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Act Description : ANDHRA PRADESH CIVIL SERVICES (DISCIPLINARY
PROCEEDINGS TRIBUNAL) ACT, 1960
Act Details :
2 of 1960
(1) This Act may be called the Andhra Pradesh Civil Services
(Disciplinary Proceedings Tribunal) Act, 1960.
(2) It shall come into force on such * date Act as the State
Government may by notification in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette
appoint.
Section 2 Definitions
(c) Prescribed' means prescribed by the rules made under this Act;
(2) The Government may, at any time, by order, appoint one or more
additional members to the Tribunal for such period as they may think
fit or reduce the number of members of the Tribunal.
(4) If the Tribunal consists of more than one member. one of the
members shall be designated by the Government as the Chairman of
the Tribunal.
The Government may refer to the Tribunal] for enquiry and report such
cases as may be prescribed of allegations of misconduct on the part of
Government Servants.
(1) The Tribunal shall, for the purpose of conducting an enquiry under
this Act, have the powers of a Civil Court while trying a suit, under the
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central Act V of 1908) in respect of the
following matters, namely:-
(3) Every person who is examined under sub-section (1) shall be bound
to answer truly or all questions relating to the matter put to him by the
Tribunal.
(5) The Tribunal may, if it so thinks fit, appoint any person as assessor
to assist in conducting an enquiry into any case or cases referred to it.
(1) If the Tribunal consists of more than one member, an inquiry into a
case referred to the Tribunal under Section 4 shall be held by all the
members sitting together or by a single member, as the Chairman may
direct, and where all the members sit together, the evidence shall be
recorded by such member or members as the Chairman may direct.
(2) Unless the Chairman otherwise directs all proceedings at any such
inquiry shall be held in camera.
On the conclusion of any inquiry, the Tribunal shall report its findings
to the Government servant [x x x] Provided that where a single
member of the Tribunal holds an inquiry into a case as provided in sub-
section (1) of Section 6, he alone shall report his findings [x x x] and
his report to the Government in this regard shall be deemed to be the
report of the Tribunal for the purposes of this Act;
Provided further that where such single member does not examine any
witness and record evidence but only hears arguments in such an
enquiry and reports his findings, the hearing of arguments alone by
him shall be deemed to be an enquiry under sub-section (1) of Section
6.
(2) Any rule made under this Act may be made with retrospective
effect from any date not earlier than the date of commencement of this
Act and when such a rule is made, the reasons for so making the rule
shall be specified in a statement to be laid before the Legislative
Assembly of the State.
(3) Every rule made under this Act, shall immediately after it is made,
be laid before the Legislative Assembly of the State, if it is in session
and if it is not in session, in the session immediately following, for a
total period of fourteen days which may be comprised in one session or
in two successive sessions, and if before the expiration of the session in
which it is so laid or the session immediately following the Legislative
Assembly agrees in making any modification in the rule or in the
annulment of the rule, the rule shall, from the date on which the
modification or annulment is notified, have effect only in such modified
form or shall stand annuled as the case may be so however that any
such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the
validity of anything previously done under that rule.
Section 11 Repeals and Savings
Provided that such repeal shall not affect the previous operation of the
repealed laws.
(2) From the date on which this Act comes into force, the Tribunal
constituted under the repealed law shall be deemed to have been
abolished and all cases pending before the said Tribunal on the said
date shall be deemed to have been referred to the Tribunal and shall
be disposed of by it under the provisions of the repealed laws as if it
was a Tribunal constituted under those laws and such cases were
referred to it:
RULE:
Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Disciplinary
Proceedings Tribunal) Rules, 1989
Rule 1
Rule 2
(b) "Misconduct" shall mean contravention of the rules made under the
proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, to regulate the
conduct of persons appointed to public services and posts in connection
with the affairs of the State.
Rule 3
Rule 4
(2) The Government shall after examining such records and after
consulting the Head of the Department concerned, if necessary, decide
whether the case shall be inquired into by the Tribunal.
(3) If the Government decide that the case shall be enquired into by
the Tribunal, they shall send or cause to send, as the case may be, the
records relating thereto to the Tribunal.
Rule 5
The Tribunal may sit at such places as it may determine, with due
regard to the convenience of the parties concerned and expenses
involved.
