D&A Rule No.13: Common Proceedings

13.   Common Proceedings:-

(1)   Where two or more Railway servants are concerned in any case, the President or any other authority competent to impose the penalty of dismissal from service on all such Railway servants, may make an order directing that disciplinary action against all of them may be taken in a common proceedings.

Note:- If the authorities competent to impose the penalty of dismissal on such Railway servants are different, an order for taking disciplinary action in a common proceeding may be made by the highest of such authorities with the consent of the others.

(2)   Any such order shall specify:-

(i)  The authority which may function as the disciplinary authority for the purpose of such common proceedings;

(ii) The penalties specified in Rule 6 which such disciplinary authority shall be competent to impose; provided that such authority shall not impose the penalties specified in clauses (vii) to (ix) of that rule if that authority is subordinate to the Appointing Authority; and

(iii) whether the procedure laid down in Rule 9 and Rule 10 or Rule 11 shall be followed in the proceedings.