HOME DEPARTMENT--Amendments to the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Police Subordinate Services and the Tamil Nadu Police Subordinate Services (D & A) Rules, 1955.

© [Regd. No. TN/CCN/467/2012-14 GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU [R. Dis. No. 197/2009. 2023 [Price: Rs. 4.00 Paise. TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 31] CHENNAI, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2023 Aadi 17, Sobakiruthu, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2054 Part III—Section 1(b) Service Rules including Ad hoc Rules, Regulations, etc., issued by Secretariat Departments. NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT CONTENTS Pages. HOME DEPARTMENT Amendments to the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Police Subordinate Services and the Tamil Nadu Police Subordinate Services (D & A) Rules, 1955. .. .. 70-77 DTP—III-1(b)-(31) [69]70 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE [Part III—Sec. 1(b) NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT HOME DEPARTMENT Amendments to the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Police Subordinate Services and the Tamil Nadu Police Subordinate Services (D&A) Rules, 1955 [G.O. Ms. No. 269, Home (Police-VI), 7th June 2023, வைகாசி 24, சோபகிருது, திருைள்ளுைர் ஆண்டு-2054.] No. SRO B-35/2023.— In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 8 and 10 of the Tamil Nadu District Police Act, 1859 (Central Act XXIV of 1859) and sections 9 and 11 of the Chennai City Police Act, 1888 (Tamil Nadu Act III of 1888) read with the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following Amendment to the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Police Subordinate Service (Section 34 in Volume-III of the Tamil Nadu Services Manual):- Amendment In the said Special Rules, in Annexure-I, in the tabular column under class II, for the entry "Director General of Police" in column (4) against the entry "Category 2 Junior Reporter" in column (1), the entry "Deputy Inspector General of Police, CID, Intelligence." shall be substituted. NOTIFICATION-II [G.O. Ms. No. 269, Home (Police-VI), 7th June 2023, வைகாசி 24, சோபகிருது, திருைள்ளுைர் ஆண்டு-2054.] No. SRO B-36/2023.—In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 10 of the Tamil Nadu District Police Act, 1859 (Central Act XXIV of 1859) and section 11 of the Chennai City Police Act, 1888 (Tamil Nadu Act III of 1888) read with the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Police Subordinate Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1955:- Amendments In the said Rules,- (1) in rule 2, in sub-rule (1),- (i) for clauses (a) and (b), the following clauses shall, respectively, be substituted, namely:- "(a) Black Mark in the case of all police Personnel of and below the rank of Head Constables in Local / Taluk Police, Armed Reserve, Armed Police". (b) censure or reprimand."; (ii) for clause (c), the following clause and provisos shall be substituted, namely:- "(c) Withholding of increments or promotion: Provided that the penalty of withholding of increment shall not be imposed on a member of the service, if the said penalty cannot be given effect to fully while in service: Provided further that in cases where the penalty of withholding of increment cannot be given effect to fully for any contingency that arose after the penalty of withholding of increment is imposed, the monetary value equivalent to the amount of such increments that cannot be given effect to shall be recovered from the person: Provided also that in cases of withholding of increment with cumulative effect, the monetary value equivalent to three times the amount of increments ordered to be withheld shall be recovered.”; (iii) under clause (d), the following proviso shall be added, namely:- “Provided that in cases where the punishment of reduction to a lower stage in a time-scale cannot be given effect to fully, the monetary value equivalent to the difference in emoluments as a result of reduction to such lower stage in the time-scale for the unexpired period of the punishment shall be recovered from the person.”; (iv) for clause (e), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:- “(e) Recovery from pay of the whole or part of any pecuniary loss caused to the State Government or the Central Government or to any Government Company or Organisation or Local Authority or to a Local Body, while on deputation, by negligence or breach of orders.”;Aug. 2, 2023] TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 71 (v) in clause (f), the expression “Assistant Sub-Inspectors” shall be omitted; (2) in rule 4, for the expression “columns (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) and (vii) or (viii)”, the expression “columns 3 (i) and 4(i)” shall be substituted.”; (3) for rule 4-A and the proviso thereto, the following rule and the provisos shall be substituted, namely:- “4-A. In any case where more than one member of the service are jointly involved or whose cases are interconnected, the authority competent to institute disciplinary proceedings and impose any of the penalties specified in rule 2 shall be the authority in respect of the member who holds the highest post among such members and the disciplinary proceedings against all of them shall be taken together. Where inquiry is to be conducted in terms of rule 3(b), the said authority may either himself conduct the inquiry or get the inquiry conducted by an Inquiring Officer appointed by the authority competent to impose major penalty in respect of the member of the service who holds the highest post among such members of the service. The said authority shall remit the case, at the appropriate stage, to the authority competent to impose any of the penalties specified in rule 2 in respect of the member of the service who holds the highest post among such members of service for passing final orders: Provided that in cases where a member of the service and a member of another service or members belonging to different departments are jointly involved or whose cases are inter connected, the Government shall be the authority competent to initiate disciplinary proceedings against the member of the service and impose any of the penalties specified in rule 2 and in such case the administrative department of Secretariat in respect of the member who holds the highest post will initiate such disciplinary proceedings and issue final orders after complying with the entire procedure laid down in these rules: Provided further that this rule shall not apply to cases in which officers coming under the administrative control of the Chief Secretary to Government are jointly involved.”; (4) in rule 5, for clause (a), the following clause shall be substituted namely:- “(a) if such order was passed by an authority specified in column (3)(i) or (4)(i) of the schedule, to the authority specified in column (3)(ii) or (4) (ii) thereof, respectively, and”; (5) in rule 6, in sub-rule (1), in clause (c), in the proviso, the expression “(e)(3)” occurring in two places shall be omitted; (6) for the schedule, the following Schedule shall be substituted. “the schedule (See Rules 2, 4 and 5) Authority which may impose the penalty under rules 3(a) and 3(b) and the Appellate Authorities The Tamil Nadu Police Subordinate Service Posts/Ranks Units Under rule 3(a) Under rule 3(b) (1) (2) (3) (4) Disciplinary Appellate Disciplinary Appellate Authority Authority Authority Authority (ii) (i) (ii) (i) 1. All Inspectors Districts Superintendent of Range Deputy Range Deputy Zonal Inspector of Police including Police concerned Inspector General Inspector General of Police Inspectors of Police concerned General concerned. (Armed Reserve)/ of Police Inspectors of concerned Police (Finger Print) Chennai City/ Deputy Joint Commissioner Joint Additional Avadi City/ Commissioner of of Police concerned Commissioner Commissioner Tambaram City Police concerned of Police of Police or concerned Commissioner of Police, as the case may be, in respect of orders passed by officers below them in gradation.72 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE [Part III—Sec. 1(b) Posts/Ranks Units Under rule 3(a) Under rule 3(b) (1) (2) (3) (4) Disciplinary Appellate Disciplinary Appellate Authority Authority Authority Authority (ii) (i) (ii) (i) Other Cities Deputy Commissioner of Commissioner Additional Director Commissioner of Police concerned of Police General of Police, Police concerned concerned Law and Order Office of the Assistant Inspector Deputy Inspector Deputy Inspector General Director General General of Police General of Police Inspector of Police of Police/Head of (Administration) (Administration). General (Administration) Police Force, In case where of Police in case of order Tamil Nadu, such post is (Administration). passed by the Chennai. not available, Deputy Inspector the Inspector General of Police General (Administration) of Police Additional Director (Administration) General of shall be the Police, Law and appellate authority Order in case of order passed by the Inspector General of Police (Administration) Tamil Nadu Police Deputy Director Additional Director Additional Director Academy concerned concerned Director concerned Tamil Nadu Principal in the rank Deputy Inspector Deputy Inspector General of Police Training of Superintendent General of Police Inspector Police (Training) Headquarters/Police of Police In case (Training) concerned General of Training School/ where the Principal Police (Training) In-Service Training is below the rank concerned Centers of Superintendent of Police, the Superintendent of Police of the unit concerned shall be the disciplinary authority. All Special Units Superintendent of Deputy Inspector Deputy Inspector General of Police of the unit General of Police Inspector Police of the unit concerned. of the unit General of concerned. In cases concerned. In cases Police of the where such post where such post unit concerned. is not available, is not available, immediate higher immediate higher authority to the authority to the said post of the said post of the unit concerned shall unit concerned shall be the appellate be the appellate authority. authority. 2. All Sub- Districts Superintendent of Range Deputy Range Zonal Inspector Inspectors of Police concerned Inspector General Deputy General of Police Police including of Police concerned Inspector concerned. Sub-Inspectors General of of Police (Finger Police Print)/Sub concerned Inspectors (Armed Reserve) /Sub- Inspectors (Armed Reserve) of Mounted BranchAug. 2, 2023] TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 73 Posts/Ranks Units Under rule 3(a) Under rule 3(b) (1) (2) (3) (4) Disciplinary Appellate Disciplinary Appellate Authority Authority Authority Authority (ii) (i) (ii) (i) Chennai City / Deputy Joint Commissioner Joint Additional Avadi City Commissioner of Police concerned Commissioner Commissioner Tambaram City of Police concerned of Police of Police or concerned Commissioner of Police, as the case may be, in respect of orders passed by officers below them in gradation. Other Cities Deputy Commissioner of Commissioner Additional Director Commissioner Police concerned of Police General of Police, of Police concerned concerned Law and Order Office of the Assistant Inspector Deputy Inspector Deputy Inspector General Director General of General of Police General of Police Inspector of Police Police / Head of (Administration) (Administration). General (Administration) Police Force, In cases where of Police in case of order Tamil Nadu, such post is (Administration). passed by the Chennai. not available,, Deputy Inspector the Inspector General of Police General of Police (Administration) (Administration) Additional Director shall be the General of appellate authority Police, Law and Order in case of order passed by the Inspector General of Police (Administration) Tamil Nadu Police Deputy Director Additional Director Additional Director Academy concerned concerned Director concerned Tamil Nadu Principal in the rank Deputy Inspector Deputy Inspector General of Police Training of Superintendent General of Police Inspector Police (Training) Headquarters/Police of Police .In cases (Training) concerned General of Training School/ where the Principal Police (Training) In-Service Training is below the rank concerned Centers of Superintendent of Police, the Superintendent of Police of the unit concerned shall be the disciplinary authority. All Special Units Superintendent of Deputy Inspector Deputy Inspector General of Police of the unit General of Police Inspector Police of the unit concerned. of the unit General of concerned. In cases concerned. In cases Police of the where such post where such post unit concerned. is not available, is not available, immediate higher immediate higher authority to the authority to the said post of the said post of the unit concerned shall unit concerned shall be the appellate be the appellate authority. authority.74 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE [Part III—Sec. 1(b) Posts/Ranks Units Under rule 3(a) Under rule 3(b) (1) (2) (3) (4) Disciplinary Appellate Disciplinary Appellate Authority Authority Authority Authority (ii) (i) (ii) (i) 3. All Head Districts Superintendent of Range Deputy Superintendent Range Deputy constables Police concerned Inspector General of Police Inspector General of including Band of Police concerned concerned Police concerned Head Constables, Head Constables Chennai City/ Deputy Joint Commissioner Deputy Joint Commissioner (Armed Reserve) Avadi City/ Commissioner of of Police concerned Commissioner of Police concerned including Tambaram City Police concerned of Police Armourers, concerned Signallers and Other Cities Deputy Commissioner of Deputy Commissioner of Motor Transport Commissioner of Police concerned Commissioner Police concerned Drivers Police concerned of Police concerned Office of the Assistant Inspector Deputy Inspector Assistant Deputy Inspector Director General of General of Police General of Police Inspector General of Police Police / Head of (Administration) (Administration). General (Administration). Police Force, In cases where of Police In cases where Tamil Nadu, such post is not (Administration) such post is not Chennai. available, available, the the Inspector Inspector General of General of Police Police(Administration) (Administration) shall be the shall be the appellate authority appellate authority Tamil Nadu Police Deputy Director Additional Director Deputy Director Additional Director Academy concerned concerned concerned concerned Tamil Nadu Principal in the rank Deputy Inspector Principal in Deputy Inspector Police Training of Superintendent General of Police the rank of General of Police Headquarters/Police of Police. In cases, (Training) concerned Superintendent (Training) concerned Training School/ where the Principal of Police. In In-Service Training is below the rank cases where Centers of Superintendent the Principal of Police, the is below Superintendent of the rank of Police of the unit Superintendent concerned shall of Police, the be the disciplinary Superintendent authority. of Police of the unit concerned shall be the disciplinary authority. All Special Units Superintendent of Deputy Inspector Superintendent Deputy Inspector Police concerned. General of Police of Police General of Police of of the unit concerned. the unit concerned. concerned. In cases In cases where where such post such post is not is not available, available, immediate immediate higher higher authority to authority to the the said post of the said post of the unit concerned shall unit concerned shall be the appellate be the appellate authority. authority.Aug. 2, 2023] TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 75 Posts/Ranks Units Under rule 3(a) Under rule 3(b) (1) (2) (3) (4) Disciplinary Appellate Disciplinary Appellate Authority Authority Authority Authority (ii) (i) (ii) (i) 4. All Police Districts Superintendent of Range Deputy Superintendent Range Deputy Constables Police concerned Inspector General of Police Inspector General of including Band of Police concerned concerned Police concerned Constables, Chennai City/ Deputy Joint Commissioner Deputy Joint Commissioner and Constables Avadi City/ Commissioner of of Police concerned Commissioner of Police concerned (Armed Reserve) Tambaram City Police concerned of Police Buglers and concerned Bellow Boys, Other Cities Deputy Commissioner of Deputy Commissioner of Sowars Commissioner of Police concerned Commissioner Police concerned Police concerned of Police concerned Office of the Assistant Inspector Deputy Inspector Assistant Deputy Inspector Director General of General of Police General of Police Inspector General of Police Police / Head of (Administration) (Administration). General (Administration). Police Force, In cases where of Police In cases where Tamil Nadu, such post is (Administration) such post is not Chennai. not available, available, the the Inspector Inspector General of General of Police Police(Administration) (Administration) shall be the shall be the Appellate Authority appellate authority Tamil Nadu Police Deputy Director Additional Director Deputy Director Additional Director Academy concerned concerned concerned concerned Tamil Nadu Principal in the rank Deputy Inspector Principal in Deputy Inspector Police Training of Superintendent General of Police the rank of General of Police Headquarters/Police of Police .In cases, (Training) concerned Superintendent (Training) concerned Training School/ where the Principal of Police. In In-Service Training is below the rank cases where Centres of Superintendent the Principal of Police, the is below Superintendent of the rank of Police of the unit Superintendent concerned shall of Police, the be the appellate Superintendent authority. of Police of the unit concerned shall be the disciplinary authority. All Special Units Superintendent of Deputy Inspector Superintendent Deputy Inspector Police concerned. General of Police of Police General of Police of of the unit concerned. the unit concerned concerned. In cases In cases where where such post such post is not is not available, available, immediate immediate higher higher authority to authority to the the said post of the said post of the unit concerned shall unit concerned shall be the appellate be the appellate authority. authority.76 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE [Part III—Sec. 1(b) Posts/Ranks Units Under rule 3(a) Under rule 3(b) (1) (2) (3) (4) Disciplinary Appellate Disciplinary Appellate Authority Authority Authority Authority (ii) (i) (ii) (i) 5. (i) Senior State Intelligence Superintendent of Deputy Inspector Deputy Inspector General of Reporters, Wing Police, Special General of Police, Inspector Police (Intelligence) Shorthand Bureau Branch CID, CID Intelligence, General of in respect of orders (ii) Junior Chennai. Chennai. Police, CID passed by the Reporters, Intelligence, Deputy Inspector Shorthand Bureau Chennai. General of Police - CID (Intelligence) Deputy Chennai; Additional Commissioner Director General of of Police, Police (Intelligence) Headquarters. in respect of orders passed by the Inspector General of Police (Intelligence). The Tamil Nadu Special Police Subordinate Service 6. Inspectors and TSP Battalions/ Commandant Deputy Inspector Deputy Inspector General of Inspector- Regimental Centre, General of Police Inspector Police Adjutant / Avadi. (Armed Police) General of (Armed Police) in Signal Officer Police respect of orders (Inspectors) / (Armed passed by the Inspectors (Radio) Police) Deputy Inspector /Motor Transport General of Police Inspector (Armed Police); Additional Director General of Police (Armed Police) in respect of orders passed by the Inspector General of Police (Armed Police). 7. Sub- TSP Battalions/ Commandant Deputy Inspector Deputy Inspector General of Inspectors/ Regimental Centre, General of Police Inspector Police Rebrowning Sub Avadi. (Armed Police) General of (Armed Police) in Inspector/Assistant Police respect of orders Motor Transport (Armed passed by the Officer Police) Deputy Inspector (Sub-Inspector) / General of Police Armourer (Armed Police); Sub-Inspector/ Additional Director Band Sub- General of Police Inspector (Armed Police) in respect of orders passed by the Inspector General of Police (Armed Police).Aug. 2, 2023] TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 77 Posts/Ranks Units Under rule 3(a) Under rule 3(b) (1) (2) (3) (4) Disciplinary Appellate Disciplinary Appellate Authority Authority Authority Authority (ii) (i) (ii) (i) 8. Havildars TSP Battalions/ Commandant Deputy Inspector Commandant Deputy Inspector including Regimental Centre, General of Police General of Police Battalion Quarter Avadi. (Armed Police) (Armed Police) Master/Havildars- Company Quarter Master/Havildars and Company Havildhar Clerks/ Armourer Havildars/ Rebrowning Havildars/ Mechanic Havildars in Motor Transport and Havildar Driver/ Radio Havildars in Radio Telegraphy/ Band Havildars / Web equipment Repairer Havildar 9. Naiks/ Band TSP Battalions/ Commandant Deputy Inspector Commandant Deputy Inspector Naiks / Radio Regimental Centre, General of Police General of Police Naiks Avadi. (Armed Police) (Armed Police) 10. Constables/ TSP Battalions/ Commandant Deputy Inspector Commandant Deputy Inspector Constables of Regimental Centre, General of Police General of Police Radio Group/Band Avadi. (Armed Police) (Armed Police) Constable/ Police Constable Drivers/ Police Constable Cobbler/ Police Constable Tailor/ Police Constable Carpender/ Armourer Re-browning Constables. Note: 1. Appellate authority shall be the authority immediately higher in rank than the Disciplinary authority. Note: 2. In any case, where the Director General of Police level officer imposed the punishment as punishing authority, the Government shall be the Appellate authority in such cases. Note: 3. In any case, where the Additional Director General of Police level officer imposed the punishment as punishing authority, the Director General of Police / Head of Police Force shall be the Appellate authority in such cases. Note: 4. In any case, where the Inspector General of Police level officer imposed the punishment as Disciplinary authority, the Additional Director General of Police of the unit concerned shall be the Appellate authority and in the absence of Additional Director General of Police post therein, the Additional Director General of Police (Law&Order) shall be the Appellate authority. Note: 5. In any case, where the Deputy Inspector General of Police level officer imposed the punishment as Disciplinary authority, the Inspector General of Police of the unit concerned shall be the Appellate authority and in the absence of Inspector General of Police post therein, the Additional Director General of Police of the unit concerned shall be the Appellate Authority in such cases”. P. AMUDHA, Principal Secretary to Government. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE DIRECTOR OF STATIONERY AND PRINTING, CHENNAI ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU