KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has reinstated an Examiner of the Model Customs Collectorate Preventive who was allegedly involved in ‘inefficiency and misconduct’. A minor penalty was imposed on him.
According to official letter, whereas disciplinary proceedings under Government Servants (Efficiency & Discipline) Rules, 1973 were initiated against Syed Farasat Ali Jaffery, Examiner BS-16, MCC Preventive Karachi vide charge sheet dated 14.7.2015.
Ms Nausheen Riaz Khan, Deputy Collector MCC Appraisement West Karachi, was appointed as the inquiry officer to conduct inquiry on account of various acts of omission and commission committed by the accused officer constituting “inefficiency and misconduct”.
The accused officer was served a show-cause notice dated 13.10.2015. He submitted his reply to the show cause notice, however, he did not avail the opportunity of personal hearing.
After considering the inquiry report and reply of the accused to the show cause notice, the authorized officer/chief Mgt-Cust has found him guilty of inefficiency and misconduct in terms of rule 3(a) and (b) of the Government Servants (Efficiency & Discipline) Rules, 1973 and he submitted his defence reply dated 20.10.2015. He was also given personal hearing by the Authorized Officer/Chief Mgt-Cust on 25.11.2015.
The Authorized Officer/Chief (Management-Customs), FBR has therefore, imposed the minor penalty of “withholding of annual increments for three years” (without cumulative effect) upon Syed Farasat Ali Jaffery, Examiner MCC Preventive Karachi under rule 4(1)(a)(ii) of the Government Servants (Efficiency and Discipline) Rules, 1973.
His performance allowance shall be stopped for 6 months from the date of award of 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 is deemed as re-instated and the period of his suspension from 19.6.2015 onwards is treated as leave of kind due and admissible under the rules.
