(g) 'major penalty' means any of the penalties specified in clauses (vi) to
(x) (both inclusive) of rule 9 ;
Major Penalties
(vi) withholding of increments of pay with cumulative effect
(G.O.Ms.No. 205, GA (Ser.C) Dept., dt. 5-6-98);
(vii)(a)save as provided for a in clause (v) (b), reduction to a lower
stage in the time scale of pay for a specified period, with
further directions as to whether or not the Government servant
will earn increments of pay during the period of such reduction
and whether on the expiry of such period, the reduction will or
will not have the effect of postponing the future increments of
his pay;"
(vii)(b)reduction to lower time-scale of pay, grade, post or service
which shall ordinarily be a bar to the promotion of the
Government servant to the time-scale of pay, grade, post or
service from which he was reduced, with or without further
directions, regarding conditions of restoration to the grade or
post or service from which the Government servant was
reduced and his seniority and pay on such restoration to that
grade, post or service;"
(G.O. Ms. No. 373, G.A. (Ser.C) Dept., dt: 6.12.2003)
(viii) compulsory retirement;
(ix) removal from service which shall not be a disqualification for
future employment under the Government;
(x) dismissal from service which shall ordinarily be a
disqualification for future employment under the Government.
Provided that, in every case in which the charge of acceptance from
any person of any gratification, other than legal remuneration, as a motive
or reward for doing or forebearing to do any official act is established, the
penalty mentioned in clause (ix) or clause (x) shall be imposed.
Provided further that in any exceptional case and for special
reasons to be recorded in writing, any other penalty may be imposed.
Explanation:- The following shall not amount to a penalty within the
meaning of this rule, namely-
(i) non-promotion whether in a substantive or officiating capacity,
of a Government servant in a class, category or grade of the
service, after consideration of his case on merit, to a higher
class, category or grade in the same Service to which he is
eligible;
(ii) reversion of a Government servant from a department in which
he is on deputation to his parent department or to a post not
lower than the post on which he holds a lien or a suspended
lien, for administrative reasons unconnected with his work or
conduct;
(iii) replacement of the· services of a Government servant, whose
services had been borrowed from the Government of another
State or the Central Government or an authority under the
control of the Government of another State or the Central
Government or the authority from which the services of such
Government servant had been borrowed;
(iv) stoppage or postponement of increment of a Government
Servant on account of extension of probation under rule 26 in
Part-II of the Andhra Pradesh State and Subordinate Service
Rules;
(v) reversion of a Government Servant, appointed on probation to
any other Service, grade or post to his permanent Service,
grade or post during or at the end of the period of probation in
accordance with the terms of his appointment or the rules and
orders governing such probation.
(vi) reversion of a Government servant officiating in a higher
service, grade or post to a lower service, grade or post, on the
ground that he is considered to be unsuitable for such higher
service, grade or post or on any administrative ground
unconnected with his conduct.
(vii) withholding of increments of pay of a Government servant for
his failure to pass any departmental examination in accordance
with the rules or orders governing the service to which he
belongs or post which he holds or the terms of his
appointment;
(viii) termination of the services of a Government Servant appointed
on probation, during or at the end of the period of his probation, in accordance with the terms of his appointment or
the rules and orders governing such probation;
(ix) discharge of a Government Servant engaged under contract, in
accordance with the terms of his contract;
(x) discharge of a Government Servant appointed otherwise than
under contract, to hold a temporary appointment, on the
expiration of the period of the appointment;
(xi) compulsory retirement of a Government servant in accordance
with the provisions relating to his superannuation or retirement
under sub-rules (2) and (2A) of rule 3 of the Andhra Pradesh
Liberalised Pension Rules, 1961 or under rules 292, 293 and
293A of the Hyderabad Civil Services Rules or under the
Andhra Pradesh Government Servant's Premature Retirement
Rules, 1975 or under Article 465(2) or under Note I to Article
465A of the Civil Services Regulations or in the case of
members of the Civil Service of the erstwhile Hyderabad
Government, compulsory retirement before completion of 30
years or 25 years of qualifying service according as the
members of the service is governed by the Revised Pension
Rules, 1951 or by the rules in force before that date, as the
case may be, or the corresponding provisions thereof.
