ISLAMABAD: Rashid Ahmad, an Inland Revenue Service officer of BS-18, Deputy Commissioner-IR, RTO, Lahore, has been dismissed for unauthorised absence from duty.
As per details, the disciplinary proceedings were initiated against the accused officer under the Government Servants (Efficiency & Discipline) Rules, 1973 on the charge of ‘misconduct’ on account of his absence from duty with effect from April 01, 2015.
Authorised officer/Member (Admn), while dispensing with holding of a formal inquiry under Rule 5(1)(ii) of E&D Rules, 1973, issued a show-cause notice to the accused officer under Rule 5(1)(iii) ibid. The Authorised officer, after having examined case record, found the accused officer guilty of the charge of ‘misconduct’ levelled against him and recommended imposition of major penalty of ‘dismissal from service’ upon the accused officer.
The authority/Secretary Revenue Division/FBR chairman granted opportunity of personal hearing to the accused officer twice but he did not appear for personal hearing. The authority, after having considered all aspects of the case and recommendations of the authorised officer, imposed major penalty of “dismissal from service” upon Rashid Ahmad under Rule 4(1)(b)(iv) of the Government Servants (E&D) Rules, 1973. The amount of pay and allowances unlawfully drawn by him to which he was not entitled during the period of his unauthorised absence of 360 days will be recovered from him.
However, Rashid Ahmad will have right of appeal to the appellate authority under Civil Servants (Appeals) Rules, 1977 within a period of 30 days from the date of communication of the notification.
