133. Appointment of Senior Assistant Superintendent. Duties prescribed.
(1)At every maximum security/Central Jail a Senior Assistant Superintendent shall be appointed from amongst the cadre of Assistant Superintendent/Welfare Officer/Case Workers by selection on the basis of merit and seniority.(2)The Senior Assistant Superintendent shall be immediately subordinate to the Deputy Superintendent and shall assist him in the discharge of his duties.(3)The Senior Assistant Superintendent shall take the place of the Deputy Superintendent whenever that officer is temporarily absent from, or incapacitated for, duty, and, when the Deputy Superintendent is present, shall discharge such duties and assist in such ways, as may, from time to time, be prescribed, in writing, by the Superintendent.(4)Every Senior Assistant Superintendent shall perform the duties of Deputy Superintendent regarding counting/searches etc, at the time of lock up in the evening and lock out in the morning on alternative days so as to gain experience and give relief to the Deputy Superintendent for such duties.(5)The Deputy, the Senior Assistant and the Assistant Superintendent shall atleast once a week personally search the relieved and relieving night guards between the gates.Note. - For further particulars as to the duties of Senior Assistant Superintendent, the rules applicable to Deputy Superintendent and particularly paragraph 92, should be referred to.
