Reply to charge sheet under rule 25 (major penalities)i
Ashavmedh Singh
(Querist) 12 September 2014
This query is : Resolved
I am working in a PSU as Scale III Officer. I was earlier posted in Legal Department of Company and dealing with High Court appeal cases of Company and more than 6000 files were there.Due to the negligence of other officers and one class 3 employee some excess payment of fees to panel Advocates was made during the year 2008-09 & 2009-10. I was transferred from Deptt. in Sept.2010. I alongwith other officers identified the excess payment of fee paid to advocates, who had submitted bills thrice or four times. Due to negligence some were paid three times 50% fee each time. During recovery exercise more than Rs.7.40 Lac was recovered by our Legal Deptt. Thereafter some one made a complaint to CVO and three Officers and one class 3 are charge sheeted under Rule 25 wherein it has been felt that officers and employees failed to maintain absolute intigrity, devotion to duty and acted in gross negligent manner which was predudicial to interest of company within the meaning of Rule 3(i)and(ii) and 3(2) read with Rule 4(5) and 4(9) of UIIC CDA Rules 2014. I had not signed or initialled the fee bills of advocates, but I have also been issued charge sheet. The charge sheet has been issued for major penalitieis under rule 25. Should I deny all the charges or should give detailed reply to charge sheet and kindly advice me if any penalty is established after enquiry then what would be the penalty. Ardound Rs.7.4 lacs stands recovered and still Rs.5.9 lacs is pending from the Advocates which was excess paid. The other Charge sheeted Officer was appointed as Law Officer in the Company. There is no provision to make DA any lawyer, but since co CE is having legal back ground, should I move an application before EO for defending my case by a Lawyer. However, there is no provision in the CDA rules for utilization the services of Lawyer as Defence Asstt. Further Kindly also convey me some names and addressed of Advocates dealing with Service matters so that I may contact them and take their advice how to handle the enquiry case and to get my reply to charge sheet drafted. Kindly keep the information confidential. The other co CEs have also been issued charge sheets in the same rules as issued to me. Kindly advise my queries. I shall be very thankful to you. My mobile no.is 9417431824.
ROHIT SHARMA
(Expert) 12 September 2014
Dear Mr.Ashavmedh Singh ,
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