Two weeks ago, a file regarding the Check-Dam project had vanished. By Monday, Raghavan—a man who had never been late in thirty years—had been served a memo. The office gossip, a venomous clerk named Soman, had whispered the words "departmental inquiry" loud enough for the whole canteen to hear.
The manual governs the administrative actions taken against government employees in Kerala. It is often used alongside the . a venomous clerk named Soman
, provide the Malayalam translation side-by-side with the English text for exam and reference purposes. Departmental Manuals: Control & Appeal) Rules
: The three-stage process involving preliminary inquiry, formal inquiry, and final decision by the competent authority. a venomous clerk named Soman