For the purposes of this Act —
(a) “departmental inquiry” means an inquiry held under and in accordance with —
(i) any law made by the State Legislature or any rule made thereunder, or
(ii) any rule made under the proviso to Article 309, or continued under Article 313 of the Constitution, into any charges against any person referred to in section 2 ;
(b) “inquiring authority” means any officer or authority who is empowered by or under any law or rule for the time being in force to hold a departmental inquiry, and includes an officer or authority to whom the power to hold such inquiry is delegated by the competent authority ;
(c) “charges” include any allegation in respect of which disciplinary action is proposed to be taken against a person while he is in service or while he holds a post, or where he has ceased to be in service or to hold a post, any misconduct or negligence on account of which action by way of withholding or withdrawing pension or any part of it or of recovery from pension of any pecuniary loss caused to the employer is proposed to be taken against him.
(a) “departmental inquiry” means an inquiry held under and in accordance with —
(i) any law made by the State Legislature or any rule made thereunder, or
(ii) any rule made under the proviso to Article 309, or continued under Article 313 of the Constitution, into any charges against any person referred to in section 2 ;
(b) “inquiring authority” means any officer or authority who is empowered by or under any law or rule for the time being in force to hold a departmental inquiry, and includes an officer or authority to whom the power to hold such inquiry is delegated by the competent authority ;
(c) “charges” include any allegation in respect of which disciplinary action is proposed to be taken against a person while he is in service or while he holds a post, or where he has ceased to be in service or to hold a post, any misconduct or negligence on account of which action by way of withholding or withdrawing pension or any part of it or of recovery from pension of any pecuniary loss caused to the employer is proposed to be taken against him.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencementSection 2 · Departmental inquiries to which the Act shall applySection 4 · Power of authorized inquiring authority to enforce attendance of witnesses and production of documentSection 5 · Territorial limits in which powers specified in section 4 may be exercisedSection 6 · Power to make rulesSection 7 · Repeal and savingsIndia Code, Government of India. Text fetched 19 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2025-04-21. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.