ISLAMABAD: Muhammad Ramzan Shahid, Inspector, Model Customs Collectorate, Faisalabad has been punished over inefficiency and misconduct.
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 probe into the matter and to conduct inquiry on 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 dated August 16, 2016 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” & “misconduct” under rules 3(a)&(b) of the Government Servants (Efficiency and Discipline) Rules, 1973.
The Member (Admn), being authority in this case, after having considered all aspects of the case and the recommendations of the authorised officer imposed the major penalty of “reduction to lower stage (by four stages)” upon Muhammad Ramzan Shahid under rule 4(1)(b)(i) of the Govt. Servants (Efficiency & Discipline) Rules, 1973. His performance allowance shall be stopped for one year from the date of award of penalty as provided in Para 7(iii) 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.
