2[(1) Where a Commandant is satisfied that a Subedar-Major, an Inspector], a Sub-Inspector, an Assistant Sub-Inspector or an enrolled person is unable to perform his duties by reason of any physical disability, he may direct that the said Subedar-Major, the Inspector,]the Sub- Inspector, the Assistant Sub-Inspector]or the enrolled person, as the case may be, to be brought before a Medical Board.]
1. Ins. by SO,155(E) dated 1st Mar 1983. 2.
Subs. by SO, 2628(E) dated 25th Nov 2011.
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(2) The Medical Board shall be constituted in such manner as may be determined by the Director General.
(3) 1[Where the said Subedar-Major, Inspector, Sub-Inspector, Assistant Sub-Inspector or enrolled person is found by the Medical Board to be unfit for further service in the Force, the Inspector General, the Deputy Inspector-General or as the case may be, the Commandant may, if he agrees with the finding of the Medical Board order the retirement of the Subedar-Major, the Inspector, the Sub-Inspector, the Assistant Sub-Inspector, as the case may be, the enrolled persons:
Provided that before the said Subedar-Major or Inspector or Sub-Inspector or Assistant Sub-Inspector or as the case may be, the enrolled person is so retired the finding of the Medical Board and the decision to retire him shall be communicated to him.
(4) The Subedar-Major, the Inspector, the Sub-Inspector, the Assistant Sub-Inspector or, as the case may be, the enrolled person may, within a period of fifteen days from the date of receipt of such communication, make a representation to the officer next superior in command to the one who ordered the retirement.]
(5) The said superior officer shall have the case referred to a Review Medical Board which shall be constituted in such manner as may be determined by the Director-General.
(6) The superior officer may, having regard to the finding of the Review Medical Board, pass such order as he may deem fit.
(7) Where a representation has been made to a superior officer under sub-rule (4), an order passed under sub-rule (3), shall not take effect till it is confirmed by such superior officer.
1 [26.Retirement of enrolled persons on grounds of unsuitability.- Where a Commandant is satisfied that an enrolled person is unsuitable to be retained in the Force, the Commandant
1. Subs by SO 2628(E) dated 25th Nov 2011.
2. Subs by SO 436(E) dated 29th May 1990.
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