Departmental Enquiry proceedings - sanctions remuneration to the presenting officers appointed in the -

PROCEEDINGS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA
Sub:- Departmental Enquiry proceedings - sanctions remuneration to the presenting officers appointed in the -
ORDER NO. GAD 4 SSR 74, BANGALORE, DATED 3RD APRIL 1974

In a departmental proceeding instituted against a Government servant, the Disciplinary Authority can appoint, under rule 11(5) (c) of the Karnataka Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules 1957, any other Government servant or a legal practitioner to be named as 'Presenting Officer' to present the case on behalf of the Disciplinary Authority in support of the articles of the charges framed against the Government servant involved in the inquiry. Where a Government servant is nominated accordingly as presenting officer in an inquiry case, he has to attend to the work of presenting the case in addition to his normal duties in the department. There is no provision at present for payment of any remuneration to the presenting officers for the extra work they have to discharge in such cases.
2. The question of sanctioning suitable remuneration to the presenting officer has therefore been examined and after careful consideration of the matter, Government are pleased to order that remuneration at the rate of 10% of the minimum of the scale of pay of the Government servant nominated as presenting officer be sanctioned to him per day of hearing subject to a minimum of Rs. 10/- and maximum of Rs. 25/- per day.
3. These orders will not be appicable to the officers and staff of the Vigilance Commission.
4. The Heads of Departments and Secretaries to Government are requested to bring these orders to the notice of the several disciplinary authorities/appointing authorities under their control.
5. This order is issued with the concurrence of the Finance Department vide their U.O. Note No. FD 315/S-1/74, dated 22.3.1974.
By order and in the name of the
Governor of Karnataka,
sd/-
Syed Karimulla Khadri,
Under Secretary to Government,
General Administration Department
(Service Rules).