CommercialPedia Indian Railways commercial circulars and policies

Amendment to Rule 5 of Railway Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1968 - review of suspension

· 2006-07-18
Circularstaff-establishment
Official source verifiedRecorded Railway source checked on 2026-09-03.Text extraction: digital

Open the official Railway source

File numberE(D&A) 2004 RG6-8
Date2006-07-18
TypeRailway Board Establishment Circular / Letter
Topicstaff-establishment
DirectorateEstablishment
Official sourceindianrailways.gov.in

Summary

rule (5), the following shall be inserted, namely deemed to have been made under sub-rule (1) or sub-rule (2) of this rule shall not be

Text of the circular

Railway Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1968

In the Railway Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1968, in Rule 5 after sub- rule (5), the following shall be inserted, namely:-

“(6) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule 5, an order of suspension made or deemed to have been made under sub-rule (1) or sub-rule (2) of this rule shall not be valid after a period of ninety days unless it is extended after review in the manner provided in sub-rule (7) of this rule, for a further period before expiry of ninety days.

(7) The review of an order of suspension shall be done by the authority which is competent to modify or revoke the suspension, on the recommendation of the review committee constituted for the purpose, and such competent authority shall pass orders either extending or revoking the suspension before expiry of ninety days from the date of order of suspension. Subsequent reviews shall be made before expiry of the extended period of suspension. Extension of suspension shall not be for a period exceeding one hundred and eighty days at a time.”

(Railway Board’s letter No. E(D&A) 2004 RG6-8 dated 18.7.2006)

More on this subject

All staff-establishment circulars · Open this circular in the search app · Search all 7,826 documents