An employee of the Board, in whose case the Board has passed original orders, shall be entitled to submit within a period of two months from the date on which the order was communicated to him a petition to the Board for review of the order passed by it on any of the grounds specified below –
(a) that the order was not passed by the competent authority;
(b) that reasonable opportunity of defending himself was not given;
(c) that the punishment is excessive or unjust;
(d)discovery of new matter or evidence which the appellant alleges and proves to the satisfaction of the Board, was not within his knowledge or could not be adduced by him before the order imposing the penalty was passed; and
(e)evident error or omission such as failure to apply the Law of Limitation or an error of procedure apparent on the face of the record.
(2) The petition for review which does not satisfy any of the above grounds shall be summarily rejected.
(b) Every employee belonging to Class I and II Service shall be entitled to appeal to the Board against any order passed by the Managing Director or Chief Engineer who interprets to his disadvantage the provisions of any service regulations or contract of service whereby his conditions of service, pay, allowance or pension are regulated.
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(c) Every employee belonging to Class III and IV Service shall be entitled to appeal as indicated below against any order of the kind mentioned in clause
(b) above.
Authorities passing orders Appellate Authority
1. Orders passed by an Executive Engineer Superintending Engineer
2. Orders passed by the Superintending Engineer Chief Engineer
3. Orders passed by the Chief Engineer Managing Director
4. Orders passed by the Secretary to the Board Managing Director
5. Orders passed by the Managing Director, Tamilnadu Water Supply and Tamilnadu Water Supply and Drainage Board Drainage Board