ANDHRA PRADESH REVISED PENSION RULES, 1980 (As ... - APHB

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(5) An appeal against an order under sub-rule (1), passed by any
authority other than the Government shall lie to the Government
and the Government shall, in consultation with the Andhra
Pradesh Public Service Commission, pass such orders on
the appeal as it deems fit.
Explanation :- (a) The expression “serious crime” includes a crime involving
an offence under the Official Secrets Act, 1923 (Central Act 19
of 1923).
(b) The expression ‘grave misconduct’ includes the
communication or disclosure of any secret official code or
password or any sketch, plan, model, articles, note, document
or information, such as is mentioned in Section 5 of the Official
Secrets Act, 1923 (Central Act 19 of 1923) which was obtained
while holding office under the Government so as to prejudicially
effect the interests of the general public or the security of the
State.
Executive Instructions
Cases of convicted pensioners prompt intimation :-
The prosecuting officers and Treasury officers shall intimate promptly
about the cases, where pensioners are convicted to the concerned
administrative authorities/pension sanctioning authorities of the State
Government and Government of India in case of Central Pensioners to take
necessary further action.
(G.O.Ms.No.84, Fin & Plg (FW : Pen-I) Dept. dt 12-7-1999)
9. Right of Government to withhold or withdraw pension :-
[ 1 (1) The Government reserves to themselves the right of
withholding a pension or gratuity, or both, either in full or in part, or withdrawing
a pension in full or in part, whether permanently or for a specific period and of
ordering recovery from a pension or gratuity of the whole or part of any
pecuniary loss caused, to the Government and to the local authority if, in any
departmental or judicial proceedings the pensioner is found guilty of grave
misconduct or negligence during the period of his service, including service
rendered upon re-employment after retirement :
1. Sub rule (1) was substituted by G.O.Ms.No. 302, Fin & Plg (FW : Pen-I) Dept, dt. 30-8-1994.
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