MAHARASHTRA EXCISE DEPARTMENT — DOCUMENT ANALYSIS

Document Type: Government Resolution (शासन ज्ञापन) — Administrative Order

Reference Number: शासन ज्ञापन क्रमाुंक इएसटी-5016/प्र.क्र.167/राउशु-1 (GR EST-5016/PR.KR.167/RAUSU-1)

Issued By: महाराष्र शासन, गृह रवभाग (Government of Maharashtra — Home Department)

Date of Issue: 10 नोव्हेंबर, 2016 (10 November 2016)

Effective Date: From date of publication (10 November 2016)

SUMMARY

This is an administrative order by the Maharashtra Government (Home Department) approving the regularization of a 155-day period of suspension/waiting period as "duty period" (कत्तव्य कालावधी) for Shri. T.R. Salunkhe, Deputy Commissioner (Senior Grade), Group-A, State Excise Department. The period from 1 February 2016 to 4 July 2016 — during which Shri. Salunkhe remained in waiting/suspension status pending posting — is now formally recognized as duty period under Maharashtra Civil Service (General Conditions of Service) Rules, 1980, Rule 9(14)(f).

KEY PROVISIONS

1. Employee Affected:

• Name: श्री. टी. आर. साळुुंखे (Shri. T.R. Salunkhe)
• Rank: उप आयुक्त (वररष्ठ श्रेणी), गट-अ (Deputy Commissioner, Senior Grade, Group-A)
• Department: राज्य उत्पादन शुल्क विभाग (State Excise Department)

2. Chronology of Events:

• 24.12.2014 (24 December 2014): Shri. Salunkhe deputed on deputational posting as Private Secretary to the Leader of Opposition, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
• 1.02.2016 (1 February 2016): Released from deputational posting; reverted to parent department (State Excise Department) on the same date
• 2.07.2016 (2 July 2016): Posted as Divisional Deputy Commissioner (डिविज़नल उप आयुक्त), State Excise Department, Thane
• 5.07.2016 (5 July 2016): Assumed charge of Thane posting

3. Period Under Review:

• Duration: 1.02.2016 to 4.07.2016 = Total 155 days
• Nature: Suspension/waiting period (प्ररतक्षाधीन रहावे लागले) — period during which Shri. Salunkhe remained without posting/assignment
• Cause: Administrative delay in posting (प्रशासकीय कारणास्तव झालेला विलंब)

4. Government Decision (Approval):

• The 155-day period from 1.02.2016 to 4.07.2016 is hereby regularized and recognized as "duty period" (कत्तव्य कालावधी)
• Legal basis: Maharashtra Civil Service (General Conditions of Service) Rules, 1980 — Rule 9(14)(f) (महाराष्र नागरी सेवा (सेवेच्या सवतसाधारण शत व अटी) नियम, 1980 मधील नियम 9(14)(फ))
• This regularization grants service benefits, pension credit, and leave encashment for the said 155-day period as if it were active duty

5. Authority and Compliance:

• Issued under authority of: Government Decision, Finance Department (वित्त विभाग), Reference: सेनिवे 1001/130/सेवा-4, dated 2.6.2003
• Issued with the approval and sanction of competent authority (सक्षम प्रारधिकार्यांच्या मान्यतेने)
• Digitally signed and authorized under orders and name of the Governor of Maharashtra

6. Distribution/Notification:

• Published on: www.maharashtra.gov.in
• Portal ID: 201611101454290529
• Copies forwarded to:
  1. Accountant General-1/2 (Audit/Accounts Sanction), Maharashtra State, Mumbai
  2. Commissioner, State Excise Department, Maharashtra State, Mumbai
  3. District Treasurer Officer (जिल्हा कोषागार अधिकारी), Thane
  4. Divisional Deputy Commissioner (Senior Grade), Group-A, State Excise Department, Thane
  5. Concerned Officer (through Commissioner, RAUSU)
  6. Election Commission (RAUSU-1)

DOCUMENTS/REFERENCES CITED

1. Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Secretariat letter dated 11.02.2016
2. Application (अजत) from Shri. Tanaji Salunkhe, Deputy Commissioner, dated 1.2.2016
3. Government Order, Home Department, Reference EST-1216/PR.KR.107/RAUSU, dated 2.7.2016
4. Commissioner, State Excise Department letters — Reference EST 112010/153/Two-(A), dated 4.8.2016 and 19.9.2016
5. Government Decision, Finance Department, Reference सेनिवे 1001/130/सेवा-4, dated 2.6.2003

WHO IS AFFECTED

• Shri. T.R. Salunkhe, Deputy Commissioner (Senior Grade), Group-A, State Excise Department (specifically)
• Indirectly: All officers in similar administrative circumstances pending posting/transfer in Maharashtra Excise Department and allied services

IMPORTANT NOTES / CONDITIONS / CONSEQUENCES

1. No Financial Penalty: The regularization grants full service credit and duty benefits for the 155-day suspension period — the period is not treated as leave, loss, or break in service

2. Pension/Service Benefits: The 155 days will be counted as continuous service for:

   • Pension calculation
   • Increments and promotions
   • Leave encashment
   • Service seniority

3. Administrative Acknowledgment: The order explicitly acknowledges that the delay in posting was due to administrative reasons (प्रशासकीय कारणास्तव), absolving the officer of any misconduct

4. Statutory Compliance: Action taken under the express provisions of Rule 9(14)(f) of the Maharashtra Civil Service (General Conditions of Service) Rules, 1980 — a specific legal provision authorizing regularization of waiting periods in exceptional administrative circumstances

5. Authority: Decision authorized under powers delegated by Government Resolution, Finance Department (dated 2.6.2003)

LEGAL FRAMEWORK INVOKED

• Primary Rule: Maharashtra Civil Service (General Conditions of Service) Rules, 1980 — Rule 9(14)(f)
• Delegating Authority: Government Decision, Finance Department, Reference सेनिवे 1001/130/सेवा-4, dated 2.6.2003

DOCUMENT STATUS: ✓ ADMINISTRATIVE/PERSONNEL MATTER — Not directly related to excise licensing, alcohol permits, or fee schedules. This is an internal personnel/service matter of the State Excise Department administrative hierarchy.