Sub: Public Services -
Misappropriation cases - Expeditious action to be taken - Regarding.
Ref: U.O.Note No. 463/Ser.C/85-4, G.A. (Ser-C) Dept.. dated 20- l 2-1985.
Instructions were issued in the U.O. note cited to the effect that in all cases where it is intended to handover the misappropriate cases to Police for prosecution, the departmental action should be taken up and completed urgently, invariably, before the police investigations are completed so that they are in a position to prosecute.
2. The concerned authorities were directed to ensure that departmental action is completed well before launching or the prosecution undertaken by the police and at any rate not exceeding three or four months.
3. The Public Accounts Committee in its earlier reports from Vth Legislative Assembly to IXth Legislative Assembly has recommended inter alia that in all cases of misappropriation where it is intended to hand over the case to the Police for prosecution, Departmental action should be taken up and completed urgently invariably, before the Police investigations are completed so that they are in a position to prosecute.
4. Government accept the above recommendation and the instructions issued in the reference cited are therefore, reiterated.
5. All the departments of Secretariat are requested to strictly adhere to the above instructions and bring these instructions to the notice of all concerned.
