The Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964

MISCELLANEOUS:

Government of India Decisions

(1) Time limits for grant of permission

The time limits prescribed in O.M. No. 11013/17/77-Estt. (A) dated 19.04.1978 (Decision No. 25 under rule 18) have been reviewed and it has been decided to prescribe the following time limits in supersession of the earlier order, with immediate effect:-

Sl. No. Rule Nos. Provision relating to Time limit for grant of permission
1 8(2)
13(4)
18(2)
18(3)
Connection with press or radio
Gifts
Transactions in movable and immovable property
30 days
2 19(1) Vindication of acts and character of Government servant 6 weeks
3 18-A Transactions in immovable property out side India or with foreigners 60 days

2. The above time limits are to be reckoned from the date of the receipt of the request of the Government employee for grant of permission under the relevant rules. An acknowledgement showing the date of receipt may be given to the employee, whenever the request is received. In the event of failure on the part of the competent authority to communicate its decision to the Government employee concerned within the time-limits indicated above, the employee concerned shall be free to assume that permission has been granted to him.

3. These instructions may be brought to the notice of all authorities exercising powers under the various provisions of the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964 and they may be advised to ensure that all requests of Government servants under the aforesaid rules are dealt with expeditiously so that no occasion arises where a Government servant may be enabled to action the assumption that permission has been granted in his case on account of the failure of the competent authority to convey its decision within the stipulated time.

[DOPT OM No. 11013/2/88-Estt. (A) dated 07.07.1988 and 30.12.1988]

(2) Emigration of Central Government Servants to other Countries

References are received from Ministries/Departments seeking clarifications regarding grant of ‘No Objection Certificate’ to Government employees for seeking emigration to foreign countries. The matter has been considered carefully and it has been decided that no Government servant should apply for or seek emigration to any other country so long as he is in Government service. The question of issuing ‘No Objection Certificate’ to a Government servant, who wishes to migrate to a foreign country, therefore, does not arise.

[DOPT OM No. 28034/34/86-Estt. (A) dated 14.07.1988]

(3) Court orders against Government of India instructions on service matters – consultation with Ministry of Law and DoP&T on the question of filing appeals, before implementation of Court’s orders

It has come to the notice of this department that in cases where the Courts have passed orders against the Government of India instructions, the administrative Ministry/Department has not consulted the Law Ministry on the question of filing appeal against such orders, before implementation of such orders.

2. The matter has been considered in this Department and it has been decided that whenever there is any Court order against the Government of India instructions on service matters, the administrative Ministry/Department/Office shall consult the Department of Legal Affairs and the Department of Personnel and Training n the question of filing appeal against such an order, as far as possible, well in time, that is before the time limit, if any, prescribed in such order or before the time limit for filing appeal. No such orders shall be implemented by the concerned Departments/Ministries without first referring the matter to the Department of Legal Affairs for advice and to Department of Personnel and Training.

[DOPT OM No. 28027/9/99-Estt. (A) dated 1st May, 2000]