RBE No. 104/1996: Revision Petition – Time Limit
No.E(D&A)95 RG6-40, dated 30.09.1996
Sub: Time limit for consideration of Revision Petition.
1. Doubts have been raised by some of the Zonal Railways regarding the scope and applicability of Rule 25(5) of Railway Servants Discipline and Appeal Rules i.e. whether the time limit in the said provisions are applicable to all cases of revision, weather undertaken suo-moto by the administration or done as a result of consideration of the revision petition submitted by the Railway servant.
2. The matter has been examined in detail, taking into account the genesis of incorporation of these provisions in the Railway Servants Discipline and Appeal Rules and it is clarified that Rule 25(5) is applicable only in cases of suo-moto revision undertaken by the Revising Authority and not to the cases where a revision petition submitted by the Railway servant is to be considered. A revision petition submitted under these rules has to be considered in terms of Rule 25(3), in the same manner as if it were an appeal. It has also been clarified under Board’s letter No.E(D&A)84 RG6-44, dated 02.12.1986 (RBE No. 235/1986) that the same time limit as laid down for submission of appeals, will apply to revision petition also and that the Revisionary Authority may entertain the revision petition after expiry of limitation period if it is satisfied that the petitioner had sufficient cause in not preferring the petition in time.
3. Thus, while a revision petition submitted by a railway servant has to be considered only by the prescribed revising authority, suo-moto revision can be initiated by the prescribed Revising Authority only within the time limits specified in the Rule 25(5), beyond which the revising powers will have to be exercised by the GM/ Board/ President.
(This disposes off N.Rly.’s letter No.52-E/O/26/E(D&A)VII, dated 16.08.1995 and W.Rly.’s letter No.EP/DAR/308/O Vol.VII, dated 14.09.1995).
Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 104/1996
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