All should read the Conduct Rules at least one time and so that the complete rules are reproduced for the ready consumption of the viewers of this blog.
Continuation from yesterday's posting
19. VINDICATION OF
ACTS AND CHARACTER OF GOVERNMENT SERVANT:
(1) No Government servant shall, except with the
previous sanction of the Government, have recourse to any Court or to the Press
for the vindication of any official act which has been the subject-matter of
adverse criticism or an attack of a defamatory character.
Provided that if no such sanction is received by
the Government servant within a period of three months from the date of receipt
of his request by the Government, he shall be free to assume that the
permission as sought for has been granted to him.
(2) Nothing in this rule shall be deemed to
prohibit a Government servant from vindicating his private character or any act
done by him in his private capacity and where any action for vindicating his
private character or any act done by him in private capacity is taken, the
Government servant shall submit a report to the prescribed authority regarding
such action.
20. CANVASSING OF
NON-OFFICIAL OR OTHER OUTSIDE INFLUENCE:
No Government servant shall bring or attempt to
bring any political or other outside influence to bear upon any superior
authority to further his interests in respect of matters pertaining to his
service under Government.
21. RESTRICTION
REGARDING MARRIAGE:
(1) No Government servant shall enter into, or
contract, a marriage with a person having a spouse living; and
(2) No Government servant having a spouse living,
shall enter into, or contract, a marriage with any person:
Provided that the Central Government may permit a
Government servant to enter into, or contract, any such marriage as is referred
to in clause (1) or clause (2), if it is satisfied that -
(a) such marriage is permissible under the personal
law applicable to such Government servant and the other party to the marriage;
and
(b) there are other grounds for so doing.
(3) A Government servant who has married or marries
a person other than of Indian nationality shall forthwith intimate the fact to
the Government.
22. CONSUMPTION OF
INTOXICATING DRINKS AND DRUGS:
A Government servant shall -
(a) strictly abide by any law relating to
intoxicating drinks or drugs in force in any area in which he may happen to be
for the time being;
(b) not be under the influence of any intoxicating
drink or drug during the course of his duty and shall also take due care that
the performance of his duties at any time is not affected in any way by the
influence of such drink or drug;
(bb) refrain from consuming any intoxicating drink
or drug in a public place;
(c) not appear in a public place in a state of
intoxication;
(d) not use any intoxicating drink or drug to
excess.
EXPLANATION.- For the purpose of this rule 'public
place' means any place or premises (including a conveyance) to which the public
have, or are permitted to have access, whether on payment or otherwise.
22-A. Prohibition regarding
employment of children below 14 years of age.
No Government servant shall employ to work any
child below the age of 14 years.
23.
INTERPRETATION:
If any question arises relating to the
interpretation of these rules, it shall be referred to the Government whose
decision thereon shall be final.
24. DELEGATION OF
POWERS:
The Government may, by general or special order,
direct that any power exercisable by it or any Head of Department under these
rules (except the powers under Rule 23 and this rule) shall, subject to such
conditions, if any, as may be specified in the order, be exercisable also by
such officer or authority as may be specified in the order.
25. REPEAL AND
SAVING:
Any rules corresponding to these rules in force
immediately before the commencement of these rules and applicable to the
Government servants to whom these rules apply, are hereby repealed:
Provided that any order made or action taken under
the rules so repealed shall be deemed to have been made or taken under the corresponding
provisions of these rules:
Provided further that such repeal shall not affect
the previous operation of the rules so repealed and a contravention of any of
the said rules shall be punishable as if it were a contravention of these
rules.
Next week We are dealing with the Constitutional Safe
guard provided to the Government employees.
……… To be continued……
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