Section 24(2)(c) in Kerala Civil Services (Classification, Control & Appeal) Rules, 1960
(c)determining the pay and allowances for the period of suspension to be paid to a Government servant on his reinstatement or determining whether or not such period shall be treated as period spent on duty for any purpose, shall lie,-(i)in the case of a Gazetted servant to Government:(ii)in the case of an order made in respect of any other Government servant to the authority to whom the authority imposing the penalty is immediately subordinate.