9. Action on the inquiry report.- (1) The disciplinary authority may, for reasons to be recorded by it in writing, remit the case to inquiring authority the further inquiry and report, and the inquiring authority shall thereupon proceed to hold the further inquiry according to the provisions of rule 8 as far as may be. (2) The disciplinary authority shall, if it disagrees with the findings of the inquiring authority on any article of charge, record its reasons for such disagreement, refuse its own findings on such charge, if the evidence on record is sufficient for the purpose. (3) If the disciplinary authority, having regard to its findings on all or any of the articles of charge, is of the opinion that any of the penalties specified in clause (i) to (iv) of rule 6 should be imposed on the member of the Service, it shall notwithstanding anything contained in rule 10, make an order imposing such penalty: Provided that, in every case the record of the inquiry shall be forwarded by the disciplinary authority to the Commission for its advice and such advice shall be taken into consideration before making any order imposing any penalty on the member of the Service. (4) If the disciplinary authority having regard to its findings on all or any of the articles of charge and on the basis of the evidence adduced during the inquiry is of the opinion that any of the penalties specified in clause (v) to (ix) of rule 6 should be imposed on the member of the Service, it shall make an order imposing such penalty and it shall not be necessary to give the member of the Service any opportunity of making representation on the penalty proposed to be imposed: Provided that in every case, the record of the inquiry shall be forwarded by the disciplinary authority to the Commission for its advice and such advice shall be taken into consideration before making an order imposing any such penalty on the member of the Service.
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