Inquiry report review permits recorded disagreement, further inquiry, penalty imposition, or employee exoneration by the competent decision-maker.

The Competent Authority may remit a case for fresh or further inquiry, with written reasons, where it is not the Inquiry Officer. It must record reasons before disagreeing with findings on any charge and may make its own findings where the evidence on record is sufficient. Based on findings concerning all or any charges, it may impose an applicable disciplinary penalty or, where no penalty is warranted, exonerate the employee.

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