Punjab Police Rules Volume 1 - Sangrur Police

150 Punjab Police Rules, 1934 Volume 1, CHAPTER 9
taken in the character roll and service book (if not already taken), on Civil Service Regulations
Form 25 and in duplicate in Form 9.22(1). In the case of literate officers a
specimen signature in duplicate attested by a gazetted officer shall be attached to the pension
application.
Note :- To compel an officer after discharge to present himself for such or similar purposes is not
lawful.
(2) Applications for wound and other extraordinary pensions should be prepared in
Civil Service Regulation Forms 25 and 26 in the case of officers injured, and in Civil
Service Regulations Form 22 in the case of deceased officers.
(3) Applications for all others pensions or for gratuity on behalf of enrolled police officers
should be on Form 9.22(3); if necessary a last pay certificate should also be
prepared (Vide Article 910).
Rule 9.23
9.23. Matters to be noted in pension applications. - (1) In the preparation of applications
for pension and gratuities, attention shall be paid to the following matters :-
(1) Page 1 of Civil Service Regulations Form 25:
(a) acting allowance should be excluded from the calculations of the average
emoluments, unless the conditions laid down in Article 486(h), Civil Service
Regulations, have been fulfilled.
(b) In the latter case, it should be stated on page 2 of the application (i) whether the
appointment was fully vacant; (ii) whether any one else counted service in it for
that period; and (iii) how the original vacancy occurred, if the applicant acted in
a chain of arrangements,
(c) Fractions of an anna shall not be taken into account in calculating any pension
admissible under the rules.
(d) The date entered against serial number 18 and that given at the foot of this page
should tally.
(e) Proper names should be written in block capitals.
(2) Page 2 (History of service):
(a) The examples of Civil Service Regulations Form 24 should be followed; the
name of district being given in column 2.
(b) A full and clear statement of the entire service of the police officer, on whose behalf
the application is made, shall be entered, and the cause of all breaks in service
fully explained - (Articles 411, 419, 420 and 421, Civil Service
Regulations).
(c) Broken periods of a month should be calculated on the number of days in the
month; to make the total of such periods agree with the total period of service,
the total number of days may either be divided by a month of 30 or 31 days, or
the provisions of Article 18, Civil Service Regulations, should be applied.
(d) The period of each rate of pay should be show separately.
(3) Page 3 - (a) The certificate regarding character, conduct, etc., should be in accordance
with Article 911, Civil Service Regulations. Character shall be assessed for
classification in accordance with rule 14.12(2). No extracts from character rolls may be
inserted in any application for pension or gratuity.
(b) If service has not been thoroughly satisfactory, the authority sanctioning the pension
should make such reduction in the amount as it thinks proper - [Article 470(b), Civil
Service Regulations].
(c) An explanation of any suspension which has not been treated as a period spent on
duty (Rule 54, Punjab Financial Handbook No. 2, Volume I) should be furnished.