The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 302] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2002/CHAITRA 7,1924 2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY |PAKT II—SEC. 3(ii)l MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS ORDER
New Delhi, the 28thMarch, 2002
S.O. 347 (K).— Whereas, the State Government of Jharkhand have requested the Central Government for issue of directions clarifying the jurisdiction of the respective successor States with respect to sanctions of prosecution for personnel who have been provisionally or finally allocated to the successor States of Bihar and Jharkliand;
And whereas, the Central Government, after careful examination of the request so made, considers it necessary to give certain directions to the State Government of Bihar and Jharkhand, for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of PART VIII (Provisionaas-to Services) of the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000 (30 of 2000);
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 76 of the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000, the Central Government hereby directs that on and from the appointed day, i.e. the 15th day of November, 2000,—
(i) where vigilance enquiries are pending against All India Service officers, those vigilance enquires shall be completed by the successor State to which the said All India Service officer has been allocated. This has also been clarified by the Department of Personnel and Training, vide their O.M. No. 13013/8/2O00-AIS(I), dated 20-12-2000, and
(it) where a vigilance enquiry, including any vigilance enqui ry which may have been initiated by the composi te State of Bihar prior to the reorganisation of Bihar, has been completed and a determination is to be made by the State Government as to whether the findings warrant initiation of disciplinary proceedings or any other action based on a final report of such vigilance inquiry (including investigation), the such determination shall be made by the State Government to which the officer has been finally allocated.
Nothing in this Order shall be construed to affect the operation of the All-India Services Act, 1951 (61 of 1951), or the rules made thereunder.
[F.No. ]20l2/19/20(X)-SR(Part-lV)] JOJNESWAR SHARMA, Director