RBE No. 221/2004: Sexual Harassment – Inquiry Procedure

No.E(D&A)2004/RG 6-30, dated 13.10.2004

Sub: The Railway Servants (Discipline and Appeal) (Amendment) Rules, 2004.       

GSR ………. In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution, the President hereby make the following rules further to amend the Railway Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1968, namely;

1.     (1)   These rules may be called the Railway Servants (Discipline and Appeal) (Amendment) Rules, 2004

(2)   They shall come into force on the date of their Publication in the Official Gazette.

2.     In rule 9 of the Railway Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1968, in sub-rule (2) the following proviso shall be inserted at the end, namely;

“Provided that where there is a complaint of sexual harassment within the meaning of rule 3C of the Railway Services (Conduct) Rules, 1966, the Complaints Committee established for inquiring into such complaints, shall be deemed to be the inquiring authority appointed by the disciplinary authority for the purpose of these rules and the Complaints Committee shall hold, if separate procedure has not been prescribed for the Complaints Committee for holding the enquiry into the complaints of sexual harassment, the inquiry as for as practicable in accordance with the procedure laid down in these Rules.” 

Note:- 

Principal Rules were published in the Gazette of India vide Notification No.E(D&A)66/ RG6-9, dated the 22nd  August, 1968 and last amended by No.E(D&A)2002/RG6-1, dated the 10.03.2003 (RBE No. 46/2003).

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