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10-02-2020
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Notification No: |
Circular No. 12/2020-Customs
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Issuing Authority: |
Indian Customs
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Type: |
Circular
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File No: |
F. No. 394/91/2018-Commr (Inv.-Cus) |
Subject: |
Sanction of Prosecution of Group -'A' Officers in some cases-reg.
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Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central
Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (Investigation-Customs) *****
Circular No. 12/2020-Customs
New Delhi, dated 10.2.2020
To, All Principal Chief Commissioners/ Chief Commissioners of Customs/
Customs (Preventive)/ Customs & Central Taxes The Principal Director
Generals, DRI/DGGI, Sir /Madam, Subject: Sanction of Prosecution of Group
-'A' Officers in some cases-reg. I am directed to draw your kind attention to
various issues related to prosecution proposals against Group A officers where
charges under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (No. 49 of 1988) have not
been invoked. 2. The matter was examined in CBIC and it was accordingly
decided that the approval of the Competent Authority for sanction of prosecution
shall be obtained as under: In respect of the proposals emanating from the
field formations of Customs [including Directorates, except DRI & DGGSTI], the
Commissioner (Investigation-Customs) and the Commissioner (GST-Investigation),
shall respectively process the proposals pertaining to prosecution of Group 'A'
officers through the Member in charge of the Zone forwarding the prosecution
proposal. In case the proposal of prosecution is received from DRI/ DGGSTI,
Commissioner (Investigation- Customs) and the Commissioner (GST-Investigation)
wings will route the file through Member (Investigation), CBIC. 3.
Prosecution proposals involving charges under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
shall be routed to Directorate General of Vigilance (DGoV). 4. Chief
Commissioners/ Director Generals are hereby directed to circulate the guidelines
to all the formations under their charge. Difficulties, if any, in
implementation of the aforesaid guidelines may be brought to the notice of the
Board.
F. No. 394/91/2018-Commr (Inv.-Cus)
Yours Sincerely, (Zubair Riaz)
Commissioner (Inv. - Cus), CBIC
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