Rule 17
Appointment Of The Investigation Officer
(1) The Department, while appointing or designating Investigation Officer, shall appoint or designate in a form as prescribed in Schedule-2.
(2) While appointing or designating the Investigation Officer pursuant to Sub-rule (1), the time period within which the inquiry and investigation are to be completed and the name of the supporting staffs shall be mentioned.
(3) The investigation officer shall, if the investigation is not completed within the time period stipulated pursuant to Sub-rule (2), request the Department with reason for additional period of time.
(4) If an additional period of time is requested as per Sub-rule (3), the Department may, based on the nature of the inquiry and investigation, extend the time not exceeding 35 days at a time for a maximum period of 120 days.
(2) While appointing or designating the Investigation Officer pursuant to Sub-rule (1), the time period within which the inquiry and investigation are to be completed and the name of the supporting staffs shall be mentioned.
(3) The investigation officer shall, if the investigation is not completed within the time period stipulated pursuant to Sub-rule (2), request the Department with reason for additional period of time.
(4) If an additional period of time is requested as per Sub-rule (3), the Department may, based on the nature of the inquiry and investigation, extend the time not exceeding 35 days at a time for a maximum period of 120 days.