(x) (both inclusive) of rule 9 ;
Major Penalties
(vi) withholding of increments of pay with cumulative effect
(G.O.Ms.No. 205, GA (Ser.C) Dept., dt. 5-6-98);
(vii)(a)save as provided for a in clause (v) (b), reduction to a lower
stage in the time scale of pay for a specified period, with
further directions as to whether or not the Government servant
will earn increments of pay during the period of such reduction
and whether on the expiry of such period, the reduction will or
will not have the effect of postponing the future increments of
his pay;"
(vii)(b)reduction to lower time-scale of pay, grade, post or service
which shall ordinarily be a bar to the promotion of the
Government servant to the time-scale of pay, grade, post or
service from which he was reduced, with or without further
directions, regarding conditions of restoration to the grade or
post or service from which the Government servant was
reduced and his seniority and pay on such restoration to that
grade, post or service;"
(G.O. Ms. No. 373, G.A. (Ser.C) Dept., dt: 6.12.2003)
(viii) compulsory retirement;
(ix) removal from service which shall not be a disqualification for
future employment under the Government;
(x) dismissal from service which shall ordinarily be a
disqualification for future employment under the Government.
Provided that, in every case in which the charge of acceptance from
any person of any gratification, other than legal remuneration, as a motive
or reward for doing or forebearing to do any official act is established, the
penalty mentioned in clause (ix) or clause (x) shall be imposed.
Provided further that in any exceptional case and for special
reasons to be recorded in writing, any other penalty may be imposed.
Explanation:- The following shall not amount to a penalty within the
meaning of this rule, namely-
(i) non-promotion whether in a substantive or officiating capacity,
of a Government servant in a class, category or grade of the
service, after consideration of his case on merit, to a higher
class, category or grade in the same Service to which he is
eligible;
(ii) reversion of a Government servant from a department in which
he is on deputation to his parent department or to a post not
lower than the post on which he holds a lien or a suspended
lien, for administrative reasons unconnected with his work or
conduct;
(iii) replacement of the· services of a Government servant, whose
services had been borrowed from the Government of another
State or the Central Government or an authority under the
control of the Government of another State or the Central
Government or the authority from which the services of such
Government servant had been borrowed;
(iv) stoppage or postponement of increment of a Government
Servant on account of extension of probation under rule 26 in
Part-II of the Andhra Pradesh State and Subordinate Service
Rules;
(v) reversion of a Government Servant, appointed on probation to
any other Service, grade or post to his permanent Service,
grade or post during or at the end of the period of probation in
accordance with the terms of his appointment or the rules and
orders governing such probation.
(vi) reversion of a Government servant officiating in a higher
service, grade or post to a lower service, grade or post, on the
ground that he is considered to be unsuitable for such higher
service, grade or post or on any administrative ground
unconnected with his conduct.
(vii) withholding of increments of pay of a Government servant for
his failure to pass any departmental examination in accordance
with the rules or orders governing the service to which he
belongs or post which he holds or the terms of his
appointment;
(viii) termination of the services of a Government Servant appointed
on probation, during or at the end of the period of his probation, in accordance with the terms of his appointment or
the rules and orders governing such probation;
(ix) discharge of a Government Servant engaged under contract, in
accordance with the terms of his contract;
(x) discharge of a Government Servant appointed otherwise than
under contract, to hold a temporary appointment, on the
expiration of the period of the appointment;
(xi) compulsory retirement of a Government servant in accordance
with the provisions relating to his superannuation or retirement
under sub-rules (2) and (2A) of rule 3 of the Andhra Pradesh
Liberalised Pension Rules, 1961 or under rules 292, 293 and
293A of the Hyderabad Civil Services Rules or under the
Andhra Pradesh Government Servant's Premature Retirement
Rules, 1975 or under Article 465(2) or under Note I to Article
465A of the Civil Services Regulations or in the case of
members of the Civil Service of the erstwhile Hyderabad
Government, compulsory retirement before completion of 30
years or 25 years of qualifying service according as the
members of the service is governed by the Revised Pension
Rules, 1951 or by the rules in force before that date, as the
case may be, or the corresponding provisions thereof.