(1) Any person, who has become subject to the Act by furnishing false or incorrect information or by adopting any fraudulent means, may be dismissed or removed from service by the Central Government or any other officer not below the rank of the appointing authority, as the case may be.
(2) When the competent authority proposes to take action under sub-rule (1), such person shall be given an opportunity to show cause against the proposed action.
(3) The competent authority, while taking action under this rule, may allow pensionary benefits in appropriate cases, if such benefits are otherwise admissible under the relevant rules;
17 A. Discharge from the service on ground of unsatisfactory progress in basic training.- (1) When it is proposed to discharge a person subject to the Act from service on account of unsatisfactory progress in basic training, the Head of the Training Establishment or any officer not below the rank of the appointing authority, shall discharge that person from service after complying with the provisions of sub- rule (2) if he is competent to do so, or shall make recommendations to the competent authority for discharge of such person.
(2) The officer or authority referred to in sub-rule (1) while taking action under above sub-rule shall satisfy itself that the person has been given sufficient opportunity to progress.
(3) The Central Government or the competent authority, as the case may be, after considering the report(s) or recommendations, may discharge that person from the service after giving opportunity to show cause.]
1. Subs .by SO, 2628(E) dated 25th Nov 2011.
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