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This notification amends the Canara Bank Officer Employees' (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976, by introducing new provisions regarding disciplinary proceedings and revising the Schedule of authorities.

Detailed Summary

Canara Bank, on January 12, 2026, issued the Canara Bank Officer Employees' (Discipline and Appeal) Amendment Regulations, 2026, in exercise of powers conferred by section 19 of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970 (5 of 1970), after consultation with the Reserve Bank of India and with the previous sanction of the Central Government. These regulations come into force on their publication date in the Official Gazette. The amendments primarily affect regulation (6) of the 1976 Regulations. Sub-regulation (3) is substituted to detail the framing of charges, communication to the Officer employee, and submission of a written defence within a specified time not exceeding fifteen days, with an overall extension limit of forty-five days from the receipt of articles of charge, and provision for document inspection. Sub-regulation (12) is substituted to require authorities with custody of requisitioned documents (physical or digital) to produce them or issue a non-availability certificate within one month, with an exception for documents against public interest or state security. A new clause (iii) is inserted after clause (ii) in sub-regulation (21), mandating the Inquiring Authority to conclude an inquiry and submit its report within six months from the appointment date, with provisions for seeking and granting extensions not exceeding six months at a time. Additionally, the entire Schedule to the 1976 Regulations is substituted, redefining the Disciplinary, Appellate, and Reviewing authorities for various officer grades from Junior Management Grade Scale-I to Top Executive Grade Scale-VIII. The original 1976 Regulations were previously amended by several notifications, including GSR dated 06.07.1988, IRS 1 9926 NAK dated 11.04.1998, IRS 124(C) 1101 NAK dated 21.05.2001, IRS 124C 8633 NAK/2010 dated 05.03.2010, HRW IRS 124 (c) SJ 2542 2018 dated 09.05.2018, and HRW IRS 01 AK 1077 2020 dated 27.03.2020.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-KA-E-12012026-269300 EXTRAORDINARY PART III—Section 4 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 35] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2026/PAUSHA 22, 1947 CANARA BANK NOTIFICATION Bengaluru, the 12th January, 2026 F. No. HR&PRW IRV IR&PS PP 18 2026 (E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 19 of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970 (5 of 1970), the Board of Directors of Canara Bank, after consultation with the Reserve Bank of India and with the previous sanction of the Central Government, hereby makes the following regulations further to amend the Canara Bank Officer Employees' (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976, namely:— 1. (1) These regulations may be called the Canara Bank Officer Employees' (Discipline and Appeal) Amendment Regulations, 2026. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Canara Bank Officer Employees' (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976, (hereinafter referred to as the said regulations) in regulation (6), — (a) For sub-regulation (3), the following sub-regulation shall be substituted, namely:- "(3) Where it is proposed to hold an enquiry, the Disciplinary Authority shall, frame definite and distinct charges on the basis of the allegations against the Officer employee and the articles of charge, together with a statement of the allegations, list of documents relied on along with a copy of such documents and list of witnesses, if any, on which they are based, shall be communicated in writing to the Officer Employee, who shall be required to submit, within such time as may be specified by the Disciplinary Authority not exceeding fifteen days, or within, such extended time as may be granted by the said Authority, a written statement of his defence: Provided that under no circumstances, the extension of time for filing written statement of defence shall exceed forty-five days from the date of receipt of articles of charge: Provided further that wherever it is not possible to furnish the copies of documents, the disciplinary authority shall allow the Officer employee to inspect such documents within a time specified in this behalf."; (b) for sub-regulation (12), the following sub-regulation shall be substituted, namely:- "(12) On receipt of the requisition under sub-regulation (11), every authority having the custody or possession of the requisitioned documents physically or digitally shall produce the same or issue a non-availability certificate before the Inquiring Authority within a period of one month of the receipt of such requisition: Provided that if the authority having the custody or possession of the requisitioned documents is satisfied for reasons to be recorded by it in writing that the production of all or any of such documents shall be against the public interest or security of the State, it shall inform the Inquiring Authority accordingly and the Inquiring Authority shall on being so informed, communicate the information to the Officer Employee and withdraw the requisition made by it for the production of discovery of such documents."; (c) in sub-regulation (21), after clause (ii), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:- "(iii) (a) the Inquiring Authority shall conclude the inquiry and submit its report within a period of six months from the date of receipt of order of his appointment as Inquiry Authority; (b) where it is not possible to adhere to the time-limit specified in clause (a), the Inquiring Authority may record the reasons and seek extension of time from the Disciplinary Authority in writing, who may allow additional time not exceeding six months at a time for completion of such inquiry; (c) the extension for a period not exceeding six months at a time may be allowed for any good and sufficient reasons to be recorded in writing by the Disciplinary Authority or any other Authority authorised by the Disciplinary Authority on his behalf.". 3. In the said regulations, for the schedule, the following Schedule shall be substituted, namely:- "Schedule [See regulations 3(b), (g), (n), 17 and 18] +--------+--------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Serial | Name of post | Disciplinary authority | Appellate authority | Reviewing authority | | number | | | | | +========+==================================================+===================================+===================================+===================================+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | +--------+--------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 1. | Officers in Junior | Assistant General Manager | Deputy General Manager | General Manager | | | Management Grade Scale-I and Middle | | | | | | Management Grade Scale-II | | | | +--------+--------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 2. | Officers in Middle | Deputy General Manager | General Manager | Chief General Manager | | | Management Grade Scale-III | | | | +--------+--------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 3. | Officers in Senior | General Manager | Chief General Manager | Executive Director | | | Management Grade Scale-IV and Senior | | | | | | Management Grade Scale-V | | | | +--------+--------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 4. | Officers in Top Executive Grade Scale-VI | Chief General Manager | Executive Director | Managing Director & | | | | | | Chief Executive Officer | +--------+--------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 5. | Officers in Top Executive Grade Scale-VII | Executive Director | Managing Director & | Committee of the Board | | | | | Chief Executive Officer | | +--------+--------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 6. | Officers in Top Executive Grade Scale-VIII | Managing Director & | Committee of the Board | The Board.". | | | | Chief Executive Officer | | | +--------+--------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ B P JATAV, Chief General Manager [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./610/2025-26] Note: The Canara Bank Officer Employees' (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976 were published in the Gazette of India, Part III, Section 4 and subsequently amended vide the following notifications, namely:— +--------+-------------------+----------------------------+------------+ | Serial | Part and section | Notification number | Date. | | number | | | | +========+===================+============================+============+ | 1. | Part III, Section 4 | IRS DP 325 88 GSR | 06.07.1988 | +--------+-------------------+----------------------------+------------+ | 2. | Part III, Section 4 | IRS 1 9926 NAK | 11.04.1998 | +--------+-------------------+----------------------------+------------+ | 3. | Part III, Section 4 | IRS 124(C) 1101 NAK | 21.05.2001 | +--------+-------------------+----------------------------+------------+ | 4. | Part III, Section 4 | IRS 124C 8633 NAK/2010 | 05.03.2010 | +--------+-------------------+----------------------------+------------+ | 5. | Part III, Section 4 | HRW IRS 124 (c) SJ 2542 2018 | 09.05.2018 | +--------+-------------------+----------------------------+------------+ | 6. | Part III, Section 4 | HRW IRS 01 AK 1077 2020 | 27.03.2020 | +--------+-------------------+----------------------------+------------+

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