ISLAMABAD: Dr Muhammad Aitzaz Ahsan Khan, a Pakistan Customs Service officer of BS-18, has been dismissed from the job over unauthorised absence from duty.
As per details, the, disciplinary proceedings were initiated against the officer, last posted as Deputy Collector, Model Customs Collectorate, Peshawar, under Government Servants (Efficiency & Discipline) Rules, 1973, on account of unauthorised absence from duty, constituting ‘misconduct’ in terms of Rule 3(b) ibid.
The authorised officer/Member (Admn) keeping in view the obviousness of the charges and evidence available on record dispensed with the option of holding an inquiry under Rules 5(1)(ii) & 6 of the Government Servants (Efficiency & Discipline) Rules, 1973 and proceeded against the accused officer by directly issuing a show-cause notice dated 13-05-2016 under Rule 5(1)(iii) ibid for imposition of one or more penalties including a major penalty of “dismissal from Service”.
The accused officer submitted his written reply to the show-cause notice vide letter dated 09-06-2016 which was found unsatisfactory by the authorised officer/Member (Admn). In his reply, the accused officer did not request for personal hearing, therefore, the authorised officer, after having gone through the case record, recommended imposition of a major penalty of “removal from service” upon the accused officer, under Rule 4(1)(b)(iii) of the Government Servants (Efficiency & Discipline) Rules, 1973.
The authority/Secretary Revenue Division granted hearing opportunity to the accused officer on 30-08-2016, however, he did not turn up for hearing on the aforementioned date.
The Secretary, after having gone through the case record and reply to the show-cause notice, found Dr Muhammad Aitzaz Ahsan Khan guilty of the charge of “misconduct” as levelled against him in the show-cause notice and imposed a major penalty of “removal from service” upon him, under Rule 4(1)(b)(iii) of the Government Servants (Efficiency & Discipline) Rules, 1973.
The period from February 27, 2016 to September 06, 2016 during which Dr Muhammad Aitzaz Ahsan Khan remained unathorisedly absent from duty will be treated as extraordinary leave without pay.
However, Dr Muhammad Aitzaz Ahsan will have right of appeal to the Appellate Authority as provided under the Civil Servants (Appeals) Rules, 1977.
