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Compendium of Instructions on Conduct & Duties—Vol. VICopy of Punjab Government letter No. 3672-Gll-59/248, dated the 11th May, 1959 from theChief Secretary to Government Punjab, to all Heads of Departments etc., etc.Subject :- Approach to Members of the State Legislature.I am directed to say that in spite of repeated instructions issued on the subject, from time totime, Government have noticed with regret an increasing tendency on the part of Government servantsto approach members of the State Legislature for the redress of their grievances connected with theirconditions of service etc. In this connection I am also to invite your attention to rule 20 of the GovernmentServants Conduct Rules, 1955, which inter-alia lays down that no Government servant shall approachany members of the State Legislature or of Parliament with a view to get his grievances removed or tofurthering any object. It has come to the notice of Government that neither the executive instructionsissued on the subject nor the statutory provisions of Rule 20 ibid are being adhered to by the Governmentservants. Such a practice is not only contrary to the rules but subverts discipline and should, therefore,be completely stopped. I am to request that all Government servants serving under you should bemade to note these instructions carefully and told in express terms that any breach thereof will underthem liable to disciplinary action._________Copy of Circular letter No. 4198/GH-59/5323, dated the 20th June, 1959, from the ChiefSecretary to Government, Punjab to all Heads of Departments, etc., etc.Subject :- Seeking redress in Courts of Law by Government servants of grievances arising out oftheir employment or conditions of service.Sir,In supersession of the instructions contained in Punjab Government letter No. 10208-G-52/5381, dated the 25th January, 1953, on the subject noted above. I am directed to communicate thefollowing revised instructions in this respect for your information and guidance :–(a)(b)Government servants seeking redress of their grievances arising out of theiremployment or conditions of service should in their own interest and also consistentlywith official property and discipline, first exhaust the normal official channels ofredress before they take the issue to a court of law.Where, however, permission to sue Government in a court of law for the redress ofsuch grievances is asked for by any Government servant either before exhaustingthe normal official channels of redress or after exhausting them, he may be informedthat such a permission is not necessary and that if he decides to have recourse to acourt of law, he may do so on his own responsibility.__________22