Rule 6
(b) The Tribunal shall, before the date fixed for enquiry, furnish copies
of the statements of witnesses proposed to be examined and recorded
by the Anti-Corruption Bureau and the concerned Departments to the
Government servant charged for purposes of cross examination. The
charge or charges shall at the enquiry, be read over to the Government
servant charged and he shall be asked whether he admits or denies the
charge or charges. If the Government servant charged admits any of
the charges, the Tribunal shall record the plea and return a finding of
guilty in respect of the charge or charges as are admitted by him. If
the Government servant charged denies any of the charges brought
against him, evidence shall be recorded on such of the charge or
charges as are not admitted by him.
(g) The Tribunal may also interrogate the Government servant charged
after the closure of the prosecution evidence.
(2)
(a) After the enquiry has been completed, the Tribunal shall send the
report of its findings and recommendations to the Government together
with its opinion, in cases in which exoneration of Government servant
charged is recommended, whether he is "fully exonerated" for purposes
of Fundamental Rule 54 (A). Where the Tribunal does not express any
such opinion it shall be presumed by the Government that he is not
fully exonerated by the Tribunal
(b) The Government, after receipt of the report from the Tribunal for
Disciplinary Proceedings, shall supply a copy of the report of the
Tribunal to the charged Government Servant and shall pass final orders
after taking into consideration any representation made by him thereto
within a reasonable time, ordinarily not exceeding one month.
However, it shall not be necessary to give to the person charged any
opportunity of making representation on the penalty proposed to be
imposed:
Rule 7
Rule 2 Definitions
In these rules
The fee in the shape of court fee lables of the value as shown below
shall be levied on the following:
(i)
3.00
(ii)
Divisional Officer
5.00
(iii)
10.00
(b)
2.00
(c)
Certified copy stamped at the rate of Re.1 for every 360 words
or part thereof
5.00
APPENDIX A Application Form under Section 11 of
Regulation 11 of 1960
FORM - A
From :
To,
......................................... Court.
Sir,
(a) Principal :
(b) Interest :
6. Whether the loan is secured or unsecured. :
otherwise.
APPENDIX B Certificate
FORM - B
Certificate
REGULATION:
(3) It shall come into force in the whole of the scheduled areas to
which it extends or any part thereof, on such date as the Government
may, by notification in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette, specify; and the
Government may cancel or modify any such notification.
Regulation 2 Definitions
(iii) "debt" means any liability in cash or kind, whether secured, due
from a member of a Scheduled Tribe, whether payable under a decree
or order of a Civil or Revenue Court or otherwise;
(ix) "Scheduled Areas" means the areas which have been or may be
declared to be Scheduled Areas by the President under sub paragraph
(1) of paragraph 6 of the Fifth Schedule to the Constitution;
(xi) "Special Officer" means the Special Officer appointed under Section
10.
(a) any revenue tax or cess payable to the Government or the Central
Government or any other sum due to them, by way of loan or
otherwise;
(b) any tax or cess payable to any local authority or any other sum due
to it, by way of loan or otherwise;
(c) any liability in respect of any sum due to any co operative society,
including a land mortgage bank, registered or deemed to be registered
under any law relating to Co operative Societies for the time being in
force in the State.
(1) Debts incurred before the 1st January, 1951, shall be scaled down
in the manner mentioned hereunder namely:
(a) All interest outstanding on the 1st January, 1957, in favour of any
creditor of a member of a Scheduled Tribe whether the same be
payable under any law, custom or contract or under a decree or order
of a Court, shall be deemed to be discharged, and only the principal or
such portion thereof as may be outstanding shall be deemed to the
amount repayable by such member on that date.
(b) Where any member of a Scheduled Tribe has paid to any creditor
twice the amount of the principal whether by way of principal or
interest or both such debt including the principal, shall be deemed to
be wholly discharged.
(c) Where the sums repaid by way of principal or interest or both fall
short of twice the amount of the principal such amount only as would
make up that shortage, or the principal amount or such portion of the
principal amount as is outstanding whichever is smaller; shall be
repayable.
(2) Debts incurred on or after the 1st January, 1951, shall be scaled
down in the following manner. Interest shall be calculated up to the
commencement of this Regulation at five per cent per annum simple
interest or at the rate applicable to the debt under the law, custom or
contract or the decree or order of a Court under the law, custom or
contract or the decree or order of a Court under which it
arises,whichever is less. Credit shall be given for all sums paid towards
interest and only such amount. If any as is found outstanding towards
interest so calculated shall be payable together with the principal
amount or such portion of it as is due.
(i) nothing in sub sections (1) and (2) shall be deemed to require the
creditor to refund any sum which has been paid to him or to increase
the liability of a debtor to pay any sum in excess of the amount which
would have been payable by him if this Regulation had not been made;
(iii) Where a debt has been split up whether before or after the
commencement of this Regulation among the heirs, legal
representatives or assigns of debtor or a creditor and fresh documents
have been executed in representatives or assigns of debtor of a
creditor and fresh documents have been executed in respect of the
different portions of such debt the provisions of this Regulation shall
continue to apply in respect of each of such portions.
(1) This section shall apply to every mortgage which was executed by a
member of a Scheduled Tribe at any time before the commencement of
this Regulation and by virtue of which the mortagagee is in possession
of the whole or a portion of the property mortgaged to him.
(a) Where no rate of interest is stipulated; or
(1) In any proceeding for recovery of debt, the Court shall not allow
interest on any debt incurred by a member of a Scheduled Tribe after
the commencement of this Regulation at a rate exceeding
(a) nine per cent per annum, simple interest, if it is a secured debt;
All debts which have been scaled down in accordance with the
provisions of this Regulation shall carry from the date up to which they
have been scaled down, interest on the principal amount, if any, due
on that date at the rate previously applicable under any law, custom,
contract or otherwise:
Provided that the rate of interest shall not in any case exceed five per
cent per annum simple interest.
(1) When an application for a debt under Section 11 is made, the Court
shall, after giving the parties concerned a reasonable opportunity of
being heard, pass an order declaring the amount of the debt, as scaled
down in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation, due by the
debtor or declaring that the debt has been discharged, as the case may
be, in case the Court passes an order declaring the amount of the debt
due, it shall also pass an order that the said amount shall be paid in
such number of instalments as it may deem proper having regard to
the circumstances of the debtor and the amount declared due.
(2) If any instalment of the debt so fixed is not paid within three
months from the date on which it falls due, the creditor may apply to
the Court for a decree in respect of the entire amount: remaining
payable to him under the order irrespective of the instalments fixed
and the Courts shall, on payment by the creditor of the Court fee
payable on a suit for such amount, grant a decree to the creditor for
such amount:
Provided further that the court shall not grant a decree for the
attachment and sale of the movable property cattle and dwelling
house, of the debtor.
(3) The Court fee, if any, paid by the creditor under sub section (2)
shall be recoverable by him from the debtor in addition to the amount
decree.
(4) If the debtor or the Special Officer on his behalf deposits with the
Court the amount declared to be due under sub section (1) before an
application for a decree is filed by the creditor under sub section (2) or
the amount of the decree granted under sub section (2) together with
the costs including the Court fee, the Court shall grant to the debtor a
certificate that the debt has been discharged, and shall pay the amount
to the creditor.
(5) The procedure laid down in the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
(Central Act V of 1908) as applied to the Scheduled areas, for the trial
of suits shall apply to the applications made under Section 11.
(ii) if the Court has made an order under sub section (1) in respect to
such debt; or
The Special Officer shall have power to apply and obtain loans on
behalf of a member of a Scheduled Tribe from any Co operative Society
or any authority duly authorised by the Government in this behalf and
deposit the same with the Court for the repayment of the debts
declared under Section 12 by the said Court.
Regulation 15 Exemption
(1) Any person aggrieved by any original order made under this
Regulation may prefer an appeal within two months from the date on
which notice of such order is given,
(a) if made by the Court of the Agency Munsif to the Agency Divisional
Officer having jurisdiction;
(2) Every order made in appeal under this section shall be final and no
second appeal shall lie therefrom.
Regulation 17 Revision
(2) Every application under sub section (1) shall be preferred within
two months of making of the order or the recording of the proceeding.
Regulation 19 Repeal