Disciplinary proceedings in the event of Death of the charged Railway servant

Railway Board Letter No
E(D&A)/99 RG6-26 dated 19.6.2000
RBE No
115/2000
Circular Subject
Status of the disciplinary case in the event of Death of the charged official

The  question  whether the disciplinary  case  initiated against a Railway Servant under the Railway Servants  (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1968 could be closed in the event of death  of the charged official during the pendency of the proceedings,  has come  up for consideration of this Ministry on quite a few  occasions in the recent past.  it is clarified that the  disciplinary proceedings  should  be closed immediately on the  death  of  the charged railway servant.