Tuesday, 9 October 2018

DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS (15)- CHARGE SHEET

Dear friends,

 CHARGE SHEET : It is the first formal documents which contains the articles of charges based on the allegations of misconduct or misbehaviour levelled against the delinquent employee. In the charge sheet the employee is demanded to submit his statement of defence within a specified period.
    Charge sheet issue a mandatory one as per rules. There are two different charge sheets are prescribed in CCS CCA Rules one for Rule 16 and the other one for Rule 14 of minor and major penalties respectively.
    Rule 16 charge sheet should not end with major penalties but Rule 14 charge sheets may end with minor penalties.

   Rule 16 charge sheet contains forwarding memorandum and statement of imputation of misconduct or misbehaviour and asking the employee to submit his defence statement within a specified period failing which ex-parte action may be taken .
     Rule14 charge sheet contains a forwarding memorandum with details of charges and statement of imputation of misconduct or misbehaviour in support of each article of charge and list of documents
by which the articles of charge are proposed to be proved and finally the list of witnesses by whom the articles of charge are proposed to be proved.

       Charge sheet should not be vague and it should contain full particulars of misconduct without any ambiguity and absurdity. The language of the charge sheet should be a one which should be understood by the delinquent official.

   Expression of opinion should be avoided in the charge sheet.
     A separate charge should be framed in respect of each separate allegation with separate statement of imputation of misconduct.
     
        The charge sheet should be delivered to the delinquent employee in person or his acquittance of receiving the charge sheet is a mandatory one.

Tenkasi.                     With greetings
09.10.2018.                  G Mariappan.
  

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