(1) Where two or more University employees are concerned in any case, the Executive Council or any other authority competent to impose the penalty of dismissal from service on all such University employees may make an order directing that disciplinary action against all of them may be taken in a common proceedings.
(2) If the authorities competent to impose the penalty of dismissal on such University employees are different, an order for taking disciplinary action in a 104 common proceeding shall be made by the highest of such authorities.
(3) Any order under sub-regulation (1) shall specify the authority competent to do so under the relevant service rules, which may function as the punishing authority for the purpose of such common proceedings.