ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Friday awarded major penalty of dismissal from service to a BS-16 officer of Pakistan Customs Service (PCS) on the charges of misconduct and inefficiency.
According to a notification, disciplinary proceedings had been initiated under Government Servants (Efficiency & Discipline) Rules, 1973 against Shahzada Aamir, Inspector (BS-16), Model Customs Collectorate, Quetta through Show Cause Notice C.No. 17(03)MC-IV/2017, dated April 03, 2017 dispensing with the option of conducting inquiry based on the glaring facts of the case as provided under Rule 5(1)(iii) of the Government Servants (E&D) Rules, 1973 on the charges of ‘Inefficiency’, ‘Misconduct’ and ‘Corruption’.
On receipt of defence reply of the accused as well as his oral submission during the personal hearing on April 11, 2017, the Authorized Officer/ Chief (Mgt-Customs) found him guilty of “Inefficiency” and “Misconduct” in terms of Rule 3(a) & (b) of the Government Servants (E&D) Rules, 1973.
The Member (Admn) FBR being Authority in this case, after having considered all aspects of the case and the recommendations of the Authorized Officer has therefore, imposed the major penalty of “Dismissal from Service” upon Shahzada Aamir, Inspector under rule 4(1)(b)(iv) of the Govt. Servants (Efficiency & Discipline) Rules, 1973 with immediate effect.
The officer shall have the right of Appeal as admissible in the Civil Servants (Appeal) Rules, 1977.
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