The Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Disciplinary Proceedings Tribunal Amendment) Act, 1993

This Act may be catled the Andha Pradesh Civil Serviccs (Disciplinary Proceedings Tri butial) (Amendment) Act, 1 993.

In the h d h r a Pradcsh Civil Services (Disciplinary Prowedings Tribunal) Act, 1 960 (Act 11 of 1960) '(hereinafter referred to xi the Principal Act) in scction 2, for clause (b) the folIowing clausc shall b.: substituted, namely :-

'((b) "Govcrnn~cnt Scrvant" rncnns a person appointed to public services or to a post j n connection with tllc affairs of thc State of Aqdhra Pradesh ;" .

In section 3 of the principal Act, to sub-section (3), the words "our of a panel of names forwarded by the High Court'' shall be added at the end.

In section 4 of the principal Act, in the opening portion for the words "The Government shall refer to the Tribunal", the words "The Government may refer to the Tribunal" shall be substituted.

Insertion of new section 4A.-After Section 4 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted namely :- 4A. Government's power to withdraw cases.-The Government may in appropriate cases and for reasons to be recorded in writing, withdraw any case referred to the Tribunal at any time before the Tribunal con- cludes its inquiry.

In Section 7 of the principal Act,-

(i) the words and "where it finds that the Government servant concerned has been guilty of misconduct, shall recommend the penalties which should be imposed on such Government servant" shall be omitted;

(ii) in the first proviso, the words "recommend the penalties" shall be omitted. In Section 10 of the principaIAct, for sub-scction (2). the FolIowing shall be substituted, narneiy :- ( 2 ) Any rule madc undcr this Act: may bc made with rktto~~ectivc eflcct from any date not.earlicr than the datc of commcncernent of this Act 2nd rvhcn such a rule is madc, thc reasons for so making thr rulc sIlnll be speci ficd in a statcrncnt to bc laid bcforc thc Legislative Assembly of the State.

-1 7. Amendment of section 10.-In Section 10 of the principaIAct, for sub-scction (2). the FolIowing shall be substituted, narneiy :-

1. (2) Any rule madc undcr this Act: may bc made with rktto~~ectivc eflcct from any date not.earlicr than the datc of commcncernent of this Act 2nd rvhcn such a rule is madc, thc reasons for so making thr rulc sIlnll be speci ficd in a statcrncnt to bc laid bcforc thc Legislative Assembly of the State.