Who appoints Inquiring Authority and Presenting Officer (PO)

1. Who appoints Inquiring Authority and Presenting Officer (PO)? IO and PO are appointed by the Disciplinary Authority under rule 14(2) and 14(5) (c) of the CCA Rules respectively. [Although the terminology used in the CCA (CCA) Rules 1965 is “Inquiring Authority” in common parlance, the authority is always referred to as Inquiry Officer or IO. Accordingly, in this handbook the said authority is referred to as IO.]