C.C.A.

RULES 1991

PRESENTED BY

- G.Shiv Kumar Reddy

 1.APPLICABILITY
Applicable to all except

 persons in casual employment

 those subject to discharge from

service on less than one month’s
notice

 A.I.S (Rule 3)
2. Nature of Disciplinary proceedings

 Quasi judicial in nature

 Right to be heard

 Principles of natural justice

 Preponderance of probability

 Evidence act of 1872

3. Sources for causing action

 complaints -
 Anonymous

 Pseudonymous

 Adverse media

 Inspection reports

 Audit reports

 Representations of MP / MLA’s
 4.Preliminary enquiry

 Administrative-not covered in cca rules

 Not quasi judicial
 Not compulsory

 To establish primafacie

 Very important tool

5. Disciplinary Action

 under Rule 22
 under Rule 20
 under Rule 22
 inquiry is NOT compulsory
 for only minor penalties

 under Rule 20
 inquiry is compulsory
 for both major and minor penalties
6. Prerequisites of a regular
inquiry

 issue of charge memo

 inquiry officer
7. CHARGE MEMO (Rule-20)

 Authority competent to issue (Charge Memo)

 Usage of language
 Quoting the relevant rule of conduct violation.
 Specificity of charge
 Parts of charge memo
 Annexure-I - Articles of Charge

 Annexure-II -Imputations

 Annexure-III- List of Documents

 Annexure-IV- List of Witnesses

8. Characters in Disciplinary Proceedings.

 Disciplinary authorities
 Inquiry officer ( Inquiry Officer)
 Charged Officer ( C.O)
 Presenting Officer
 Defense Asst.
 Prosecution witnesses
 Defense witnesses.
9. Procedure for Inquiry(Rule-20)

 framing of charge
 serving the charge memo
 receipt of defense statement

 personal appearance

 appointment of Inquiry Officer

 Role of Disciplinary authority after

appointment of Inquiry Officer
10. Role of Inquiry Officer
 who?
 Serving notice
 Daily order sheet
 Examination / re-examination & cross examination.
 Production of documents for verification
 Defense Asst.
 Role of witnesses
11. Role of Presenting Officer

 Not compulsory
 to assist Inquiry Officer
 examination / reexamination & cross examination.
 Production of documents
 His chief role
 Presenting brief.
12. Defense Assistance.

 who can be Defense Asst.

 retired
 serving
 limitations of Defense Asst.
 his main role
 written briefs
13. Witnesses

 Types of witnesses
 Prosecution

 defense

 their main role in inquiry

 their limitations
 14. Inquiry report
 Should contain analysis, assessment and
findings
 Can be Proved/Not Proved/Partly Proved
 Should submit it to Disciplinary auth.
 Dis.Auth. Communicates to CO
 CO submits his defense
 Disc auth. Can agree or disagree with IR
 Either drops charge or impose Penalty
15. PENALTIES
- 2 types

Minor - why minor

Major
16. MINOR PENALTIES

 Censure
 withholding of promotion

 recovery from pay

 withholding of increments without

cumulative effect
 suspension
17. Suspension (Rule-8)
There are Two(02) types of
suspension:
Preventive

Punitive
18. Major penalties (Rule-9)
 withholding of increments with cumulative effect
 reduction
 to lower rank in the seniority

 to lower stage in time scale of pay

 to lower time scale of pay not being lower than

to which to directly …
 lower grade

 compulsory retirement

 removal

 dismissal
19. Action on Inquiry Report

 communicate to c.o for his representation

 obtain & examine the representation of
Charged Officer.
 Can agree with I.O

 Disagree

 Remit to I.O for further inquiry

 20.Appeals( Rule-32)
 Time limit-Should be made within 30 days
 Contents of appeal-
 no improper language
 Furnish all relevant material
 Consideration of appeal-
 Whether procedures followed or not
 Whether evidence produced
 Whether penalty is high
21.What happens in appeal stage
 Set aside the penalty
 Enhance the penalty
 Decrease the penalty
 Quash the proceedings
 Cause further inquiry
 22. REVISION –(RULE 40)
 Within One(01) year from order by C.O
 Within Four (04)years by competent auth.
 What happens in revision:
 Confirm the penalty
 Enhance
 Reduce
 Set aside
 Remit for further inquiry
 23. Review-(Rule 41)

 Only govt. can review basing on reference

of HOD
 Only when new evidence is produced
 It has to be exercised within a period of
Three(03)years
 24.Service of orders-(Rule 42)

 While on duty- in person

 While on leave- by registered post
 While on suspension- by registered post
 When cannot be served in person or post-
gazette publication
 THANQ