ISLAMABAD: Asad Aleem, Principal Appraiser, MCC Port Muhammad Bin Qasim, Karachi, has been imposed minor penalty of withholding of two annual increments for inefficiency.
The disciplinary proceedings against the accused officer were initiated under Government Servants (Efficiency & Discipline) Rules, 1973 vide a charge sheet, while Muhammad Farrukh Sharif, Additional Collector, MCC Appraisement-West, Karachi was appointed as inquiry officer to conduct investigation on account of various acts of omission and commission committed by the accused officer constituting ‘inefficiency’, ‘misconduct’ and ‘corruption’.
According to the inquiry report, the charge of inefficiency was established against the accused officer. 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 inefficiency under rules 3(a) of the Government Servants (Efficiency and Discipline) Rules, 1973.
The authorised officer imposed minor penalty of “with-holding of two annual increments with cumulative effect” upon the officer under rule 4(1) (a)(ii) of the Govt. Servants (Efficiency & Discipline) Rules, 1973. He has already been reinstated into service on November 06, 2015. The period of his suspension till reinstatement into service is treated as leave of kind due and admissible under the Rules.
His performance allowance will be stopped for six months from the date of award of the above minor penalty as provided in Para 7(ii) of the Performance Allowance Guidelines, 2015 and he will have to appear afresh for restoration of the same.
