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para 3 (ii) above has a wider connotation and refers to any further action under the D&A Rules Railway servant shall be deemed to have been placed under suspension by

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MASTER CIRCULAR
Master Circular No. 64
Suspension of Railway employees - Master Circular.
At present provisions/instructions regarding suspension of railway employees are
contained in Part II of the Railway Servants (Discipline & Appeal) Rules, 1968 and
in a number of letters issued by Railway Board from time to time. It has bean
decided to consolidate, important amongst them in one single Master Circular, for
the purpose of facility and convenience, as enclosed herewith.
While referring to this Circular, the original letter referred to herein should be read
for a proper appreciation and in casa of doubt, the original circular should be relied
upon as authority.
Since effort has been to include only important instructions on suspension in this
Master Circular, a number of circulars have not been taken into consideration while
preparing this Master Circular.
Instructions contained in circulars not included herein, should not be deemed to
have been superseded simply because of their non-inclusion.
SUSPENSION
Suspension is an executive action whereby a Railway servant is temporarily kept
out of duty, pending final action against him for criminal offences or acts of
indiscipline, misconduct etc. Suspension, pending departmental enquiry, is a
safeguard against the Government servant interfering with and hampering the
preliminary investigation and, tampering with material evidence - oral and
documentary.
It is not a penalty under Railway Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rules.
I (A) Circumstances under which a railway servant may be placed under
suspension -
In terms of Rule 5 (1) of Railway Servants (Discipline & Appeal) Rules, a
railway servant may be placed under suspension in the following
circumstances: -
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 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, inquiry or trial.
(B) Guiding principles for placing a railway servant under suspension -
Public interest should be the guiding factor in deciding to place a railway
servant under suspension and the disciplinary authority should have the
discretion to decide this, taking all factors into account. However, in the

following 
circumstances, 
a 
disciplinary 
authority 
may 
consider 
it
appropriate to place a railway servant under suspension. (These are only
intended for guidance and should not be taken as mandatory).
i. 
Cases where continuance in office of the railway servant will prejudice
the investigation, trial or any enquiry (e.g. apprehended, tampering
with witnesses/documents);
ii. 
Where the continuance in office is likely to seriously subvert discipline
in the office in which the railway servant is working;
iii. 
Where the continuance in office of the railway servant will be against
the wider public interest (other than those covered by (i) & (ii), e.g.
there is a public scandal and it is necessary to place the Government
servant under suspension to demonstrate the policy of Government to
deal strictly with officers involved in such scandals, particularly
corruption).
iv. 
Where allegations have been made against the railway servant and
the preliminary enquiry has revealed that a case exists, prima facie,
which would justify initiation of criminal departmental proceedings
against him and where such proceedings are likely to end in his
conviction and/or dismissal, removal or compulsory retirement from
service.
Note: (a) In the first three circumstances enumerated above, the
disciplinary authority may exercise his discretion to place a
railway servant under suspension even when the case is under
investigation and before a pr

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