Alteration in Service Book
Chetan
(Querist) 19 May 2010
This query is : Resolved
That My client is the employee of Educationa Institution working on the post of Lab Attendant presently.
when a socila activist received a copy of service book of my clinet through RTI whis is found that in the colum of Designa tion the title of post Lab Attendant is strike out and the Peon is written
my question
whethewr the alteration in service book without notice is an criminal offence ?
Pls provide me remedy
regards
B K Raghavendra Rao
(Expert) 19 May 2010
Many questions need to be answered: Whether the cadre of Lab Attendant and Peon are same? What designation does the monthly pay slips reflect? If the post of Peon is of lower cadre to Lab Attendant, whether your client had been punished after any domestic inquiry?
However, mere mentioning of the cadre as Peon without affecting service conditions or emoluments does not amount to any offence. As the matter pertains to service, even if unauthorised corrections are made in the service book it does not amount to criminal offence.
mahendrakumar
(Expert) 20 May 2010
i agree with the above view as in many place the post of lab attendant and peon are placed in same cadre with same pay scale and allowances.
it seems that your client has been punished after some domestic enquiry.( it is presumed so because of the rti query, other wise why should someone ask the service record of a class iv employee?)
navendu kumar
(Expert) 20 May 2010
You will have to make out a criminal case on the ground of personal enrichment/ benefit, biasness, etc. against specific person.
Reduction in rank is a major punishment, if it is so, and if without notice/ show cause etc. followed by a departmental proceeding it has been done, then certainly the affected person should move the appropriate forum. A forum depends upon the statutory status of that particular organisation.
