Conduct & Disciplinary Rules – 84

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CCS - CONDUCT RULES 1964 

14. In case if a Govt servant is convicted in a criminal court, what he should do?

If a Government servant convicted in a criminal court, he should immediately inform his official superiors of the fact of his conviction and the circumstances connected therewith. Failure on the part of any Government servant to furnish such information to his official superiors will be regarded as suppression of material information and will render him liable to disciplinary action on this ground alone, apart from the penalty called for on the basis of the offence on which his conviction was based.

(G. I. D. (1) below Rule 3)

15. If a Superior Officer, who has given direction to his subordinate officer as oral orders, refuse to confirm it in writing when sought for. Will it be correct under CCS(Conduct) Rules?

Where an officer is giving direction for take action in any case in respect of matters on which he or his subordinate has powers to decide, he shall ordinarily do so in writing. If, however, the circumstances of the case are such that there is no time for giving the instructions in writing, he should follow it up by a written confirmation at his earliest

An officer shall, in the performance of his official duties, or in the exercise of powers conferred on him should act in his best judgment except when he is acting under instructions of an official superior. He should obtain the directions in writing wherever practicable before carrying out the instructions, and where it is not possible to do so, he shall obtain written confirmation of the directions as soon as possible. If the officer giving the instructions is not his immediate superior but one higher to him in the hierarchy, he should bring such instructions to the notice of his immediate superior at the earliest.

(G. I. D. (16) below Rule 3).

Therefore, it is our duty that whenever we are implementing the oral orders before getting confirmation, we should register the same in black and white and forward the same to the concerned authority by registered post.

16.  What are the general conditions under which permission should be granted to Government servants for joining educational institutions?

General instructions for joining the educational institutions by the Government employees on the subject are as follows:

1.Government servants should join educational institutions only outside their normal office hours.

2 They should pursue their studies without detriment to their official duties.

3. Pursuit of knowledge by Government servants during their leisure hours should in no way detract from their efficiency.

4. Permission may be withdrawn at any time without assigning reasons there for.

5. The period of tenure of the Government servant concerned should be taken into account so that in the ordinary course, occasions do not arise to ask for extension of tenure to cover the period of the course attended by the Government servant which may continue beyond the expiry of the tenure.

6. Wherever found necessary, the administrative authorities may require that Government servants under their control should take prior permission before joining educational institutions or courses of studies for University Degrees, as the joining of educational institutions involves advance commitment about attendance at specific hours and absence from duty during periods of examinations.

(G. I. D. (4) below Rule 3)