INDEX

THE TAMIL NADU CIVIL SERVICES (DISCIPLINE AND APPEAL) RULES

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(Corrected up to 29February, 2008)

INDEX

Rule

No. Subject

PART I

GENERAL

2. Extent of application of rules.

3. Governor to exempt any post or person from the operation of these rules.

4. Interpretation.

PART II

CLASSIFICATION

PART III

DISCIPLINE -PENALTIES

9 (a). Penalties -for specified categories.

9 (b). Authorities to impose penalties -for specified categories.

9 (c). Institution of Disciplinary Proceedings.

9A. Authority Competent to institute Disciplinary Proceedings where more than one Government Servant is involved.

10. "Fine" -to whom it may be imposed.

11. Authorities competent to impose penalties on specified categories in State Services.

12(1). Powers of State Government to impose penalties on members of State Services.

12(2). Powers of Head of department to institute proceedings against specified categories in State Services and impose specified penalties.

13. Authorities competent to impose suspension on members of State Services.

14(a)(1). Authorities competent to impose Suspension and Minor penalties except withholding of promotion on members of Subordinate Services.

14(a)(2). Authorities competent to impose Major penalties and the penalty of withholding of promotion on members of Subordinate Services.

14(b)

to (e). Certain special powers vested with higher authorities.

15. Authorities competent to impose penalties for any acts committed prior to promotion/ transfer/ reversion of a member of service.

16. Authorities competent to impose penalties on persons whose services lent to another Department of Government.

16A. Authorities competent to institute proceedings and impose penalties on a Government servant whose services are placed at the disposal of Government owned companies/ corporations/ local authorities, etc.,

16B. Procedure for taking action against persons whose services are borrowed from companies/ corporations/ boards, etc.,

17(a). Procedure to be followed to impose Minor penalties.

17(b). Procedure to be followed to impose Major penalties.

17(c). Procedure to be followed when a Government Servant is convicted on a Criminal Charge / convicted by Court Martial / absconded or other reasons

17(d). Conditions under which the provisions of sub-rules (a) and (b) of rule 17 may be waived.

17(e). Conditions under which a member of a Service be placed under suspension.

17(f). Conditions when Ex-parte enquiry to be resorted to.

17(g). Inquiry Authority.

17A. Commissioner for Disciplinary Proceedings and Deputy Commissioner for

Disciplinary Proceedings to hold departmental inquiry.

18(a). Records to be maintained by authorities imposing penalties.

18(b). Orders of punishments - to contain the grounds and be communicated to the person concerned.

18(c). Mode of service of Order, Notice and other Process.

18(d). Disposal of material objects marked during inquiry.

PART IV

APPEALS

19. Appeal against penalties.

20. Review petition to Government where the original order is passed by Government and Appeals to Government against orders passed by lower authorities on certain specified categories in State Services.

22. Appellate Authorities in respect of members of subordinate services.

23. Power and procedure of the Appellate Authorities.

24. Order to be passed by the Appellate Authority.

25. Appeal to be in the own name of Government servant.

26. Procedure for preferring an Appeal.

27. Conditions under which an Appeal may be withheld.

28. No Appeal lies against withholding of an Appeal.

31(a). Appeal to be forwarded without an expression of opinion.

31(b). A list of Appeals withheld to be forwarded to the Appellate Authority.

32. Power of Appellate Authority to call for any Appeal withheld and pass such orders thereon as it considers fit.

33. Deemed Appeals under these rules.

35. Exception to personnel in Stationery and Printing Department.

PART V

REVISION

36. Revision of any orders by Appellate / Higher Authorities.

PART VI

REVIEW

37. Review by Government of any orders passed by them under these rules on the basis of new material or evidence at any time.

APPENDIX – I, II, III, IV