Common Proceedings :-
24. (1) Where two or more Government Servants of the same
service or different services are concerned in any case, the Government
or any other authority competent to impose the penalty of dismissal from
service on all such Government Servants may make an order directing
that disciplinary action against all of them may be taken in a common
proceedings.
Provided that if the authorities competent to impose the penalty of
dismissal on such Government Servants are different, such authorities not
being the Government, an order for holding such inquiry in a common
proceeding may be made by the highest of such authorities with the
consent of the other authorities competent to impose the said penalty on
the others.
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(2) Subject to the other provisions of these rules, every such order
shall specify:
(i) the authority which may function as the disciplinary authority
for the purpose of such common proceedings:
(ii) the penalties specified in rule 9 and rule 10 which such
disciplinary authority shall be competent to impose;
(iii) whether the procedure laid down in rule 20 and rule 21 or rule
22 shall be followed in the proceeding ..
24. (1) Where two or more Government Servants of the same
service or different services are concerned in any case, the Government
or any other authority competent to impose the penalty of dismissal from
service on all such Government Servants may make an order directing
that disciplinary action against all of them may be taken in a common
proceedings.
Provided that if the authorities competent to impose the penalty of
dismissal on such Government Servants are different, such authorities not
being the Government, an order for holding such inquiry in a common
proceeding may be made by the highest of such authorities with the
consent of the other authorities competent to impose the said penalty on
the others.
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(2) Subject to the other provisions of these rules, every such order
shall specify:
(i) the authority which may function as the disciplinary authority
for the purpose of such common proceedings:
(ii) the penalties specified in rule 9 and rule 10 which such
disciplinary authority shall be competent to impose;
(iii) whether the procedure laid down in rule 20 and rule 21 or rule
22 shall be followed in the proceeding ..