4. Time limit prescribed for disposal of representations, Misconduct' means an act done willfully, Anonymous/pseudonymous complaints, Peaceful assembly

 16. Time limit prescribed for disposal of representations requiring inter departmental consultations.

A representation requiring examination within the Ministry / Dept. should be disposed of within six weeks.  Representations requiring inter-departmental consultations should be disposed of within three months.  Final reply should be self-contained, covering all points raised by the employee and if rejected, grounds for rejection should be clearly given. 

(DOPT OM No. 28034/6/2002-Estt (A) dated 11.01.2002)

17. Misconduct' means an act done willfully

The term 'misconduct' means an act done willfully with a wrong intention and as applied to professional people; it includes unprofessional acts, even though such acts are not inherently wrongful. It also means a dereliction of or deviation from duty.

[Nahood Ali Khan, Inre, AIR 1958 AP 116]

18. CVC guidelines about action on anonymous/pseudonymous complaints

 No action is to be taken by the departmental/organizations, as a general rule, on anonymous/pseudonymous complaints received by them. However, if any department/organization proposes to look in to any verifiable facts alleged in such complaints, it may refer the matter to the commission seeking its concurrence through the CVO or the head of the organization, irrespective of the level of employees involved therein.

(CVC NO. 98/DSP/9 dated 11.10.2002)

19. Due date of declaration about assets and liabilities.

Every public servant shall file declarations, information or return, as the case may be regarding his assets and liabilities as on the 31^st day of March every year to the Competent Authority, on or before the 31^st day of July of that year.

(DG (P) No.20-15/2014-SPG dated 05.11.2014)

20. Peaceful assembly without any speech or slogans in office premises is not misconduct.

D (1994) 27 ATC 265 Madras.

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