Notwithstanding anything contained in regulations 60 to 67 or any other regulation, the following additional provisions shall apply where it is alleged that an employee has been guilty of corrupt practices, namely:
(a) Where it is alleged that an employee is possessed of disproportionate assets or that he has committed an act of criminal misconduct or where the investigation and proof of the allegation would require the evidence of persons who are not employees of the Authority or where, in the opinion of the Disciplinary Authority, the investigation into the allegations may, with the approval of the Competent Authority, be trusted to the Central Bureau of Investigation or the Central Vigilance Commission or any other such agency as may be approved by the Competent Authority.
(b) If after considering the report of the investigation, the Disciplinary Authority is satisfied that there is a prima facie case for instituting disciplinary proceedings against the employee, it may send the investigation report to the Central Vigilance Commission or such other authority as may be decided by the Competent Authority from time to time in this behalf, for its advice whether disciplinary proceedings should be taken against the employee concerned.
(c) If after considering the advice of the Central Vigilance Commission or other authority, as the case may be, the Disciplinary Authority is of the opinion that disciplinary proceedings should be instituted against the employee concerned, then notwithstanding the provisions of sub-regulation (2) of regulation 61, the enquiry under this regulation may be entrusted to a Commissioner for Departmental Enquiries or other person who may be nominated by the Central Vigilance Commission for this purpose.
(d) The Inquiry Officer shall submit his report to the Disciplinary Authority and the report shall be forwarded by the Competent Authority to the Central Vigilance Commission for its advice as to whether the charge or charges as the case may be, can be considered to have been established and the penalty or penalties to be imposed under regulation 60 hereof. The penalty or penalties to be imposed shall be decided by the Disciplinary Authority after considering the advice of the Central Vigilance Commission.
Explanation.—An employee shall be deemed to be guilty of corrupt practices if he has committed an act of criminal misconduct as defined in Section 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 or he has acted for an improper purpose or in a corrupt manner or had exercised or refrained from exercising his powers with an improper or corrupt motive.