Procedure for imposition of a Major Penalty

1) Issue of Charge Memorandum (SF-5)

a) Maximum care to be taken

b) To be signed by the Competent and appropriate Authority
c) Specific charges
d) Should be supported by Relied Upon Documents and Prosecution
Witnesses.

2) Annexure with Charge Memorandum

I) Article of charges
II) Statement of Imputation of charges
III) The list of Relied Upon Documents
IV) The list of Prosecution Witnesses

3) Serving of Charge Memorandum

1) In Person
2) By Registered Post
3) Deemed to have been served

4) Receiving Defense Statement within 10 days time

5) To issue order of Departmental Enquiry if Defense Statement is not

satisfactory.

6) Documents to be sent to the Enquiry Officer

1) Charge Memorandum
2) List of RUD
3) List of PW
4) Order of nominating EO and PO

7) Home work by the EO

To examine the documents and confirm that proper procedure has been
followed in issue of Charge Memorandum

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8) Preliminary Enquiry

1) To create better platform with the CE

2) Issue the notice of enquiry with date time and venue of the same
3) During the enquiry confirm that all required documents have been
served to the DE
4) Nomination of ARE

9) Regular Enquiry

a) Examination of PW one by one

b) Cross examination of PW by the ARE
c) Examination of CE by EO
d) Obtaining defense brief from the CE

10)Preparation of the Enquiry Report

1) Introduction
2) Charges in brief
3) Findings
4) Reasons and remarks for findings

11) Sending all relevant documents and Enquiry Report to the DA

12) DA shall send a copy of Enquiry Report to the CE for making

representation thereon within 10 days time

13) On the receipt of the representation of the CE against Enquiry

Report, DA shall pass orders as deems fit.

14) Orders of the DA shall be conveyed to the CE under signature of the

DA itself.

15) Obtaining the acknowledgement of the CE.

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