The Secretary, Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission has, in the letter cited, stated that the responsibility to communicate adverse remarks to the officers concerned and disposing of the representations, if any, received from those officers’ rests primarily with the departments concerned, but it was noticed, in some cases, that such decisions were not taken well before sending proposals for recruitment by transfer to the Commission. It would be difficult, if not impossible, for the Commission to enter into correspondence with the Heads of Departments over these matters, especially in the case of selections, which were delayed or where a large number of candidates are involved for consideration. The Commission felt that adequate procedure should be devised to deal with cases of review of promotions consequent on the expunction of adverse remarks.
2. The Government have examined the procedure to be followed in assessing the suitability of candidates against whom adverse remarks have been made which remain uncommunicated and where promotion is proposed to be withheld only on account of the said uncommunicated adverse remarks. The Government direct that in such cases viz., where there are uncommunicated adverse entries in the confidential records of a Government servant, and where promotion is proposed to be withheld only on account of the uncommunicated adverse entries, consideration of the claims for promotion of such Government servant be postponed, until adverse entries in the confidential roll have been communicated and an opportunity afforded to the officer for being heard or for making a representation against those entries. Where, however, an employee is considered unsuitable for promotion even without taking into consideration the uncommunicated adverse remarks, no postponement of consideration would be necessary.
3. The Heads of Departments,
Collectors, etc., are requested to keep in view the above Government orders
while assessing the suitability of candidates for promotion or appointment by
transfer to higher posts. They are also requested to communicate a copy of
these orders to all appointing authorities under their administrative control.
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