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Conduct InstructionsCopy of letter No. 4174-P-54/17154, dated the 28th July, 1954 from the Chief Secretary toGovernment, Punjab to all Heads of Departments etc., etc.Subject :- Instructions relating to interviews with Ministers.I am directed to refer to the instructions contained in Punjab Government letter No. 6917-PG/7072, dated the 18th July, 1950, in which it was directed that subordinate officers, should refrain fromapproaching Ministers directly, or indirectly through M.L.As. or others in connection with personalgrievances, and to say that Government have now reconsidered the whole question of the accessibilityof Ministers to officers, and have decided that if a subordinate officer wishes to bring a grievance orany other matter to the notice of the Minister-in-charge, he may seek an interview with him by a writtenrequest, to be addressed through proper channel. Such an application must disclose the object of theinterview, and the superior officer, while forwarding the application, may express his own view in thematter. Permission for interviews should normally be granted reply, but if in any case it is proposed torefuse a request for an interview, the Minister should invariably be informed, and the refusing authorityshould state the reasons for which the interview is being refused. It is hoped that this procedure willdeter subordinate officers from resorting to the irregular practice of approaching Ministers directly,without the knowledge of their superior officers, or indirectly through M.L.As, and others. It is proposedthat, in future, if any case comes to the notice of Government in which officers have acted contrary tothese instructions suitable action will be taken against him. This may kindly be brought to the noticeof all members of your staff.___________Copy of Punjab Government Circular letter No. 12897-G-54/1775, dated the 18th January, 1955,from the Chief Secretary to Government Punjab, addressed to all Heads of Departments, etc., etc.Subject:- Prohibition of plural marriages by Government servants.I am directed to say that in the I.A.S. (Recruitment) Rules, 1954, recently published, theGovernment of India have provided that no person who has more than one wife living shall be eligiblefor appoint to the service; provided that the Central Government may if satisfied, that there are specialgrounds for doing so, exempt any person from the operation of this provision. In the same way, it hasbeen laid down in the I.A.S. (Conduct) Rules, 1954, that no Government servant who has a wife livingshall contract another marriage without first obtaining the permission of the Government of India,notwithstanding that such marriage is permissible under the personal law for the time being applicableto him. The Government of India have also decided that the principles embodied in the above provisionscontained in the all India Service Rules should· also govern the recruitment and conditions of Serviceof other Central Government Servants and they propose to include a provision similar to that in thelAS. (Conduct), Rules, 1954 referred to above in there revised Government Servants Conduct Rulesand the other provision in the various service rules. Meanwhile they have decided that these principlesshould be observed as if the relevant rules had in fact been amended in this respect.2. The Punjab Government have after due consideration decided to make similar provision forgoverning the recruitment and condition of service of State Government Servants and to amend the7