Pakistan Bar Council Employees Service Rules — section 27

27. When an employee is to be proceeded against and the appointing authority is of the opinion that the allegations require a regular inquiry, the following procedure shall be observed namely:

(i)The competent authority shall frame a charge explicitly stating therein the allegations leveled upon the accused employee.

(ii)The accused employee shall be required to put in a written defence within 7 days from the day the charge has been communicated to him, stating at the same time whether he desires to be heard in person or not;

(iii)If the written defence submitted by the employee is found to be unsatisfactory, the competent authority shall appoint an Enquiry Officer to hold an enquiry into the allegations;

(iv)The Enquiry Officer shall, after holding an enquiry, in which the employee shall be entitled to be heard, submit his report within the time prescribed by the competent authority;

(v)The competent authority shall consider the report, and if, upon such consideration, it is of the opinion that penalty should be imposed upon the employee, shall issue a show-cause notice intimating the accused employee the penalty proposed to be imposed upon him: Provided that employee may be heard in person if he so desire before passing of a final order.

(vi)The Competent Authority thereafter shall pass a final order which shall be communicated to the employee at his available address. Show-cause notice: 28(1). If in the opinion of the competent authority no formal inquiry is necessary, the competent authority may proceed against the accused employee by issuing a show-cause notice stating therein the details of allegations and action proposed to be taken, requiring the employee to submit written reply within 7 days, upon receipt of such show-cause notice, and if the accused employee fails to submit written reply within the stipulated period, he may be proceeded against ex-parte OR If the written reply furnished by the accused employee is found unsatisfactory.

(2)The competent authority may impose any of the penalties prescribed by the Rules: Provided that in the event of the employee being exonerated of the charges, he shall be entitled to payment of full salary for the period of suspension after deduction of the amount already received by him. Exercise of Power: