sanction of Government while extending suspension

GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA
No.DPAR 80 SSR 79. Karnataka Government Secretariat,
Vidhana Soudha,
Bangalore, Dated 14th March 1980.

CIRCULAR

Under Note 1 below rule 98(B) of the Karnataka Civil Service Rules prior to its deletion, sanction of Government was necessary for extension of the periods of suspension of Government servants beyond the initial 6 months period. By the amendment issued in Government Notification No. FD 78 SRS 77 dated 12.7.1978 the aforesaid note was deleted. Consequently sanction of Government for the continued suspension of Government servants beyond 6 months is not necessary even though such cases are required to be reported to Government in terms of rule 10(5) of the Karnataka Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1957 for such orders as the Government may deem fit. The Government servants who are placed under suspension without indicating in the order suspending them any specific period(s) of suspension will continue under suspension till it is revoked by the authority which suspended them, or any higher authority or Government but sanction of Government is no more required for continuing them under suspension beyond the initial period of 6 months.
Doubts have also been raised as to whether sanction of Government is necessary for payment of subsistence allowances for period beyond 6 months to the Government servants who continue under suspension.
It is hereby clarified that such sanction of Government is also not necessary. The authority which made or is deemed to have made the order of suspension is itself competent to regulate the quantum of subsistence allowance payable to Government servants under suspension, in accordance with the provisions of Rule 98(A) of Karnataka Civil Service Rules.

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B.B.Bajentri,
Under Secretary to Government,
Dept. of Personnel & Admnv. Reforms,
(Services Rules-I).