F.No.12018/01/2014-Ad.

II
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Excise & Customs
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New Delhi the 22
nd
October, 2014.

OFFICE ORDER No. 192/2014

The President is pleased to promote the officers mentioned in Annexure-I
& II to the grade of Assistant Commissioner of Customs & Central Excise in Pay
Band 3 with Grade Pay of Rs.5400/- on purely ad-hoc basis with immediate effect
and until further orders.

2. The promotion to the grade of Assistant Commissioner of Customs and
Central Excise are made purely on ad-hoc basis and does not confer any right on
the officers so promoted for any claim for continued officiating or regular
promotion in the grade of Assistant Commissioner and the period of such service
shall not count for seniority or as qualifying service for further promotions.
Government reserves the right to terminate the ad-hoc appointment and revert the
officers to the post from which he/she was promoted.

3. The ad-hoc promotions of the officers mentioned in Annexure-I & II
shall be initially on in-situ basis, till the time their posting orders on ad-hoc
promotion are issued.

4. The ad-hoc promotion shall be subject to the decision of the Competent
Authority for regular promotion based on UPSCs recommendation.

5. The ad-hoc promotions are ordered taking into account the interim order
dated 3.9.2014 of Honble CAT, Chandigarh Bench in OA No. 060/00770/2014
filed by Shri Rajesh Rai & Ors vs UOI. In terms of interim order dated
17.10.2014 passed by the Honble CAT, Bombay in OA No. 571/2014 filed by
Shri Pradeep Kumar & Ors Vs. UOI, the recommendations of the DPC held on
17-20
th
October, 2014 in respect of the feeder grade of Customs Appraisers have
been kept in a sealed cover. The ad-hoc promotions shall be subject to the
outcome of the above matter pending before Honourable Tribunals and any other
Court cases related to the subject.

6. The Chief Commissioners / Directors General, CBEC and all other
supervisory authorities concerned shall ensure that if any of the officers whose
name has figured in Annexure-I & II to this order is under suspension or facing
any charge sheet or prosecution, he/she should not be allowed to assume charge
of the post of Assistant Commissioner and this fact should be reported to the
Board immediately. Further, if any of the officers figured in Annexure-I & II is
undergoing any penalty, he/she should be allowed to assume the charge of the
post of Assistant Commissioner only after the expiry of the currency of the
penalty period. This fact may also be reported to the Board.

(S.A. Ansari)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Encl: As above (Annexure I & II)

Copy to:-
1. Officers concerned.
2. All Chief Commissioners / Director General under CBEC.
3. All Commissioners / Additional Director General under CBEC.
4. PS to FM/ MOS(R)/ FS/ Chairperson, CBEC/ All Members, CBEC/
DG(Vig)/ JS(Admn-EC)/DS(Ad.II).
5. AS (R)/ JS (R)/ Director (HQ)/ SO(P)/ Ad.V/ Hindi Section/ Computer
Cell.
6. Pr. CCA, AGCR Building, I.P. Estate, New Delhi.
7. All Pay & Accounts Officers, CBEC, C/o CCE & CC concerned.
8. DGHRD/ Dte. of Publicity and Public Relations.
9. The Manager, Website, Directorate of Systems, New Delhi - The
above Office Order may please be uploaded on the CBEC website
today.
10. Office Folder / spare copies.

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