Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) Every appointing authority shall furnish to the Government in the prescribed manner an annual report on appointments by the end of the month of 1[April of the succeeding Calendar year ] and maintain such other records as may be prescribed. (2) Any officer authorised by the State Government in that behalf 2[here in after, referred as the Inspecting Officer] may inspect any record or documents and require the appointing authority to produce the roster and other records relating to appointments made by him which are maintained in his office. (3) It shall be the duty of the appointing authority to produce such records and documents, furnish such information and afford all such assistance and facilities as may be necessary for the aforesaid purpose. 3[13-A. (1) It shall be the duty of every Inspecting Officer to institute prosecution against an appointing authority who is found during his inspection under sub-section (2) of Section 13 to have made any appointment in violation of this Act and rules made thereunder, subject to the previous sanction of an authority who is one level above the said appointing authority and to whom such appointing authority is subordinate. (2).The authority competent to accord sanction under sub-section (1) may, on receipt of a reference for such sanction from the Inspecting. Officer, either accord such sanction or refuse it if he so considers appropriate for reasons to be recorded in writing and shall, in every case of such reference, communicate his decision to the Inspecting Officer concerned within thirty days from the date of receipt of the reference. (3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any person from making a complaint to any Court alleging the commission of an offence under Section 12-B.] Nomination of Liaison Officer.