Review of disciplinary cases which are pending finalisation-prescription of quarterly progress report.

GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA
No.DPAR 43 SDE 84 Karnataka Government Secretariat,
Vidhana Soudha
Bangalore, dated the 14th Feb. 1985

OFFICIAL MEMORANDUM

Sub:- Review of disciplinary cases which are pending finalisation-prescription of quarterly progress report.

Ref:- 1. Circular DPAR 24 SDE 83 dated 1.6.1983
2. O.M. No. DPAR 12 SDE 83 dated 21/4/1984.

In Circular dated 1/6/83 referred to above a preforma has been prescribed to furnish information every month about disciplinary cases which are pending finalisation. Instructions were also issued for reviewing all such cases regularly.
2) In the O.M. dated 21st April 84, guidelines have been provided for revoking suspension of Government servants who are placed under suspension pending enquiry/trial. According to these guidelines where a Government servant is placed under suspension pending investigation and if investigation is not completed within six months he should be reinstated. It has also been made clear therein that where suspension is ordered or continued, pending inquiry or trial, the suspension should be revoked if the inquiry/trial is not commenced within three months or the inquiry/trial even though commenced within three months is not completed within nine months from its commencement.
3) The matter regarding submission of monthly reports prescribed in the Circular dated 1.6.83 has been reviewed further, taking into account what is stated in para 2 above and it is considered that quarterly reports should be prescribed instead of monthly reports prescribed in the Circular dated 1/6.1983. Accordingly, in supersession of the instructions issued in Circular dated 1.6.83 the following instructions are issued.
i) Heads of Departments may collect a progress reports in the proforma attached to this O.M. from disciplinary authorities and undertake a review of these cases in the light of the instructions contained in O.M dated 21/4/84. Appropriate instructions to the concerned authorities may be issued for finalising the pending cases expeditiously.
ii) A statement for the entire department may be prepared in the same proforma and submitted to the concerned administrative Secretariat Department by the 10th of the month following the quarter for which the statement is prepared.
iii) The Secretaries to Government in the administrative department may have a consolidated statement prepared in the same proforma, including-
a) the details received from the Heads of Departments under their administrative control ; and
b) the cases pending at Secretariat level.
They may also issue appropriate instructions to the concerned Heads of Departments/Secretariat Officers with whom the number of pending departmental inquiry (including suspension cases) is very high. The statement may thereafter sent to the Additional Chief Secretary so as to reach him by the 20th day of the month following the quarter.
4) The first such report to be furnished in the matter should be for the quarter ending on 31st March 1985.

sd/-
M.M. Naik
Joint Secretary to Government,
Department of Personnel & Admnv. Reforms,
(Service Rules)