State · Jammu and Kashmir
Section 14 of The JAMMU AND KASHMIR PUBLIC SERVICES GUARANTEE ACT, 2011
In addition to imposition of fine under sections 10, 11 or 12, the second appellate authority, if it is satisfied that the designated officer or the first appellate authority, as the case may be, has failed to discharge the duties assigned to him under the Act without sufficient and reasonable cause, may recommend disciplinary action against him under the service rules applicable to him.