PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE ENQUIRY OFFICER WHILE HOLDING DEPARTMENTAL ENQUIRIES

It is necessary to kept following points in due consideration of dealing with the Complaints and holding the departmental enquiries while finalizing the cases against the delinquent officers so that it may be decided well with in the schedule of time and to avoid the unnecessary harassment of the government servants,as it defeats the very objective of the proceedings concluded as the possibility of evidence too exists with in the procedural processing of held enquire into the matter of cases . Some times a technical flaw in a proceedings vitiates the entire action .Effective steps should therefore be taken to eliminate all avoidable delays in the departmental enquiries while at the same time it should be ensured that Constitutional and the statutory provisions in regard to such enquiries meticulously followed . The following procedure should be followed while dealing with the cases of Complaints and holding the departmental enquiries. At the first instance or priliminary stage of the Complaint it is necessary to examine the nature of allegations  and there after statement of charges and allegations levelled against the defaulters must be communicating and the explanation of the government servant must be considered .After considering the all relevant documents and records it will arrive at a provisional conclusion in regard to the penalty to be imposed on the government servant after  duly taking into account the past service of the government servant. It is for the disciplinary authority to take a decision after applying it's mind to the material placed on record in the enquiry proceedings and finding of the departmental proceedings and representation of the government servant should be considered before any penal action