RBE No. 214/1992: Defence Counsel – Vigilance Inspectors

No.E(D&A)92 RG6-175, dated 18.12.1992

Sub: Discipline & Appeal Rules – Nomination of Vigilance Inspectors as Defence Counsel in disciplinary proceedings.  

1.     Please refer to your Sr.DGM’s DO letters No.SDGM/VIG/MI, dated 04.09.1992 and 27.10.1992 regarding permitting engagement of former Vigilance Inspectors as Defence Counsel in disciplinary cases. 

2.     All that is necessary in deciding whether a person proposed by the accused Railway employee to act as his Defence Helper/ Council should be accepted as such is that he should not have handled/ dealt with the individual case of the accused at any stage. If the person so proposed has dealt with/ handled the case against the accused, then he should be precluded from acting as a Defence Counsel in that particular case only.

Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 214/1992

Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.