ISLAMABAD: Safdar Abbas, a Customs Inspector (BS-16), has been given major penalty of ‘reduction to a lower stage in time scale – three stages lower’ over misconduct.
The disciplinary proceedings under Government Servants (Efficiency & Discipline) Rules, 1973 were initiated against Safdar Abbas, posted at Model Customs Collectorate of Preventive, Lahore vide charge sheet No.17(13)Cus-III/2014 dated 28.10.2014.
Jamil Nasir Khan, Additional Collector, MCC (Preventive), Lahore was appointed as Inquiry Officer to conduct inquiry on account of unauthorized absence from 28.04.2014 the accused officer constituting “misconduct”. According to the Inquiry Officer’s report charges levelled against the accused officer have been established. A show-cause notice was issued to the accused officer and he was also called for personal hearing by the Authorised officer.
After considering the charges framed in the charge sheet, inquiry report and other available record, the accused officer was found guilty of “misconduct” under rules 3(b) of the Government Servants (Efficiency and Discipline) Rules, 1973. 3.
The Member (Admn) FBR being Authority in this case, after having considered all aspects of the case and the recommendations of the authorised officer imposed the major penalty of “reduction to a lower stage in time scale – three stages lower” upon Safdar Abbas under rule 4(1)(b)(i) of the Govt. Servants (Efficiency & Discipline) Rules, 1973.
The period of his unauthorised absence from duty for 201 days may be treated as without pay & allowances. However the officer has the right of appeal as admissible in the Civil Servants (Appeal) Rules, 1977.
