Q. With reference to the rules governing the behaviour of high officials, consider the following statements;
1.All India Service Conduct Rules, 1968 govern all the civil servants in the country.
2.Oral direction from superiors is acceptable in certain conditions.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
- Statement 1 is incorrect: The three All India Services (IAS, IPS, and Indian Forest Service) are governed by the All India Service Conduct Rules, 1968. The other civil services are governed by the Central Civil Services (CCS) Conduct Rules, 1964.
- Statement 2 is correct: There is a well-framed Rule about how to act on oral orders given by superiors. It says that the direction of the official superior shall ordinarily be in writing. Where the issue of oral direction becomes unavoidable, the official superior shall confirm it in writing immediately thereafter.
Source: Indian Express
