1910 CEYLON GOVT. GAZETTE · EXTRAORDINARY
SEPT. 22, 1947
which he has been acquitted; and the usual procedure prescribed in the regulations relating to dismissals and other punishments may be adopted for the purpose.
61. When an officer is summarily punished by a Court e.g. for contempt of Court under Section 440 of the Criminal Procedure Code, he should be interdicted under Regulation 34 and the Head of the Department should call upon him to show cause in writing within a limited time why he should not be dismissed or otherwise punished as a consequence of having been summarily convicted. Action should thereafter be taken similar to that prescribed under Regulations 39, 47, 50 cr 54 (ii.).
Section IV.-Retirements.
(To be read with Regulations 186 to 188 regarding retirements in the Manual of Procedure).
62. The duty of recommending the compulsory retirement of a Head of a Department who has reached the age of optional retirement will devolve upon the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry who will recommend such retirement to the Public Service Commission where he deems it advisable to do so in the public interest. If the Head of Department is unwilling to retire, the Permanent Secretary shall inform him that a recommendation of retirement is being made and call upon him to submit a statement of his reasons for wishing to remain in service, for submission to the Public Service Commission along with his recommendation. The Public Service Commission will, after considering the recommendation of the Permanent Secretary and the statement of the Head of the Department, if any, make its own recommendation on the matter to the Governor.
63. If a Head of a Department considers it to be in the public interest that an officer in his department whose emoluments exceed Rs. 2,520 per annum should be required to retire on or after attaining the age of optional retirement he should make a recommendation accordingly to the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry who will, if he thinks fit, address the Public Service Commission. If the officer is unwilling to retire, the Head of the Department shall inform the officer that such a recommendation is being made and call upon the officer to submit a statement of his reasons for wishing to remain in service, for submission to the Permanent Secretary. The Permanent Secretary will make his recommendation, forwarding the statement of the officer, if any, to the Public Service Commission. The Public Service Commission will decide whether the officer should be retired.
64. A Head of a Department is authorized to retire in the public interest any officer in his Department whose salary at the date of such retirement does not exceed Rs. 2,520 per annum, with effect from the date on which such officer shall reach the age of optional retirement or from a date thereafter. The cases of such officers in the Combined Services will be dealt with by the Deputy Secretary to the Treasury.
65. The question of compulsorily retiring an officer who has been permitted to remain in service after attaining the age of optional retirement may be taken up at any time before he reaches the age of 60.
66. When a post is to be abolished and it becomes necessary to select an officer from among a number of officers of the same class or
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