POINTS TO BE KEPT IN VIEW IN DEALING WITH COMPLAINTS AND HOLDING DEPARTMENTAL ENQUIRIES AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT SERVANTS.

The finalization of departmental enquiries against the deliquent officers sometimes take a very long period even years , Besides harassment to the government servant,it defeats the very objective of the departmental proceedings taken by the department even there is a possibility of the evidence being tampered with or the witness won over , Some times a technical flaw in a proceedings vitiates the entire action . Effective steps should, therefore, be taken to eliminate all avoidable delays in departmental proceedings as well as the enquiries while at the same time ensuring that the constitutional and the statutory provisions in regards to the such enquiries are meticulously followed .The Procedure laid down under law code manual should be followed while dealing with the cases of Complaints and holding the departmental enquiries.The record of the enquiry shall include (a) The statement of charges /allegations framed against the defaulters or the government servants (b) Explanation given by the government servant if any (c) The oral evidence and documents produced in support of the charges (d) The oral evidence led in defence and documents produced.(e) The documentary evidence exhibited and considered in the course of the enquiry (f) The orders made by the enquiry officer at the various stages of the enquiry ,and (g) The Report of the enquiry officer setting out the findings on each charge together with the reasons therefor.