SELF- CONTAINED SPEAKING ORDER MUST BE ISSUED BY THE SECRETARY/ HOD TO CONCLUDE PERSONAL HEARING GIVEN TO THE GOVERNMENT SERVANT WELL IN TIME

Cases remanded by the Administrative Tribunal for decision by the Administrative Department must be study by the Secretary/ HOD or officer concerned and may consult other departments if need be, on priority basis and fix a date of personal hearing to the government servant.The Officer concerned will hear the government servant in person on the fixed date , time and place and make queries from the government servant for the purpose of clarification or elaboration of the point and may receive a written brief if the government servant so desires .After the personal hearing, the Secretary/ HOD will decide the representation/ Appeal and pass a self - contained speaking order touching all the issues raised, pleadings and his final decisions on the all issues.It is to be noted that a short order merely rejecting or accepting the representation/Appeal should not be issued as such an order is liable to be challenged again in the Tribunal and a copy of the final order is to be officially supplied to the Government servant and the decision should be made well in time .