Punjab Police Rules Volume 1 - Sangrur Police

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Note :- The word ‘confirmation’ used in this rule means confirmation with reference to Rule 12.21
in a permanent vacancy in the regular Police.
Rule 9.4
9.4. Admissibility of leave periods for pension. - Periods of leave which count as
service shall be determined for all police officers in accordance with Articles 407, 408,
412 and 413, Civil Service Regulations. Leave without allowances does not count as
service towards pension. As regards menial servants see Article 414, Civil Service Regulations.
Rule 9.5
9.5. Emoluments. - Emoluments and average emoluments shall be calculated in accordance
with Articles 486 to 490, read with Article 355(b), Civil Service Regulations.
Cases of menial servants are dealt with under Articles 481 and 482, Civil Service Regulations.
Rule 9.6
9.6. Preliminary verification of service. - (1) When an upper subordinate is likely
within six months to retire from the public service, a statement of his services shall be prepared
in Form No. 24 (obtainable from the treasury office) in accordance with the
instructions contained in Article 907(a), Civil Service Regulations.
Note :- The verification must be finished before the application for pension is prepared, and if possible
before the applicant retires or appears before the invaliding authority.
(2) The verification papers referred to in sub-rule (1) above, together with the service book, shall
be submitted to the Deputy Inspector- General, who, in the case of Inspectors, shall forward
the papers to the Inspector-General and in other cases shall sign the certificate at the foot of
Form 24 and forward the papers to the Accountant-General.
When submitting the case to the Deputy Inspector-General, application should be made at the same
time for the condonation of any interruptions or deficiencies (Articles 416 and 423, Civil
Service Regulations) there may be, and also for the commutation of any period of leave
which may be inadmissible.
The portion of service not verified by the Accountant-General, or the service occuring between the
verified service, and the date of discharge on pension, shall be verified from the acquittance
rolls, and a certificate to this effect shall be attached with the pension application.
(3) In the case of lower subordinates the pension roll shall be prepared as directed in Article 824,
Civil Service Regulations. Such periods of service as have to be verified in other offices
shall be verified in good time.
(4) Doubtful points shall be checked by the vernacular long roll, order book, punishment register
and acquittance rolls, and if necessary, by reference to other offices as required by the Note
I to rule 9.2(4). The character roll should then be corrected. (vide Articles 823 and 824, Civil
Service Regulations).
(5) Whether any discrepancy exists or not, inferior service rendered before enrolment in the police
should be verified by reference to the head of the office in which it was performed. If it is
impossible to verify the service in this way the procedure prescribed in Article 908(e), Civil
Service Regulations, should be followed. Superior service can be verified by the Accountant-General,
- vide Article 908(b), Civil Service Regulations, but if this is not possible, the
procedure described above should be followed.
(6) The pension claims of police officers of rank not higher than head constables, who are permitted
by the local Government to count their former military service towards civil pension
under Article 356 of the Civil Service Regulations, should be treated under the ordinary
rules, and the statement of service in Form 24 forwarded to the officer-in-charge, Pension
Branch, Accountant-General’s office, Lahore, for verification of their claims to pension six
months before their retirement as required by Article 907(b) and (c) of the Civil Service
Regulations.
Rule 9.7
9.7. Alteration in age. - The date of birth shown in the character roll or corresponding
record, can be altered only with the sanction of the Inspector- General of Police, on pro-