Section 65
Punishment To Employees
(1) Where departmental action is initiated against any civil servant who performs functions relating to customs under the prevailing Civil Service Act and Regulation and the competent authority is of the opinion that only the punishment specified in that Act and Regulation is inadequate, the competent authority specified in that Act and Regulation may also issue order for the recovery of all or any of the loss caused from the following act to any person from the property of such employee:
(a) Deliberate violation of the provisions of this Act, or
(b) Commission of any act done deliberately or with mala fide intention to cause loss and damage to the Government of Nepal, or
(c) Except for the performance in good faith of the duties of his or her office in accordance with this Act in relation to any goods, disclosure of any matters to his or her knowledge by virtue of his or her office with intention to make benefits for him or her or for any other person or to cause loss to any person or showing or supplying any matter which has been assigned to him or her and is required to be kept secret to any person.
(2) The concerned employee may file an appeal to the competent authority under the prevailing Civil Service Act and Regulation against any order issued by the competent authority under this Act; and such competent authority shall settle such appeal in accordance with that Act and Regulation.
(3) While recovering fine imposed pursuant to this Section, the competent authority may recover the same by exercising, and in accordance with, the prevailing laws on the recovery of court punishment and fine.
(4) Nothing contained in this Section shall be deemed to bar the provisions of prevailing laws under which court action can be instituted against any employee who commits offense. Provided that no action under this Section shall be taken under this Section after court action is instituted.