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| Type | Commercial Circular |
|---|---|
| Topic | ticket-checking |
station , division or railway and relieved, the Disciplinary authority shall be the authority under
RAILWAY SERVANTS (DISCIPLINE & APPEAL) RULES, 1968 Rule 1: Short title and commencement. (1) These rules may be called “The Railway Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rules 1968. (2) They shall come to force from 01-10-1968. Rule 2: Definitions: (a)Appointing Authority:- Appointing Authority in relation to railway Servant :– the authority empowered to make appointment to the post which the Railway Servant, for the time being holds, or whichever authority is the highest authority. The authority which appointed the Railway Servant to such Service, grade or post. (b) Disciplinary authority : (i) in relation to the imposition of penalty on a Railway Servant, the authority competent, under these rules to impose on him that penalty. (ii) in the case of Gazetted Railway Servant, an authority competent to impose any of the penalties specified In Rule 6, (iii)in the case of Non Gazetted Railway Servant, in relation to Rule 9 an authority competent to impose any of the major penalties specified In Rule 6, (iv)in the case of Non Gazetted Railway Servant, in relation to Rule 11 an authority competent to impose any of the minor penalties specified In Rule 6, GM as Appointing Authority:- For staff in Class C & D where records or appointment letter to show the actual authority of such staff are not available, GM will become the Appointing Authority. Accordingly, the punishment of Dismissal, Removal, Compulsory Retirement for such employee cannot be imposed by an authority lower than GM. Rule 3 : Application:- (1)These rules shall apply to every Railway Servant, but shall not apply to – (a) any member of the All India Service, (b) any member of the Railway Protection Force, (c) any person of casual employment. (2) President may, by order, exclude any of Railway employees from the operation of all or any of these rules. [These rules will not apply to Apprentices.] SUSPENSION: Suspension means the suspension of official activities of a railway employee. Rule 4 : Authorities competent to place Railway Servant under Suspension are specified in Schedules I, II and III. In exceptional cases, any authority specified in any of the Schedule may place any subordinate Railway Servant specified therein, under suspension : Provided that, where any action is taken under the forgoing proviso, the authority concerned shall forthwith report to the authority competent to place such Railway Servant under suspension, the circumstances in which the order was made and obtain his approval. Rule 5: (1) A Railway Servant may be placed under suspension: (a) where a disciplinary proceeding against him is contemplated or is pending, or (b) where, in the opinion of the authority competent to place a Railway Servant may be placed under suspension, he has engaged himself in activities prejudicial to the interest of the security of the state; or (c) where a case against him in respect of any criminal offence, is under investigation, i i t i l 5(2) A Railway Servant shall be deemed to have placed under suspension: (a) with effect from the date of his detention, if he is detained in custody, whether on a criminal charge or otherwise, for a period exceeding 48 hours; (b) with effect from the date of his conviction if, in the event of a conviction for offence, he is sentenced to a term of imprisonment exceeding 48 hours and is not forthwith dismissed or removed or compulsorily retired consequent to such conviction. Review of Suspension : Unless revoked before expiry of 90 days, shall be reviewed by the competent authority on the recommendation of the Review committee constituted for this purpose. Extension of suspension shall not be for a period exceeding 180 days at a time. Erroneous detention : Railway Employee was detained in Police custody erroneously or without any basis and released without any prosecution, he may be eligible for full pay and allowance if the competent authority feels suspension as fully unjustified. Sick Leave
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