The Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964
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.
Government of India Decisions:
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Conviction of Government servants – requirement regarding intimation to departmental superiors. [MHA OM No. 25/70/49-Ests., dated 20.12.1949] |
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Government servants seeking redress in Courts of Law of their grievances arising out of their employment or conditions of service. [MHA OM No. 25/3/59-Ests. (A), dated 21.04.1959] |
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Allegations made in the Press or by individuals against a Government servant in respect of his official conduct – procedure for dealing with. [MHA OM No. 25/32/54-Ests. (A), dated 08.01.1959] |
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Legal and financial assistance to Government servants involved in law suits arising out of their official work and conduct. [MHA OM No. F-45/5/53-Ests.(A), dated 08.01.1959] |
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Government servants involved in legal proceedings – Provisions for legal and financial assistance. [MHA OM No. 45/1/61-Ests. (A), dated 26.11.1963] |
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Retired Government servants involved in legal proceedings – Provision of legal and financial assistance. [DOPT OM No. 28022/1/75-Ests. (A), dated 20th January, 1977] |
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Vindication of allocation by Government servants – going to press without permission of favoured [DP&AR OM No. 11013/21/76-Estt. (A), dated 24.02.1977] |
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Legal assistance to Government employees for proceedings instituted in respect of his official duty or position by another Government employee [DOPT OM No. 28020/1/78-Ests. (A), dated 6th October, 1978] |