(Memo.No.1524/Ser.C/80-11, Genl. Admn. (Ser.C) Dept., dated 20-5-1982)
Ref: U.O Note No. l
524/Ser.C/80-1, Genl. Admn. Dept., dated 17-3-1981.
According
to Rule 13 (1) of the Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Classification, Control
and Appeal) Rules, 1963, a member of a service may be placed under suspension
from service pending investigation or enquiry into grate charges and where the
period of suspension exceeds six months, the matter should be reported to
Government for such order as they deem fit. In order to ensure that suspensions
are not continued indefinitely without justification, the cases of officers
placed under suspension have to be reviewed every six months and the orders of Government
obtained for continuing the period of suspension for a specified period not
exceeding six months at a time. As quite a number of employees were under the
suspension pending enquiry and as in some cases more than one year had elapsed,
the Departments of Secretariat and the Heads of Departments were requested in
the U.O.Note cited to review all cases where the period of suspension, of
employees had exceeded six months and to take appropriate action.
2. The matter was considered in the
Secretaries meeting held on 5-4-1982. It was observed that in some criminal
cases in which employees under suspension were involved the Police Department
did not file charge sheets even after two years on the ground that
investigation was not completed. In such cases, it was considered advisable to
enquire from the Vigilance Commission or the Anti-Corruption Bureau or the
concerned Police authorities whether there is any objection to those employees
being reinstated and posted to places far away from the station where the
alleged crime was committed. The Heads of Departments and the Departments of
Secretariat, are requested to take action accordingly, wherever necessary.
