RBE No. 68/1994: Revision – Rule 25 of DAR

No.E(D&A)94/RG6-11, dated 31.08.1994

Sub: Revision under Rule 25 of Railway Servants (D&A) Rules.

1. Attention is invited to Board’s letter No.E(D&A)79 RG6-40, dated 18.08.1981 & 19.03.1982, under which it was clarified that Rule 25 envisages revision by any of the specified authorities only once and does not provide further revisions, either of the original order or of the order made on revision.

2. Board would like to clarify that while further revision under Rule 25 is not possible, Rule 18 of D&A Rules provide for Appeal against the revisionary orders in the following types of cases.

(i) If, as a result of suo-motu revision, the revising authority imposes any of the penalties under Rule 6 where no penalty had earlier been imposed, further appeal will lie to the authority to which the revising authority is immediately subordinate, in terms of Rule 18(ii) read with Rule 19(1)(ii).

(ii) If the revising authority enhances the penalty already imposed further appeal will lie to the next higher authority under Rule 18(iii) and 19(1)(ii).

3. It is, therefore, clear from Rules 18 & 25 that while revision is provided for only once by any one of the specified authorities, Appeals are provided for whenever there is imposition of a penalty where no penalty exists or where penalty already imposed is enhanced. 

4. This is in partial modification of the clarification contained in DO letter No.E(D&A)81 RG6-5, 17.11.1981 from DE/ Railway Board addressed to CPO/Western Railway and copies to CPOs of other Railways. This disposes of Western Railway’s letter E/DAR/308/43/4/267, dated 01.01.1994.

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