Without prejudice to the reservation of rule 16 (b) of the sub-standard (6), the Authority may, by written order, present to the accused and the representative of the service, together with a relevant record of the case before it or before a hearing officer, who shall be as senior as possible at the highest rank of the accused; appointed by the Authority for a personal interview on the specified date and time. Subject to interim injunctions issued by a court of competent jurisdiction, the proceedings under these Rules may not be terminated solely because the case is brought to justice: (b) impose one or more of the sanctions referred to in rule 4 if the accusation is proven: the 1973 Rules and subsequent provisions do not derive their legal authority directly from the Constitution; and, on the other hand, to be supervised by the executive, which derives its power from the laws delegated to it by the parliament, which derives its authority directly from the Constitution. «Government» means the Federal Government, the Provincial Governments, the Government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir or the Government of Gilgit-Baltistan. «hearing officer» means an official who, to the extent possible, is of a higher rank than that of the accused and appointed by the authority to give the accused the opportunity for a personal hearing on behalf of the authority concerned; «inefficiency» in the performance of a staff member`s duties means failure to perform the duties assigned to him;; «Commission of Inquiry» consisting of two or more public servants, convened by a summons and appointed by the authority, to investigate charges brought against the accused under these rules; «Investigator» means an officer appointed by the authority responsible for investigating the charges laid by the accused under these Regulations; The new rules have also been supplemented by certain provisions relating to the completion of investigation procedures within a certain period. These provisions will not be respected if they are not mandatory and fall within the nature of the provisions of the directory, since their non-compliance does not affect the investigation procedure. (1) For the purposes of an inquiry under these Regulations, an investigator or commission of inquiry shall have the powers of a civil court hearing an action brought under the Code of Civil Procedure of 1908 (Act No. V of 1908) with respect to the following matters, namely: «summon and execute the presence of a person and hear him under oath; require the discovery and production of documents and receive evidence of affidavits; and the issuance of commissions for the examination of witnesses or documents. Words and expressions used in this document but not defined in this document shall have the same meaning as that ascribed to them in the Public Servants Act 1973 (LXXI of 1973) and the rules deriving therefrom or any other legal instrument, a statutory order currently applicable. Today, new rules for civil servants (E&D) were introduced in 2020 replacing the 1973 rules. All of these rules are structured around three levels: authority, authorized public servant and investigator/committee. Changes will be made to these rules based on their functions and powers. Our rule-making mania is insatiable.

Our constitutional history is littered with amendments and repeals everywhere. The monthly formulation of new rules gives the impression that the civilian bureaucracy is being targeted for direct punitive measures for its failures alongside the hands-free given to nab, the FIA and other anti-corruption agencies. «Appellate Authority» means the appellate authority within the meaning of the Public Servants (Appeal) Rules, 1977; allegations of «indictment» made against the accused in connection with acts of omission or commission that are recognizable under these provisions; If it is established that the charge or charges have not been proven, the authority shall exonerate the accused by means of a written order.