Chapter VI PENALTY AND COMPENSATION

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21. Penalty and compensation

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(1) The Appellate Authority or the Designated Authority may impose a penalty on the Designated Officer or Grievance Redressal Officer, for failing to discharge his duties under this Regulation without sufficient and reasonable cause.
(2) The penalty to be imposed under sub-section (1) shall not be less than one thousand rupees but which may extend to ten thousand rupees: Provided that the Designated Officer, Grievance Redressal Officer, as the case may be, shall be given a reasonable opportunity of being heard before any penalty is imposed on him under this section.
(3) The penalty imposed under this section shall be recovered from the salary, remuneration, contractual payment, security deposit or any other amount payable to the person against whom the penalty has been imposed, in such manner as may be prescribed.
(4) If the person against whom penalty has been imposed under this Regulation is employed by, or is acting on behalf of a public authority, it shall be recovered from the public authority concerned, in such manner as may be prescribed.
(5) On imposition of penalty under sub-section (1), the Appellate Authority or the Designated Authority, as the case may be, may, by order, direct that such portion of the penalty imposed shall be awarded to the appellant or complainant as compensation as it may deem fit: Provided that the amount of compensation awarded shall not exceed the amount of penalty imposed under this section.
(6) The penalty imposed under this section shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of, any disciplinary or administrative action which may be taken under the applicable service rules, contract, licence, concession, agreement or any other law for the time being in force.

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