CCS Cca 1965

No. 11012/10/2007-Estt.
(A)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)
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North Block,
New Delhi - 110001.
Dated the ih January, 2008.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal)

Rules, 1965 -Advice of the Union Public Service Commission
(UPSC) to be communicated to the delinquent Government
servant along with the final order of penalty.
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The undersigned is directed to refer to the provisions of rule 32 of

the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules,
1965 and to say that the nature of consultation with the Union Public
Service Commission (UPSC) and the manner of communication of the
advice of the UPSC to the delinquent Government servant have been
subject matter of litigation in some cases in CAT/High Courts etc. The
questions raised from time to time are whether consultation with the
UPSC under Article 320 (3) (c) of the Constitution is mandatory and
binding on the appropriate authority; and whether a copy of the UPSC's
advice should be furnished to the Charged Officer before the order
imposing a penalty is issued. The Hon'ble Supreme Court of India has
finally decided the matter in its judgment dated the 19thApril, 2007 in Civil
Appeal No. 2067 of 2007 (Union of India and Another vs. T.V. Patel).
2. In the above judgment, the Hon'ble Supreme Court referred to the

cases of State of U.P. vs. Mandbodhan Lal Srivastava (Constitution
Bench of the Hon'ble Supreme Court) [1958 SCR 533] and Ram Gopal
Chaturvedi vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (three Judge Bench) [1969 (2)
SCC 240] and did not agree with the contentions on behalf of the
respondent that non-supply of a copy of the advice tendered by the
UPSC before the final order was passed deprived the delinquent officer of
making an effective representation and that it, therefore, vitiates the order
The Hon'ble Supreme Court held as follows :-
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"In view of the law settled by the Constitution Bench of this Court in
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the case of Srivastava (supra) we hold that the provisions of Article
320(3)(c) of the Constitution of India are not mandatory and they do:~
not confer any rights on the public servant so that the absence of
consultation or any irregularity in consultation process or furnishing
a copy of the advice tendered by the UPSC, if any, does not afford
the delinquent government servant a cause of action in a court of
law. "
3. The judgement of the Hon'ble Supreme court in the case of S.N.

Narula vs. Union of India and others [SLP(c)12188/2003], on the facts
and circumstances of that case apparently did not lay down any law.
Whereas in the later judgement in T.V. Patel's case delivered on
19.4.2007, the Appex Court has laid down law relying on two earlier
decisions of the Apex Court, one of the Constitution Bench and another of
a three Judge Bench. In view of the judgment dated 19.04.2007 of the
Hon'ble Supreme Court it is clear that the Disciplinary Authority is not.
required to furnish a copy of the advice tendered by the Union Public
Service Commission to the Charged Officer before the final order of
penalty is passed.
4. All Ministries/Departments/Offices etc. are, therefore, requested to

comply with the existing provisions of CCS(CCA) Rules, 1965 and bring
the contents of this O.M. to the notice of all concerned for adopting a
uniform stand and to make serious efforts to get the litigation cases on
this subject disposed of by the various courts on the basis of the law laid
down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the judgements referred to in the
preceding paragraphs.
f (P. Prabhakaran)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
To
All Ministries/Departments of the Government of India.
Copy forwarded to :
1. Comptroller and Auditor General of India, New Delhi

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2. Lok Sabha Secretariat/Rajya Sabha Secretariat/Ministry of

Parliamentary Affairs.
3. Union Public Service Commission, New Delhi. J "..
4. President's SecretariaWice-President's Secretariat/ Prime .......
Minister's Office.
5. Election Commission of India, New Delhi.
6. Central Vigilance Commission, New Delhi.
7. Staff Selection Commission, New Delhi.
8. Central Bureau of Investigation, New Delhi.
9. Chief Secretaries of all State Governments/Union Territory
Administrations.
10. All Attached and Subordinate Offices of the Ministry of Personnel,
Public Grievances and Pensions and Ministry of Home Affairs.
11. All Officers and Sections in the Ministry of Personnel, PG and
Pensions and Ministry of Home Affairs.
(200 spare copies).

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No. 11012/10/2007-Estt.

Subject: Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal)

The undersigned is directed to refer to the provisions of rule 32 of

2. In the above judgment, the Hon'ble Supreme Court referred to the

3. The judgement of the Hon'ble Supreme court in the case of S.N.

4. All Ministries/Departments/Offices etc. are, therefore, requested to

All Ministries/Departments of the Government of India.

1. Comptroller and Auditor General of India, New Delhi

2. Lok Sabha Secretariat/Rajya Sabha Secretariat/Ministry of

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