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No suit or prosecution shall be entertained by any Court against the Force or against any officer or member thereof or against any person acting under the order or direction of the Force or any officer or member thereof for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act or any rules made thereunder. Cognizance of offence. No court shall take cognizance of an offence against any member of the Force with regard to any act done by him while discharging or purporting to act in the discharge of his duty except with the prior sanction of the Government. (1) Every member of the Force shall be considered to be always on duty and shall, at any time, be liable to be employed at any place within the State of Madhya Pradesh and outside also. (2) No member of the Force shall engage himself in any employment or office other than his duties under this Act. Subject to the provisions of article 311 of the Constitution and to such rules as the State Government may make under this Act, supervisory officer may— dismiss, remove, order compulsory retirement or reduce in rank any enrolled member of the Force, whom he thinks remiss or negligent in the discharge of his duty, or unfit for the same; or award any one or more of the following punishments to any enrolled member of the Force who discharges hi S duty in a careless or negligent manner, or who by any act of his own renders himself unfit for the discharge thereof, namely :— Members of the force to be considered asways on duty and liable to be employed anywhere in the State and outside also. Punishments and appeals. tRz54ta t. iticfrcit 2015 754 (15) fine, which may extend to any amount not exceeding seven days' pay or reduction in pay scale: Provided that the supervisory officer may, for special reasons to be recorded in writing, impose a fine exceeding seven days' pay; drill, extra guard, fatigue or other duty; removal from any office of distinction or deprivation of any special emolument; withholding of increment of pay with or without cumulative effect; withholding of promotion; (0 censure. Any enrolled member of the Force aggrieved by an order made under clause (i) or (ii) of this section may, within thirty days from the date on which the order is communicated to him, prefer an appeal against the order to such authority as may be prescribed. In disposing of an appeal, the prescribed authority shall follow such procedure as may be prescribed: Provided that the prescribed authority may entertain the appeal after the expiry of the said period of thirty days, if it is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from filing the appeal in time.