Dear Comrades,
A written answer was given in the
Rajya Sabha to the questions about the subject of relaxation of CCS (Conduct)
Rules and CCS(CCA) Rules by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel,
Public Grievances and Pensions Shri.V.Narayanasamy as follows...
There are some provisions to relax
the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964 and Central Civil Services
(Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965...
So far as CCS (Conduct) Rules,
1964 are concerned, the Central Government can relax the requirements of any
Rule to such extent and subject to such conditions as it may consider
necessary, for dealing with the case in a just and equitable manner. However,
any order of the Central Government which may be issued relaxing the
requirement of any Rules in any particular case should be authenticated as an
order of the President in accordance with the requirements of Article 77 of the
Constitution.
So far as CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965
are concerned, power to relax time limit or to condone delay vests with the
authority competent under these Rules to make any order for good and sufficient
reasons or if sufficient cause is shown, extend the time limit in these rules
for anything required to be done under these rules or condone any delay.
Related orders...
Government of India is fully
competent to modify, relax or dispense with any rules to prevent hardships in
any individual case.
Where the Central Government is
satisfied that the operation of any rule regulating the conditions of service
of Union Government servants, or any class of such Government servants, causes
undue hardship in any particular case, it may, by order, dispense with or relax
the requirements of that rule to such extent and subject to such conditions as
it may consider necessary, for dealing with the case in a just and equitable
manner. In this rule, the expression "Union Government servants"
means all persons whose conditions of service may be regulated by rules made by
the President under the proviso to Article 309 or clause (5) of Article 148 of
the Constitution.
[MHA Notification No.
108/54-Ests.(A), dated 20th November, 1954]
Power to relax time-limit and to
condone delay
