Penalty of Withholding of Increment imposed under Vth Central Pay Commission scales and operated as per VIth Central Pay Commission Scales effective from 1.1.2006

RBE No.48/2010

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

No. E(D&A)  2009 RG 6-45
New Delhi, dated : 31.3.2010

Sub:  Penalty of Withholding of Increment imposed under V^th Central Pay  Commission scales and operated as per VI^th Central Pay Commission   Scales effective from 1.1.2006

   Attention  is invited to Board’s letters No.E(D&A) 78 RG 6-17 dated 29.7.1978 and  No.E(D&A) 90 RG 6-109 dated 19.9.90. In terms of these instructions, issued  in the context of implementation of III^rd and IV^th pay  Commission scales respectively, it was advised that the Appellate/Revision  Authority, may, while considering the appeal/revision application submitted  against the penalty of withholding of increments take into account the  quantum of financial loss that would be sustained by the railway servant in  the preceding pay scale and the greater monetary loss that would result/has
resulted on re-fixation in the new Pay Commission scale and accordingly  reduce or modify the penalty imposed.

    Board have considered the matter further in the light of implementation of  VI^th Central Pay Commission scales from 1.1.2006 and desire that  the Appellate/Revising Authorities while considering the appeal/revision  petition against the penalty of withholding of increments imposed under the  V^th Central Pay Commission scales and continuing on 1.1.2006 or  imposed/effected between 1.1.2006 and 4.9.2008 that is, the date on which  the VI^th Central Pay Commission Scales were notified on Railways,  may also take into account the greater monetary loss that would be sustained  by the appellant/petitioner on account of refixation of his pay under the VI^th  Central Pay Commission Scales from 1.1.2006 and take a suitable decision  regarding the quantum of the penalty.

(Harish Chander)
Dy. Director Establishment(D&A)
Railway Board