ISLAMABAD: Muhammad Arif Dotani, a Pakistan Customs Service officer of BS-16, has been given minor penalty for inefficiency.
Disciplinary proceedings under Government Servants (Efficiency & Discipline) Rules, 1973 were initiated against the officer, presently posted as Inspector at Model Customs Collectorate, Quetta vide charge sheet dated 21.12.2015.
Amanullah Tareen, the then Deputy Director (BS-18), Directorate of Transit Trade, Quetta was appointed as inquiry officer to conduct inquiry on account of various acts of omission and commission committed by the accused officer constituting “inefficiency”, and “misconduct”.
According to the inquiry report, the charges of “inefficiency” and “misconduct” were established against the accused officer. A show-cause notice dated 04.01.2017 was issued to the accused officer and he was also called for personal hearing by the authorized officer on 14.03.2017.
After considering the charges framed in the charge sheet, inquiry report, personal hearing and other available record, the accused officer was found guilty of “inefficiency” under rule 3(a) of the Government Servants (Efficiency and Discipline) Rules, 1973.
The Authorized Officer has therefore, imposed minor penalty of “withholding of four increments without cumulative effect” upon Muhammad Arif Dotani falling on 1st December, 2017 under rule 4(1)(a)(ii) of the Govt. Servants (Efficiency & Discipline) Rules, 1973.
His period of suspension from 30.04.2015 till his provisionally re-instatement into service i.e. 13.01.2016 shall be treated as leave of kind due as admissible under the rules.
