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D I .A • T E
CONF TWIST
No425013/33/05-Estt
GoVernment of India/Bhatat:Sarkar,
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances
and Pensions
(DepartMent of.Personnel'& Training/Karmik
Aur Prashikshan Vibhag)
New Delhi, the 7th March, 1906.
OFFICE
MEMORANDUM
Subject:- Pre-mature retirement of central- governtemt
servants- , Guidolinesrelating to action where
the goVernment serVantis'found ineffective.
Department of Personnel & A.R. 0.M.No. 25013/14/77Estt f (A) doted the 5th January, 1970 had spelt out the
scope and amplitude of the provisions of FA 56(j) and laid
down the criteria, procedure and guidelines for reviewing
the cases of government servants for their retention in
service or pre-mature retirement with a view to
strengthening •bc administration. This Dnpartment's Office
MemorandwNo. 25013/30/65-E5tt.W data the 7th August'
lc..V5 has' been issued elaborating/clarifying further the
scope of the provisions of FR 56(j), in so far as these
apply to retirement of government servants on grounds of
idoubtful integrity. The following guidelines aro nag
beingissmed, to Supplement those•conveved under the
Office hemoranda referred to above, to assist Ministriea/
Deiartmonts‘ in taking action for pre•mature retirement of
government employees who have outlived their utility and
have become ineffective.
•
Let us defeat the 'Petor
2.
The aphorism that 'in a hierarchy every employee
tends to rise to his level of incompct_mce', which has
Come to be known as 'Peter Principle' v.as 1. icl aown in
the book by that name, written by
Poter and R. Hull
in 1969. The application of Peter Principle need not 1,3o
inevitable, if only care is exercised to scrutinise
diligently the porformonce of every officer who has n2ached
his present level having secured a Series of promotions.
It is of course true - that promotion beyond a certain level,
in each Service, • is on the basis of selection by, merit, as
distinct from 17).omotion by seniority subject to .fitnoss. All
the samo, it hos to be romc,mbered thl,.t promotion id-given
on the assessment of performance in the lower post; and it
,
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need not folloyt that,' performance Continues to be at
.least ns .gOod,, in the post to Which promotion baS boon
g iven . The provisions c)f R 56(j ) do 0147. b the
competent authority to retiy .o'Compulsorilyan Officer
who is found inoffectivat the lovelAlo bas.reached
in a Service; once the decision to retire. an officer '
compuIsOrily is arrived at, there
possibility of offering the. lOwer . postt: aS an alternative
to the Officer, in case he, desires to- centime in
Service till be '• ro aches the n omit°. 1 date of superannunt
Pur. endeavour ,81..houldt thorof ere; be to make , ' use of the
provisons
i
of 56(j) thereby virtually.ending the
application, of Peter Principle to the , •organisatiOns under
Government.
P.-ovis ions of •F .R. 56 (1)
in the pubic.:7" inte,ro.st
3.
There. need be no hositation'to take -1,ct,,.ion under
F .R
R. 56 ( j) where sur7.11 act cart:LI:lent ly j act if
The SupreMe Court has obser.;,;rod that the, pcov,isiovis
contribute towards ITYlintc,, mrice
e.tfi,„Cioncy
in athlinistrat ion, obvious :1,_y
arable in the plabl.ic
interest. While inter. prat. :trig the .crop of the 7covi s ions
of Rolf; .16(3) of the A 11 .-1-.nd,k A a-I.:7V j_.7:c3;F;
Flbt irotic.TrE L•nef E3)
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56 (0), the aupromo Court
V:ise Ux).1
of India vs
Rc.ddy .33n"1 arlothc-.:17
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f u If ls the condit ions of Rule 16(3) is
undoubtedly in ''Public.1 interest and is, not
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These observations wore approved by the Supreme
Court in J.D. Shrivr.:Ist.71va vs. State of 2 ,:lb).7.
AIR 1904 SC.:630: In the light of. these ola , sc7 ,7tions, the
pos it ion th;Dt emerges is tirlt. the period imli;e0j.. ,:- :tly
pr - coe.i.inc( the rzIew (which , may be .t7t..17.61,i7rs
- rive ye:7).rs)
or the i)eriod . after promotion or crossing
t-.)fet14q,iegicy
bar would.
i.id-O"7-71MSvc .i.'; if during
the d-- oresaid•perieCT -61C review,
there is evidence of '
doter ierat on in Off iciency or unsatisfactory
porformnco, then it. would be in order for. the Review '
Committee to examine the entire service record to' arrive
at a total picture about the suitability or otherwise of
the officer : for further retention in service.
Pre-mature
remains
retirement when less than one year's service
O.
In Para 11(3) (U) of the Office Diemorandum dated
51.1978 it has been lejciUcj that 01; pTrij
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grounds
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ivories
lie
is retiring on superannwAtion witnin I:lei-led of
one
year from the data of consj.deration of the case. This
instruct:1On
W47171 ia uod on compasf%:.-"conate or. ounds, keeping
Inind the Ampcluding • t.d.532::+e this .
instruct7lon Will ctinuo to -be ,.11.1,1.:A.,...E011:-,1! 4, it is
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Steep . full - in the comyeterco, efic:Icn7
or , )f::tf...veuss
of an offic ,-.,x, it would be open to re:Iv:lea Ls
cne Con
pre-mature retirement., ill acccidanC'e 'with the Cff ;1 ernorarie.1urri C. 1.at ed. 5 ,4.1970 and this
.43MornY161).111.
AnlatrA 1 C ontirjsant
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It has bu on munt, ionc., c1 in rlara .9 of the Off 'cc.'
Memorandum dated 7t1 . 1
r 3205,, that; in a Vtart Ular
'whj1 an - odd ad ,,verse remark that.
m not have boon
communicated to the of.f:icer ccrncd , culd
into r_iccOunt 7 , s ElYrt of tile total service ie.:oc.:3:d
considered by the Re. , iciw Commictee, it. Would nett as
rtattor o celly7sc,; be a
taire
7.f:vorz,,c remorics which 'ha VO not been c.opaunicated"to :he
off leer . In. ny
re.1.3.ancc: sho7ald 'het' be placec'
only on the CR dcssicr, but the . entire service reco;.-cf,
including personal Or - othor file4,1 , re.7..atingto the ofi.cor
should be taken'im.,...-J
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