Part - IV
SUSPENSION

(1) Suspension:  

Any Board employee may be placed under suspension from service:  

1. Where a disciplinary proceedings against him is contemplated or is pending or

2. Where in the opinion of the authority competent to place the Board employee under suspension, he has engaged himself in activities prejudicial to the interests of the security of the State or

3. Where a case against him in respect of any criminal offence is under investigation, inquiry or trial.

Provided that where the order of suspension is made by an authority lower than the appointing authority. such authority shall forthwith report to the appointing authority. the circumstances under which the order was made.

(2) Employee deemed to be under suspension: 

A Board employee shall be deemed to have been placed under suspension by an order of the authority competent to place him under suspension,

1. With effect from the date of detention if he is detained in custody. whether on a criminal charge or otherwise for a period exceeding forty-eight hours.

2. With effect from the date of his conviction if in the event of conviction for an offence, he is sentenced to a term of imprisonment exceeding forty-eight hours and he is not forthwith dismissed or removed or compulsorily retired consequent to such conviction.

Explanation:  

The period of forty-eight hours referred to in Clause (b) of this regulation shall be computed from the commencement of the imprisonment after the conviction, if any, shall be taken into account.    

3. Where a penalty of dismissal, removal or compulsory retirement from service imposed upon a Board employee is set aside or declared or rendered void, in consequence of or by a decision of a court of law and the authority competent to impose the penalty, on a consideration of the circumstances of the case decides to hold further inquiry against him on the allegation on which the penalty of dismissal, removal or compulsory retirement was originally imposed, the Board employee shall be deemed to have been placed under suspension by the authority competent to impose the suspension from the date of the original order of dismissal, removal or compulsory retirement and shall continue to remain under suspension until further orders.

(3) Orders of suspension to continue to remain in force:

(a) An order of suspension made or deemed to have been made under this regulation shall continue to remain in force until it is modified or revoked by the authority which made or is deemed to have made the order or by an authority, to which that authority is subordinate.

(b) Where a Board employee is suspended or deemed to have been suspended, whether in connection with any disciplinary proceedings or otherwise and any other disciplinary proceedings is commenced against him during the continuance of that suspension, the authority competent to place him under suspension, may, for reasons to be recorded by him in writing, direct that the Board employee shall continue to be under suspension until the termination of all or any of such proceedings.

(c) An order of suspension made or deemed to have been made under this regulation may at any time, be modified or revoked by the authority which made or is deemed to have made the order or by any authority to which that authority is subordinate.

(4) AUTHORITY COMPETENT TO SUSPEND BOARD EMPLOYEE:

(a) Board or Appointing Authority:

Notwithstanding anything contained in these regulations the appointing authority or any authority to which it is sub-ordinate including Board may also place under suspension under regulation 11 (1) any Board employee

(b) Authorities to Suspend a Board Employee: