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In exercise of powers conferred by section 19 of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970 (5 of 1970)

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**Executive Summary** The document is a notification from the Bank of Maharashtra, dated January 12, 2026, amending the Bank of Maharashtra Officer Employees' (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976. The amendments address procedures for disciplinary actions and inquiry processes. These regulations will be effective from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. **Key Points / Main Content** * **Amendment Regulations Title:** The amendments are named the "Bank of Maharashtra Officer Employees' (Discipline and Appeal) Amendment Regulations, 2026." * **Regulation 6 Amendments (Disciplinary Proceedings):** * **Sub-regulation (3) Replacement:** Specifies the process for framing charges against an officer employee, including providing a statement of allegations, a list and copies of documents, and a list of witnesses. The officer is required to submit a written defense within 15 days (or an extended timeframe), not exceeding 45 days from receiving charges. Inspection of documents is permitted if copies cannot be provided. * **Sub-regulation (12) Replacement:** Any authority in possession of requested documents must produce them or issue a non-availability certificate within one month. Exceptions apply if the production is against public interest or state security, in which case the Inquiring Authority must inform the Officer Employee and withdraw the request. * **Regulation 21 Amendment (Inquiry Timelines):** * A new clause (iii) is inserted, requiring the Inquiring Authority to submit its report within six months from the date of appointment. * If adherence is not possible, the Inquiring Authority can request an extension, not exceeding six months at a time, from the Disciplinary Authority, providing valid reasons. * Further extensions, not exceeding six months at a time, may be allowed by the Disciplinary Authority or its authorized party, if good and sufficient reason is documented. * **Schedule Replacement:** * Revises the "Schedule" regarding Disciplinary, Appellate, and Reviewing Authorities based on the officer's position. **Impact Analysis** **Bank of Maharashtra Officer Employees** * **Impact:** The amendments affect the procedures related to disciplinary actions and appeals, including timelines, document access, and roles/responsibilities of involved parties. * **Action Required:** Review and understand the amended regulations to comply with the new procedures. **Disciplinary Authorities, Appellate Authorities, Reviewing Authorities** * **Impact:** Changes their responsibilities and timelines in the disciplinary process. * **Action Required:** Be aware of the changes to disciplinary rules as they relate to various management roles.

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Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970: The enabling act providing powers to the Board of Directors of the Bank of Maharashtra Bank of Maharashtra: The financial institution to which the regulation applies. Bank of Maharashtra Officer Employees' (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976: The original policy document being amended by the current notification. Bank of Maharashtra Officer Employees' (Discipline and Appeal) Amendment Regulations, 2026: The name given to these amended regulations. Reserve Bank of India: The entity whose consultation is required for the enactment of the regulations.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-एम.एच.-अ.-12012026-269289 xxxGIDHxxx CG-MH-E-12012026-269289 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग III—खण् ड 4 PART III—Section 4 प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 29] नई ददल्ली, सोमवार, िनवरी 12, 2026/पौष 22, 1947 No. 29] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2026/PAUSHA 22, 1947 बकैं ऑफ महाराष्ट्र अजधसचू ना पुणे, 12 िनवरी, 2026 फा. स.ं एएक्स1/एसटी/डीएम/2025-26—बैंककंग कंपनी (उपक्रमों का अजधग्रहण और अंतरण) अजधजनयम, 1970 (1970 का 5) की धारा 12 की उप धारा (2) के साथ पठित धारा 19 द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, बैंक ऑफ महाराष्ट्र का जनदेिक मडं ल, भारतीय ठरिवव बैंक स े परामि व के बाद और केंद्र सरकार की जपछली मंिरू ी के साथ, एतद्द्वारा बैंक ऑफ महाराष्ट्र अजधकारी कमवचारी (अनुिासन एव ं अपील) जवजनयम, 1976, म ें आग े संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जवजनयम बनाता ह,ै अथावत:् - 1. (1) इन जवजनयमों को बैंक ऑफ महाराष्ट्र अजधकारी कमचव ारी (अनुिासन एव ं अपील), संिोधन जवजनयम, 2025 कहा िा सकता ह।ै (2) य ेआजधकाठरक रािपत्र म ेंइनके प्रकािन के ददनांक स े लागू होंगे, 2. बैंक ऑफ महाराष्ट्र अजधकारी कमवचारी (अनुिासन एव ं अपील) जवजनयम, 1976 के जवजनयम (6) के उि जवजनयम म,ें — 225 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] (क) उप जवजनयम (3) के जलए, जनम्नजलजखत उप जवजनयम को प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथातव ्: — “(3) िहााँ िांच आयोजित करने का प्रस्ट्ताव ह,ै वहां अनिु ासजनक प्राजधकारी द्वारा अजधकारी कमवचारी के जवरुद्ध आरोपों के आधार पर जनजित और जनयत आरोप तय दकया िाएगा और आरोपों के जववरण के साथ आरोपों के जवलेख, जिन दस्ट्तावेिों को आधार बनाया गया ह ै उनकी सूची और ऐसे दस्ट्तावेिों की एक प्रजत तथा गवाहों की सूची, यदद कोई हो, जिन पर आरोप आधाठरत ह,ैं जलजखत रूप म ें अजधकारी कमवचारी को संप्रेजषत की िाएगी, संबंजधत अजधकारी कमवचारी को अनुिासजनक प्राजधकारी द्वारा जनधावठरत समय के भीतर, पद्रं ह ददनों स े अजधक नहीं, अथवा उि प्राजधकारी द्वारा प्रदत्त जवस्ट्ताठरत समय-सीमा के भीतर, अपने बचाव म ें एक जलजखत स्ट्पष्टीकरण प्रस्ट्तुत करन े की आवश्यकता होगी: बिते दक दकसी भी जस्ट्थजत म ें बचाव का जलजखत स्ट्पष्टीकरण प्रस्ट्तुत करने के जलए समयावजध का जवस्ट्तारण आरोपों के जववरण को प्राजि के ददनांक स े पैंतालीस ददनों से अजधक नहीं होनी चाजहए: बिते दक िहां कहीं दस्ट्तावेिों की प्रजतयां उपलब्ध कराना संभव न हो, वहां अनुिासजनक प्राजधकारी द्वारा अजधकारी कमवचारी को इस जनजमत्त जवजनर्दवष्ट समय के भीतर ऐसे दस्ट्तावेिों के जनरीक्षण की अनुमजत प्रदान की िाएगी”; (ख) उप जवजनयम (12) के जलए, जनम्नजलजखत उप जवजनयम को प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथावत्:— “(12) उप-जवजनयम (11) के अंतगतव अजधयाचना प्राि होन े पर, प्रत्येक प्राजधकारी जिसके पास अजधयाजचत दस्ट्तावेज़ की भौजतक रूप या जडजिटल अजभरक्षा या जनयंत्रण ह,ै उस े ऐसी अजधयाचना प्राि होने के एक माह के भीतर िांच प्राजधकारी के समक्ष उन्ह ेंप्रस्ट्ततु करना होगा या अनुपलब्धता प्रमाणपत्र िारी करना होगा: बिते दक यदद अजधयाजचत दस्ट्तावेज़ों की अजभरक्षा या कब्िा रखने वाला प्राजधकारी जलजखत रूप म ें उसके द्वारा दिव दकए िाने वाले कारणों स े संतुष्ट हो दक ऐस े सभी या दकसी भी दस्ट्तावेज़ को प्रस्ट्तुत करना सावविजनक जहत या राज्य की सुरक्षा के जवरुद्ध होगा, तो वह तदनुसार िांच प्राजधकारी को सूजचत करेगा और िांच प्राजधकारी ऐसी सूचना जमलन े पर अजधकारी कमवचारी को सूचना से अवगत कराएगा और ऐस े दस्ट्तावेज़ों को प्रस्ट्तुत करन े या खोि करने के जलए उसके द्वारा की गई अजधयाचना वापस ल ेलगे ा”; (ग) उप-जवजनयमन 21 म,ें खंड (ii) के पिात, जनम्नजलजखत खडं सजममजलत दकया िाएगा, अथातव ्:- “iii. (क) िांच प्राजधकारी अपनी िांच पूरी करेगा और िांच प्राजधकारी के रूप म ें अपनी जनयुजि के आदेि की प्राजि की तारीख स े छह महीन ेकी अवजध के भीतर अपनी ठरपोटव प्रस्ट्तुत करेगा; (ख) िहां खडं (क) म ें जनर्दवष्ट समय-सीमा का पालन करना संभव नहीं ह,ै िांच प्राजधकारी कारणों को दि व कर सकता ह ै और जलजखत रूप म ें अनुिासजनक प्राजधकारी स े समय बढ़ाने की मांग कर सकता ह,ै िो एक बार म ें िांच पूरी करने के जलए छह महीने स ेअजधक का अजतठरि समय नहीं दे सकता ह;ै (ग) अनुिासजनक प्राजधकरण या अनुिासजनक प्राजधकारी द्वारा उसकी ओर स े अजधकृत दकसी अन्य प्राजधकारी द्वारा जलजखत रूप म ें दि व दकए िान े वाल े दकसी भी अच्छ े और समुजचत कारणों हते ु एक बार म ें छह महीन े स े अजधक अवजध के जलए जवस्ट्तार की अनुमजत नहीं दी िा सकती ह।ै[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 3. उि जवजनयमन म,ें अनुसूची के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत अनुसचू ी प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत की िाएगी, अथावत्: - अनसु चू ी (जवजनयम 3(बी), (एच), (बी), (क्य)ू 17 और 18 देख)ें क्र. पद का नाम अनिु ासजनक प्राजधकारी अपीलीय प्राजधकारी समीक्षा प्राजधकारी स.ं (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 1. कजनष्ठ प्रबंधन श्रणे ी वेतनमान-I सहायक महाप्रबंधक उप महाप्रबंधक मुख्य महाप्रबंधक और मध्य प्रबंधन (मानव संसाधन प्रबंधन) (मानव संसाधन (मानव संसाधन श्रेणी वेतनमान-II के अजधकारी प्रबंधन) प्रबंधन) 2. मध्य प्रबंधन श्रणे ी वेतनमान-III के उप महाप्रबंधक महाप्रबंधक मुख्य महाप्रबंधक अजधकारी (मानव संसाधन प्रबंधन) (मानव संसाधन प्रबंधन) 3. वठरष्ठ प्रबंधन श्रणे ी वेतनमान-IV महाप्रबंधक मुख्य महाप्रबंधक कायवपालक जनदेिक (मानव संसाधन प्रबंधन) और V के अजधकारी 4. िीषव कायवपालक श्रेणी वेतनमान - मुख्य महाप्रबंधक कायवपालक जनदेिक प्रबंध जनदेिक और VI के अजधकारी मुख्य कायवपालक अजधकारी 5. िीषव कायवपालक श्रेणी वेतनमान- कायवपालक जनदेिक प्रबंध जनदेिक और जनदेिक मण्डल की VII के अजधकारी मुख्य कायवपालक सजमजत अजधकारी 6. िीषव कायवपालक श्रेणी वेतनमान- प्रबंध जनदेिक और मख्ु य जनदेिक मण्डल की जनदेिक मण्डल VIII के अजधकारी कायवपालक अजधकारी सजमजत के. रािेि कुमार, महाप्रबंधक [जवज्ञापन-III/4/असा./605/2025-26] बैंक ऑफ महाराष्ट्र अजधकारी कमवचारी (अनुिासन और अपील) जवजनयम, 1976 ददनांक 5 अक्टूबर, 1976 को भारत के रािपत्र, भाग III, खंड IV, म ें प्रकाजित दकए गए थ ेऔर बाद म ेंजनम्नजलजखत अजधसूचनाओं द्वारा संिोजधत दकए गए, अथावत्: क्र. भाग और खण्ड अजधसचू ना सख्ं या ददनाकं आजधकाठरक रािपत्र म ें प्रकािन की जतजथ 1 भाग III, खडं IV एक्स1/एसटी/डीएम//265/2004 30.06.2004 30.06.2004 BANK OF MAHARASHTRA NOTIFICATION Pune, the 12th January, 2026 F. No. AXI/ST/DM/01/2025-26.—In exercise of powers conferred by section 19 of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970 (5 of 1970), the Board of Directors of the Bank of Maharashtra after consultation with the Reserve Bank of India and with the previous sanction of the Central Government hereby makes the following regulations further to amend the Bank of Maharashtra Officer Employees’ (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976, namely :—4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] 1. (1) These regulations may be called the Bank of Maharashtra Officer Employees’ (Discipline and Appeal) Amendment Regulations, 2026. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette, 2. In the Bank of Maharashtra Officer Employees’ (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976, in regulation (6), — (a) for sub-regulation (3), the following sub-regulation shall be substituted, namely: — “(3) Where it is proposed to hold an enquiry, the Disciplinary Authority shall frame definite and distinct charges on the basis of the allegations against the Officer Employee and the articles of charge, together with a statement of allegations, list of documents relied on along with a copy of such documents and list of witnesses, if any, on which they are based, shall be communicated in writing to the Officer Employee, who shall be required to submit, within such time as may be specified by the Disciplinary Authority not exceeding fifteen days, or within, such extended time as may be granted by the said Authority, a written statement of his defence: Provided that under no circumstances, the extension of time for filing written statement of defence shall exceed forty – five days from the date of receipt of articles of charge: Provided further that wherever it is not possible to furnish the copies of documents, the disciplinary authority shall allow the Officer Employee to inspect such documents within a time specified in this behalf.”; (b) for sub-regulation (12), the following sub-regulation shall be substituted, namely: — “(12) On receipt of the requisition under sub-regulation (11), every authority having the custody or possession of the requisitioned documents physically or digitally shall produce the same or issue a non-availability certificate before the Inquiring Authority within a period of one month of the receipt of such requisition: Provided that if the authority having the custody or possession of the requisitioned documents is satisfied for reasons to be recorded by it in writing that the production of all or any of such documents shall be against the public interest of security of the State, it shall inform the Inquiring Authority accordingly and the Inquiring Authority shall on being so informed, communicate the information to the Officer Employee and withdraw the requisition made by it for the production or discovery of such documents.”; (c) In sub-regulation 21, after clause (ii), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:– “(iii) (a) the Inquiring Authority shall conclude the inquiry and submit its report within a period of six months from the date of receipt of order of his appointment as Inquiry Authority; (b) where it is not possible to adhere to the time-limit specified in clause (a), the Inquiring Authority may record the reasons and seek extension of time from the Disciplinary Authority in writing, who may allow additional time not exceeding six months at a time for completion of such inquiry; (c) the extension for a period not exceeding six months at a time may be allowed for any good and sufficient reason to be recorded in writing by the Disciplinary Authority or any other Authority authorised by the Disciplinary Authority on his behalf.”. 3. In the said regulations, for the Schedule, the following Schedule shall be substituted, namely: — “Schedule [(see regulations 3(b), (h), (p), (q), 17 and 18)] Serial Name of post Disciplinary authority Appellate authority Reviewing authority Number (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 1. Officers in Junior Assistant General Deputy General General Manager Management Gade Scale-I Manager (Human Manager (Human Resource and Middle Management Resource (Human Resource Management) Grade Scale-II Management) Management) 2. Officers in Middle Deputy General General Manager Chief General Management Grade Scale-III Manager (Human Resource Manager (Human Resource Management) Management) 3. Officers in Senior General Manager Chief General Executive Director Management Grade Scale-IV (Human Resource Manager[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 and V Management) 4. Officers in Top Executive Chief General Executive Director Managing Director Grade Scale-VI Manager and Chief Executive Officer 5. Officers in Top Executive Executive Director Managing Director Committee of the Grade Scale-VII and Chief Executive Board Officer 6. Officers in Top Executive Managing Director Committee of the The Board”. Grade Scale-VIII and Chief Executive Board Officer K. RAJESH KUMAR, General Manager [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./605/2025-26] Note: The Bank of Maharashtra Officer Employees’ (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976 were published in the Gazette of India, Part III, Section 4 and subsequently amended vide the following notification, namely: — Serial Part and section Notification number Date Date of publication in the number Official Gazette (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 1. Part III, Section IV AX1/ST/DM//265/2004 30.06.2004 30.06.2004 Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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