Sir,
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Case history
"The Officer is charged for technically recommending a party and also accepting the change in quoted price during tendering process done when he was an Workman."
Being an Workman, he does not have the competence and technical knowhow or the authority for making technical recommendation.
The Workman does not have any authority to decide upon any matter including financial matters but only facilitates the functioning of the office as per the directors of the Superior. The entire tendering process was conducted under the direct supervisions and directions of the higher authorities
As a Workman he is governed under the Certified Standing Order and the misconduct charges leveled against him does not fall under any of the provisions of the said Standing Order.
Standing Order and CDA Rules are different. As per Standing Order, a Workman is a person employed directly by the company in its factory or any of its Establishments to do any manual, technical, operational, clerical or other work for hire or reward but excludes any one performing supervisory duties.