GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
PUBLIC SERVICES – State and
Subordinate Services – Promotion / Appointment of employees to higher posts
while investigation into the allegations / disciplinary proceedings initiated
against them are pending.
(a) Where
an officer has been placed under suspension; or
(b) Where
charges have been framed and disciplinary proceedings initiated, and the
charges are so grave that if they be held proved, the officer would not be
promoted; or
(c) Where an investigation has been conducted by the Anti- Corruption Bureau and it is established that there is a prima-face case for prosecution of taking disciplinary action on charges which, if held proved would warrant the supersession of the officer.
In cases where promotions are ordered deferring consideration of claims of any officers in the cases aforementioned, the Committee considered that it should be specifically stipulated that such promotions would be without prejudice to the claims of the officers the consideration of which has been deferred pending the clearance of the charges against them. Cases of all such officers as fall under the categories (a), (b) and (c) mentioned above should immediately proceedings, be reviewed for promotion as also for their rightful ranking in the light of the final outcome of these proceedings.
The Committee felt
that promotion need not be withheld where the charges against an officer relate
to minor lapses and have no bearing on the integrity or efficiency of an
officer and which even it proved, will not stand in the way of the officer
being promoted.
2. The
Government, after careful consideration, accept the above recommendations of
the services Sub-Committee of the Secretaries to Government and direct that:-
(i) Provisional
withholding of promotions would be justified in cases failing under categories
(a)(b) (c) mentioned in para 1 ante.
(ii) Where promotions are ordered, deferring consideration of the
claims of any such officers as fall under the categories (a) (b) (c) mentioned
in para 1 ante it should be specifically stipulated that such promotions would
be without prejudice to the claims of the officers the consideration of which
has been deferred pending the clearance of the charges against them. Cases of
all such officers as fall under the categories (a). (b) (c) mentioned in para 1
ante should, immediately after the conclusion of the disciplinary proceedings
be reviewed for promotion, as also for their rightful ranking in the light of
final outcome of these proceedings.
(iii) Promotion need not, however, be withheld where the charges
against an officer relate to minor lapses and have no bearing on the integrity
of efficiency of an officer and which even if proved will not stand in the way
of the officer being promoted.
4. The receipt of this Memo. should be acknowledged.
(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE
GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)
State and Subordinate Service Rules (open)
