Tamil Nadu Legislature

“ If any question arises whether any gift is one which can be accepted without the permission of the Government or if a Government servant is in any doubt whether a gift offered to him is one which can be accepted without the permission of the Government, a reference shall be made to the Government by such Government servant and the decision of the Government thereon shall be final. ”

“ A Government servant whose services are placed by the Government at the disposal of a company, corporation, organisation or a local authority shall, for the purpose of these rules, be deemed to be a Government servant serving under the Government, notwithstanding that his salary is drawn from sources other than from the Consolidated Fund of the State ”

“ Whenever a Government servant by inheritance, succession or bequest becomes possessed of immovable property in the district in which he is employed or of such interest in such immovable property as is contemplated by this rule, he shall communicate all particulars thereof through the usual channel to the prescribed authority. ”

“ Insolvency and habitual indebtedness - A Government servant shall endeavour to avoid habitual indebtedness or insolvency. If a Government servant is adjudged or declared insolvent or has incurred debts aggregating a sum which in ordinary circumstances he could not repay within a period of two years or if a part of his salary is frequently attached for debt, has been continuously so attached for a period of two years, or is attached for a sum which in ordinary circumstances he could not repay within a period of two years, he shall be presumed to have contravened this rule. ”

“ But he shall not be so deemed if he proves that the insolvency or indebtedness is the result of circumstances which with the exercise of ordinary diligence he could not have foreseen or over which he had no control, and had not preceded from extravagant or dissipated habits. A Government servant who becomes the subject of a legal proceedings for insolvency shall forthwith report the full facts to the head of the office or department in which he is employed. ”

“ The employment of a Government servant or a person in the Tamil Nadu Last Grade Service by an officer in making purchases or in any private matters in which the receipt or expenditure of money is concerned is most strictly prohibited. Nothing in this rule shall preclude an officer from employing a Government servant or a person in the Tamil Nadu Last Grade Service for providing for him a conveyance or necessary supplies while he is traveling on duty, though in all such transactions constant vigilance is needed to prevent cheating and extortion. ”

“ No Government servant shall, except after notice to the prescribed authority, acquire or dispose of any immovable property by lease, mortgage, purchase, sale, gift, exchange or otherwise either in his own name or in the name of any member his family. ”

“ 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 the Government. ”

“ Government servants whose duty it is to supervise or audit Co-operative societies may become members of, and make deposits in co-operative societies registered separately for their benefits: (b) Government servants whose duty is to supervise or audit Co-operative Societies may place deposits in the Tamil Nadu State Co-operative Bank Limited or in any Central Co-operative Bank or in any Urban Co-operative Bank and avail security and surety loans from those institutions, provided that they are not engaged directly in audit or supervision of such banks. ”

“ A co-operative society registered for the benefit of Government servants of the Cooperative Department may become a society member of a Co-operative Central Bank or of an audit or supervising union provided it is not represented on the board of management of the Bank or the governing body of the union. ”

“ Every member of a State or Subordinate Service, shall inform his immediate official superior if he is posted to work or training under a member of an All-India Service or a State Service who is closely related to him. ”

“ No medical officer shall maintain in his own name or in the name of his wife or dependents, or have financial interest in, a private nursing home, hospital, clinical laboratory or similar establishment. ”