ISLAMABAD: Fazal Mahmood, Superintendent, Directorate of Internal Audit (Customs), Lahore, has been punished for inefficiency and misconduct.
As per details, the disciplinary proceedings were started against the accused officer under Government Servants (Efficiency & Discipline) Rules, 1973. Syed Mahmood Hassan, the then Deputy Collector, MCC, Lahore (Now Addl Collector, Collectorate of Customs Adjudication-II, Karachi) was appointed as inquiry officer to conduct inquiry on account of various acts of omission and commission committed by the accused officer constituting ‘inefficiency’ and ‘misconduct’.
According to the inquiry report, the charge of “inefficiency” and “misconduct” were established against the accused officer. After considering the charges framed in the charge sheet, inquiry report and other available record, the accused officer was found guilty of the charges under rules 3(a)&(b) of the Government Servants (Efficiency and Discipline) Rules, 1973.
The authorized officer imposed minor penalty of “withholding of two annual increments without cumulative effect” upon Fazal Mahmood under rule 4(1)(a)(ii) of the Govt. Servants (Efficiency & Discipline) Rules, 1973.
The officer’s 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.
