D&A Rule No.4: Authorities Competent To Place A Railway Servant Under Suspension

4.    Authorities competent to place a Railway servant under suspension:-

The classes of Railway servants who may be placed under suspension and the authorities, by whom they may be so placed, shall be as specified in Schedules I, Schedule II & Schedule III.

Provided that, in exceptional circumstances, any authority specified in any of the Schedules may place any subordinate Railway servant specified therein, under suspension;

Provided further that where any action is taken under the foregoing proviso, the authority concerned shall forthwith report to the authority competent to place such Railway servant under suspension, the circumstances in which the order was made and obtain his approval.

Explanation – For the purposes of this rule, in respect of a Railway servant officiating in a higher post, the competent authority shall be determined with reference to the officiating post held by such Railway servant at the time of taking action.