The All India Services (Discipline and Appeal Amendment Rules, 2014.

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In the All India Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1969, in rule 8, in sub-rule(2), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:- 

"Provided that where there is a complaint of sexual harassment within the meaning of rule 3 of the All India Services (Prevention of Sexual Harassment) Regulations, 1998, the Complaints Committee established in each Ministry or Department or Office for inquiring into such complaints, shall be deemed to be the inquiring authority appointed by the disciplinary authority for the purpose of these rules and the Complaints Committee shall hold, if separate procedure has not been made for the Complaints Committee for holding the inquiry into the complaints of sexual harassment, the inquiry as far as practicable, in accordance with the procedure laid down in these rules".