Section 28: Unsatisfactory progress during probation

*28. Unsatisfactory progress during probation:- If it appears to the Appointing Authority, at any time, during or at the end of the period of probation, that services of a probationer-trainee are not found to be satisfactory, * Substituted for @ “28. Unsatisfactory progress during probation:- (1) If it appears to the Appointing Authority, at any time, during or at the end of the period of probation, that a member of the Service has not made sufficient use of his opportunities or that he has failed to give satisfaction, the Appointing Authority may revert him to the post held substantively by him immediately preceding his appointment, provided he holds a lien thereon or in other case may discharge or terminate him from service: Provided that the Appointing Authority may, if it so thinks fit in any case or class of cases, extend the period of probation of any member of Service by a specified period not exceeding two years in case of person appointed to a post in the Service by direct recruitment and one year in the case of person appointed by promotion “special selection" to such post: the appointing authority may revert him/her to the post on which he/she is regularly selected immediately preceding his/her appointment as probationer trainee or in other cases may discharge or terminate him/her from service. The appointing authority shall accord appropriate opportunity to the probationer-trainee before final orders are passed in this respect; Provided that the appointing authority may, if it so thinks fit in any case or class or cases, extend the period of probation of any probationer-trainee by a specified period not exceeding one year.