30th June retirees case - Supreme Court passed comments- noncompliance costs as well as interest may be imposed.

 15. KNOWLEDGE SPECTRUM - DISCIPLINE – Review Committee

31.      Rule 10 of CCS (CCA) Rules 1965 was amended in Dec,2003 by incorporating two sub-rules, namely, Rule 10(6) and Rule 10(7). Rule 10(6) states that an order of suspension made or deemed to have been made shall be reviewed by the competent authority before expiry of 90 days from the date of the order on the recommendation of the Review Committee constituted for the purpose. The competent authority may pass orders either extending or revoking the order of suspension. Extension of suspension shall not be for a period exceeding 180 days at a time. Subsequent reviews shall be made before expiry of the extended period of suspension.

 

32.      Rule 10(7) states that an order of suspension made or deemed to have been made shall not be valid after a period of 90 days unless it is extended after review, for a further period before expiry of 90 days.

 

33.      The constitution of the Review Committee for Group C and D employees is as follows: 1) the Disciplinary Authority (2) the Appellate authority, and (3) an officer of the level of the Disciplinary or the Appellate authority from the same office or from another Central Government office, if an officer of the same level is not available in the same office. The Review Committee started functioning w.e.f. 03.04.2004.