ISLAMABAD: Muhammad Shoaib, a Deputy Superintendent and posted at Model Customs Collectorate, Faisalabad, has been given minor penalty over inefficiency,
Disciplinary proceedings under Government Servants (Efficiency & Discipline) Rules, 1973 were initiated against the accused officer (under suspension) vide charge sheet dated September 16, 2015. Sumair Mustansar Tarar, Deputy Collector, MCC Preventive, Lahore was appointed as inquiry officer to investigate account of various acts of omission and commission committed by the accused officer constituting inefficiency , misconduct & corruption.
According to the inquiry report, the charges of ‘inefficiency’ & ‘misconduct’ were 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 on September 27, 2016. After considering the charges framed in the charge sheet, inquiry report and other available record, the accused officer has been found guilty of “inefficiency” under rules 3(a) of the Government Servants (Efficiency and Discipline) Rules, 1973.
The authorized officer/Chief (Management-Customs) imposed the minor penalty of “stoppage of four increments with cumulative effect” upon Muhammad Shoaib under rule 4(1)(a)(ii) of the Govt. Servants (Efficiency & Discipline) Rules, 1973. 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.
On conclusion of the proceedings, he was reinstated into service and the period of his suspension from August 31, 2015 onwards is treated as leave of kind due and admissible under the Rules.
