Swamy's Manual on Disciplinary Proceedings for Central Government Staff (S-1)

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Book Description
The Government of India is a super-employer in charge of the largest community of employees of all types — ministerial, supervisory, executive and managerial (apart from its industrial employees). As a model employer, the Central Government has to observe all the laws of the land in dealing with employees, right from their recruitment to their retirement. The Government employees, on the other hand, are a special type quite distinct from the employees in the private sector, being charged with a responsibility not only towards the Government, but also towards the public with whom they come into contact in their public dealings. The Government is bound by severe restraints in handling its employees and is mainly guided by the provisions of the Constitution of India in such matters. It has to dispense justice and fair play and avoid discrimination. At the same time, in its obligation to the public, the Government has to ensure that the employees behave themselves, enforce discipline and promote loyalty for the sake of smooth conduct of public administration, prevent corrupt practices and punish errant employees through appropriate disciplinary measures. The institution of disciplinary proceedings, a very vulnerable and unenviable task, calls for strict norms and in each case not only justice must be done, but it must also seem to have been done. Punishment has to be weighed against the offence, has to be corrective and constructive. In every case, the right officer has to order proceedings, the right officer has to conduct the inquiry, the right officer has to make the decisions so that there is no charge of arbitrariness. The right of appeal has to be honoured. Government cannot afford to have its proceedings or findings set aside in a court of law. Court cases cannot be allowed to be dragged on endlessly. To ensure fair trial and speedy decisions, the Central Government have since set up Administrative Tribunals in important centres under an Act of Parliament.
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Contents
Chapter 1.    CCS (CCA) Rules
Part I – General
Part II – Classification
Part III – Appointing Authority
Part IV – Suspension
Part V- Penalties and Disciplinary Authorities
Part VI – Procedure for Imposing Penalties
Part VII – Appeals
Part VIII – Revision and Review
Part IX – Miscellaneous
THE SCHEDULE
FORMS
Chapter 2.    Suspension–A Digest
Chapter 3.    Suspension–General Instructions
Chapter 4.    Suspension-Entitlements
Chapter 5.    Reinstatement- A Digest
Chapter 6.    Reinstatement-Rules and Instructions
Chapter 7.    Unauthorized Absence
Chapter 8.    The Departmental Inquiries Act
Chapter 9.    Proceedings after Retirement
Chapter 10.  Disciplinary Proceedings-A Digest
Chapter 11.  Procedure for conducting Inquiries
Chapter 12.  Instructions for Inquiry Officers
Chapter 13.  Instructions for Presenting Officers
Chapter 14.  Instructions for Defence Assistants
Chapter 15.  Orders regarding grant of T.A. to various persons during disciplinary Proceedings
Chapter 16.  CCS (Conduct) Rules
Appendices
Chapter 17.  CCS (Temporary Service) Rules
Chapter 18.  CCS (Medical Examination) Rules
Chapter 19.  Instructions regarding Premature Retirement of Central Government Servants
Chapter 20.  Confidential Reports
Digest
Copies of Orders
Chapter 21.  The Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985
Chapter 22.  CAT (Procedure) Rules, 1987
Chapter 23.  The Central Administrative Tribunal Rules of Practice, 1993
Chapter 24.  Central Administrative Tribunal (Destruction of Records) Rules, 1990
Chapter 25.  CAT (Grant of Certified Copies) Regulations, 1988
Chapter 26.  CAT (Contempt of Courts) Rules, 1992
Chapter 27.  The Administrative Tribunals (Procedure for Investigation of Misbehaviour of
                  Incapacity of Chairmen, Vice-Chairmen and Other members) Rules, 2000
Chapter 28.  Extracts from the Constitution of India
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