Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Departmental Enquiries - cases to be referred to Chief Secretary - procedure, regarding.

Circular No. DPAR 18 SSR 79, dated 2nd March 1979

Sub:- Departmental Enquiries - cases to be referred to Chief Secretary - procedure, regarding.

Cased relating to Departmental Inquries are being referred to the Chief Secretary by the Administrative Departments of the Secretariat before issuing final orders, Invariably, such cases contain complicated facts which may required analysis in detail with reference to the provisions of K.C.S. (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, Circular instructions issued in the matter, decided case laws and precedents. Such cases have to be examined
by the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (Service Rules) before they are submitted to the Chief Secretary.
2. The Administrative Departments should themselves examine such cases first at their level, with reference to the rules, etc., and put up notes indicating the facts of case and specifying their own views thereon and then refer the file to the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms. The reference note should clearly indicate the specific points on which interpretation of rules of orders is sought as this would facilitate quick examination of the cases by the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms and formulation and communication of its views thereon without delay.
3. Such a procedure, should also be followed in case relating to other service matters such as recruitments, promotions, seniority etc. of Government servants, referred to the Chief Secretary or the DPAR (Service Rules).
4. The Secretaries to Government may please bring these instructions to the notices of all the concerned officers and officials in their Departments.

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