1000 TIT BITS ON DISCIPLINE -82
282. No one should be suspended for petty breaches
No one should be suspended for petty breaches of discipline and for minor departmental offences. No one should be suspended unless he willfully disobeys orders, or if his retention would hamper the inquiries.
(Rule 17 of P&T Manual Vol. III).
283. Instead of suspension, transfer is preferable
Before deciding to place a government servant under suspension, the competent authority should consider if the purpose can be served by transferring him from the present post.
(DG P&T letter No. 201/43/76-Disc.III LR dated 15.07.1976).
284. Suspension will be effective only on duty
If the government servant is on leave or unauthorized absence from duty, suspension order will be effective from the day he reports for duty.
(Rule 17 of P&T Manual Vol.III).
285. Higher authority can direct the appropriate authority to suspend but he has no powers to suspend
An authority higher than the competent punishing authority can direct placing a government servant under suspension even when such authority happens to be the appellate authority, but, it will be more appropriate if the higher authority only suggests to the punishing authority of the desirability of taking disciplinary action leaving question of suspension to the competent authority.
(DG P&T No. SPB 11/3/1951 dt. 03.05.1961.
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