(1) Where two or more Government servants are concerned in any case, the Government or any other authority competent to impose the penalty of dismissal from service on all such Government servants may make an order directing that disciplinary action against all of them may be taken in a common proceeding.
* Substituted by Notification No. DPAR 5 SDE 86, dated 7-5-1986 KGD 7-5-86
1. Inserted by Notification No. DPAR 34 SSR 76 dated 7-7-1976. KGD 22-7-1976.
30 1[Provided that if the authorities competent to impose the penalty of dismissal on such Government 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) Subject to the provisions of sub-rule (3) of rule 9 any such order shall specify-
(i) the authority which may function as the Disciplinary Authority for the purpose of such common proceeding;
(ii) the penalties specified in rule 8 which such Disciplinary Authority shall be competent to impose; and
(iii) whether the procedure prescribed in 2[rules 11 and 11A] or rule 12 may be followed in the proceeding.