Section 17
Appointment Letter To Be Issued Or Cancelled
(1) The following official shall issue the letter of appointment or cancellation of appointment to the following civil employee: 28
(a) In the case of the gazetted civil employee,
Secretary of the Ministry related with the service, group or sub-group29,
(b) In the case of the non-gazetted and class less employee, the Competent Authority.
(2) While issuing the appointment letter to any civil employee pursuant to Sub-rule (1), the concerned official may fix the date for him or her to join the office. The concerned employee shall join the office on the same date in cases where any specific date has been fixed for joining the office, and within Thirty Five days after the date of receiving such appointment letter, excluding the time required for journey, in cases where any date has not been specified.
(3) Except where information is given, accompanied by the evidence, that a circumstance beyond his or her control has arisen, the appointing officer may cancel the appointment letter of a civil employee who has not joined the office within the time limit as referred ton Sub- rule (2). Information of such cancellation of the appointment letter shall be given to the Public Service Commission.
(4)The appointment letter to be given to the non-gazetted and
class-less employee pursuant to Sub-rule (1) shall also state the date on which the period of Ten years in the zone recommended by the Public Service Commission will complete, for the purposes of Sub-section (7) of Section 18 of the Act.