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GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU 2018

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No. 35] CHENNAI, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2018 Aavani 13, Vilambi, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2049

Part III—Section 1(a)

General Statutory Rules, Notifications, Orders, Regulations, etc.,

issued by Secretariat Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

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HOME DEPARTMENT

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[MEDALS - Institution of the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Medal for Excellence in Forensic

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DTP—III-1(a)-(35)118 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE [Part III-Sec.1(a)

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

HOME DEPARTMENT

(SC)

Secretariat, 29th August 2018.

No. SRO A-43/2018.—

[MEDALS - Institution of the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Medal for Excellence in Forensic Science - Scheme - Approved.]

The following Government order is published:—

[G.O.Ms.No. 1110, Home (SC), 23rd August 2018, ஆவணி 7, விளம்பி, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2049.] Read The Following:—

1. From the Director (i/c), Forensic Sciences Department, Chennai Letter No. A3/37540/2018, dated 09-07-2018.

2. From the Director General of Police, Tamil Nadu, Chennai Letter Rc.No. 114624/Medal 2/2018, dated 10-07-2018.

Order:— No. 1110, Home (SC), 23rd August 2018.

The Governor of Tamil Nadu is pleased to institute the Award of the "Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Medal for Excellence in Forensic Science" to be conferred on the Forensic Science Staff from the rank of Junior Scientifi c Offi cer to the Joint Director and hereby makes the following Rules governing the award of the said Medal:-

1. The Medal shall be designated as the "Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Medal for Excellence in Forensic Science" and shall be applicable to all those from the rank of Junior Scientifi c Offi cer to the Joint Director.

2. The award shall be in the form of a Medal styled and designated as the "Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Medal for Excellence in Forensic Science" (Hereinafter referred to as the Medal).

3. The Medal will be circular in shape, made of bronze, one and three eighth inches in diameter and will have inscribed words "தடய அறிவியல் துறை" above, the State Motto "வாய்மையே வெல்லும்" below, and the temple motif in the centre, on the obverse side. On the reverse side it will have the words inscribed. "தமிழக முதல்வரின் தடய அறிவியல் சீர்மிகுபணிப் பதக்கம்" with the year, on the left side, and the description "அண்ணா தடய அறிவியல் சிறப்புப் பதக்கம்" on the right side, and Thirukkural "எப்பொருள் எத்தன்மைத்து ஆயினும் அப்பொருள் மெய்பொருள் காண்பது அறிவு" in the centre. The diagram of obverse and reverse is furnished in the annexure.

4. The riband of the Medal, an inch and three eighth in width shall be full violet with fi ve vertical white lines.

5. The Medal shall only be awarded to those members of the Tamil Nadu Forensic Sciences Department mentioned in rule 1.

6. The Medal shall be awarded:-

(i) For contributing innovative scientifi c methodology in any of the fi elds of Forensic Science, having potential application in the identifi cation and individualization of physical evidence;

(ii) For contributing towards scientifi c research in Forensic Science and/or scientifi c publications in peer-reviewed national and international journals on Forensic Science;

(iii) For locating/collecting/identifying physical evidence or clue materials at the scene of occurrence [SOC] and/or reconstruction of sequence of events that had taken place at SOC, which solely contribute to the detection of sensational cases;

(iv) For those who contribute fi eld criminalistics services towards successful detection of crimes through scientifi c means in maximum number of cases; and

(v) For exhibiting conspicuous devotion to duty over a period of 10 years or more in service. For consideration under this clause, service seniority should be taken into account. The members will be eligible only once in their service for being awarded a Medal under this clause.

7. For awarding a Medal under rule 6(i) to 6(iv), there shall be a gap of three years. Service seniority should be taken into account when all other criteria for the selection of the above Medal are equal.

8. Total number of Medals awarded in a year shall not exceed two.

9. The names of those to whom the Medal may be awarded shall be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette and a Register of such names shall be kept by the Directorate of Forensic Science as well as the Government of Tamil Nadu in the Home Department by such person as the Governor of Tamil Nadu may direct.

10. The recipients of this Medal shall be granted lump-sum grant for different ranks as indicated below:-

(i) Junior Scientifi c Offi cer/ Rs.10,000/- Scientifi c Offi cer

(ii) Assistant Director/Deputy Director/ Rs.20,000/- Joint Director

11. As the Medal will carry the Chief Minister's name, the nominations for this award should be made only after meticulous and detailed consideration.

12. The Medal is liable to be forfeited if the holder subsequently displays lack of integrity, disloyalty, indiscipline, negligence, cowardice in action or such conduct as in the opinion of the Governor brings the department into disrepute. The lump-sum grant paid will also be recovered from the recipient.

13. The Medal Board in each range consisting of Deputy Directors under a senior Deputy Director as Chairman, recommend eligible names to the Directorate of Forensic Science. The Offi ce Medal Committee at the Directorate of Forensic Science, Chennai, will vet the proposals, select the suitable nominee and forward its recommendation to Government by 31st July each year. A Scrutinizing Committee consisting of the following shall scrutinize the recommendations of the Director and fi nalize the case to be recommended for the award before 15th of August every year.

(i) Secretary to Government, Home Department;

(ii) Director General of Police, Chennai;

(in the absence of Director General of Police, the senior most Additional Director General of Police or Inspector General of Police).

(iii) Additional Director General of Police, Crime Branch CID.

(iv) Director, Forensic Sciences Department.

(v) Director, Tamil Nadu Judicial Academy.

14. The Medal shall be awarded on the occasion of the birthday of Dr. Anna on 15th September, every year, and presented to the recipients by the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu at a function.

15. The expenditure should be debited to the following head of account:-

"2055 00 Police 116 Forensic Science - State's Expenditure - AA Forensic Science and Chemical Laboratory - 59 Prizes and Awards"

(DP Code 2055 00 116 AA 5903)

16. The recommendations should be accompanied by a certifi cate in respect of each nominee in the following form to be furnished by the Director of Forensic Sciences Department:-

CERTIFICATE

Certifi ed that the integrity of Thiru/Tmt. .........................................................recommended for the award of the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Medal for Excellence in Forensic Science is above suspicion, that he/she has neither incurred a censure nor was concerned in proceedings that was censured by a court of law.

17. The Medal recipients should give a certifi cate in the following form:-

I, ...........................................on whom the Governor of Tamil Nadu has been pleased to confer the Decoration of the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Medal for Excellence in Forensic Science, declare that I have read over and I understand the conditions attaching to the decoration; and I hereby undertake to return the Decoration conferred upon me, should my name at any time be erased from the Register of persons upon whom the Medal shall have been conferred, upon my being called upon to do so, in accordance with the provisions to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Medal for Excellence in Forensic Science Rules.

(Signed)...........................................................

Dated the..................Day of...................(year)

Witnessed by ....................................................

18. This order issues with the concurrence of the Finance Department vide its U.O. No.1693/ ACS(F)/P/2018, dated 22-05-2018.

(By Order of the Governor)

NIRANJAN MARDI,

Additional Chief Secretary to Government.

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