Can Suspend Employee
Can Suspend Employee
Can Suspend Employee
IN
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DATED: 20 /12/2019
CORAM
Vs
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Subramonium Prasad,J.
can suspend the delinquent officer when the higher authority is not
assignments:-
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4. Petitions u/s 317 Crp c and Admission petitions have not been
lethargic and has been negligent in performing his work. The memo
stated that about 30 bundles were not indexed and the writ
after indexing the same. The memo stated that the salary for the
month of August 2019 would not be paid until the 30 bundles are
taken against him for not performing his work properly. The writ
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issued a charge memo against the writ petitioner under Rule 17(b) of
following charges:-
April 2019 and the bundles were traced from your cup-board after
to your and your explanation was found not satisfactory. The said
dereliction of duty.
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But the individual has shown scant regard to the directions either
and 21.8.2019 or under the running note file dated 8.5.2019 and
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further that he does not have the authority to place the writ
Discipline and Appeal Rules, for imposing a major penalty and also
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grievance. "
the records.
Ministerial Service, the Rules whereof came into effect in 1955. Rule
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Rules, the rules regulating the pay of the services, the Government
Leave Rules, 1933, and the Pension Rules would be applicable to the
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specifies the appointing authorities for the various classes. This Rule
15. Part III of the Discipline and Appeal Rules deals with
the civil service of the State and other persons holding civil posts
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under the State. The penalties which can be imposed under Rule 8
are:-
(ii) Fine (in the case of persons for whom such penalty is
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Government;
Government; and
item Nos. (i) to (iii), (v) & (ix) are minor penalties and item Nos.(iv),
16. Rule 9(c) of the Discipline and Appeal Rules provides that
specified in rule 8.
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17. Rule 12 of the Discipline and Appeal Rules provides that the
may himself impose any of the said penalties. Rule 12(i) further
18. Rule 12(2) of the Discipline and Appeal Rules provides that
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Rule 12(2) of the Discipline and Appeal Rules, which are relevant in
19. A perusal of the said proviso would show that all authorities
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State Services may frame charges against all the members of the
State Services under rule 17(b) or issue show cause notice under rule
17(a) even if they are not the competent authority to impose the
penalty and they may conduct the inquiry themselves or request the
under:-
contemplated or is pending; or
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interests of people.
24. Rule 14(a) (supra), provides that the authority which may
the State Services or, where the appointing authority for such
higher authority.
authority, in this case namely the Principal District Judge. Under Rule
the writ petitioner. But the issue is as to whether the writ petitioner
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penalties on them.
orders:-
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Rules.
NOTIFICATION
AMENDMENTS
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(ii), for the expression "rule 11", the expression "rule 12"
shall be substituted;
substituted, namely:-
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learned Single Judge held that the authority higher to the delinquent
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(17) FLR 14, wherein the Hon'ble Supreme Court observed as under:-
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Respondent belongs."
A.Radha Krishna Moorthy, 1995 (1) SCC 332, wherein the Hon'ble
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Orissa and others Vs. Shiva Parashad Das, (1985) 2 SCC 65,
Sastry & ors., Vs. Comptroller and Auditor General & Ors., (1993)
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and complete the the same within a period of 16 weeks from the
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To
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and
SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD, J
pkn.
Order made in
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