exception to the appointment of IO

3. Other than the above, is there any exception to the appointment of IO? Proviso to rule 14 (2) of the CCA Rules provides that in respect of the cases pertaining to sexual harassment, the complaints committee constituted in the Ministry or Department shall be deemed to be the Inquiry Authority appointed by the Disciplinary Authority for the purpose of Rule 14 of the CCA Rules. The said proviso, inserted through a notification dated 1 July 2004, also provides that the above stated complaints committee shall hold its inquiry as far as practicable in accordance with the provisions of Rule 14, unless a separate procedure has been prescribed.