articles of charge. Similar
provision is also available in Rule 8(6) (c) of A.I.S. (D&A) Rules, 1969 in
the case or Inquiries into articles of charge against All India Service
Officers.
All
Departments of Secretariat and the competent disciplinary authorities, who may
entrust the disciplinary cases to the Commissionerate of Inquiries for the
purpose of inquiry, shall also send a panel of names to the Chairman or to any
one in the Commissionerate of Inquiries who may he authorised by the Chairman
along with the cases entrusted lo the Commissionerate for appointment of one of
the Members of the panel as Presenting Officer to present the case on behalf of
the Disciplinary Authority before the Inquiring Authority. It is need-less to
emphasise that non appointment of presenting officer at the earliest
opportunity may result is avoidable delay in conducting inquiry by the
Inquiring Authority.
The
Departments of Secretarial and other disciplinary authorities are therefore
requested to take action accordingly. They are requested to acknowledge the
receipt or this U.O.Note.
P.K.
RASTOGI,
Secretary
to Government (Poll)
