Upadhyaya April 2014 | Page 29

Association under Rule 3(2) of A.P. Civil Services (Recognition of Service Association) Rules 2001. 2. Submission of petitions and memoranda by service Associations/Union under rule (4) of A.P.Civil Services (Recognition of service Association) rules 2001. 2. For the sake of completeness part provisions of Rule 3(2) of A.P. Civil Services (Recognition of Service Association) Rules 2001, is extracted below : “Rule 3(2) : The Government may withdraw the recog nition accorded to any service association after giving an opportunity to that association of making a represen tation against such withdrawal: (a) If the service association : i. Takes up or supports the cause of any individual Government employee in matters relating to the conditions of his service; ii. .... iii. .... vii. Engages or assists in engaging any strike or demonistration of a type which would lead to disorder or other similar activity or incitement therrto; viii. .... (e) The service association/union does not furnish annually to the Government the total no. of its mem bers and a list of office bearers, and updated copy of the buy-laws or constitution and audited annual statement of its accounts through proper channel after the annual generalbody meeting so as to reach the Government before the 1st day of July, in every year; (f) The Service association fails to furnish a list of its members as and when required by the Government; ....” 3. All the Recognised Service Associations are further informed that certain instances have come to the notice of the Government that the provisions of A.P. Civil Services (Recognition of service Association) Rules 2001. are being voilated while making representations to Hon’ble Chief Minister/Ministers/Chief Secretary etc., hampering smooth functioning of the system of administration. It has also been noticed that certain Associations are representing for the cause of individual Government employee along with a group with regard to transfers, postings and service conditions etc. it is reminded that such activities, attract provision of Rule 3(2) of A.p.C.S(ROSA) Rules, 2001. 4. Government in exercise of the provision of under Rule 4(2) of A.P. Civil Services (Recognition of Service Association) Rules, 2001 direct all the Principal Office Bearers of Recognized Service Associations that while making representation to Hon’ble Chief Minister/Ministers/ Chief Secretary etc., only principal office bearers, not exceeding 10 members, should meet the concerned authorities. They should also not indulge in raising any slogans etc., while meeting such authorities or indulge in any act or misconduct, as every Government employee is governed by the provisions of A.P.Civil Services(Conduct)Rules, 1964. 5. They are also directed not to represent the cases of any individual Government employee’s matters relating to the conditions of their service, transfers etc., as such employee who may be aggrieed, can represent themselves to the concerned authorities and seek redressal of their grievance which depends purely on administrative exigencies. 6. High Court of Andhra Pradesh while disposing off WPMP No. 42488 of 2013 in W.P. 20913 of 2011, dt. 23-12-2013, affidavit filed by the State Government seeking modification of order of the High Court in W. P. No. @Á|æj·T˝Ÿ 2014 20913 of 2011, dt. 16-8-2011, and seeking liberty of the High Court to treat the period of 38 days of A.P.Secretariat Seemandhra Employees Fourm as Earned Leave/to be earned/Eligible Leave in terms of G.O.Ms.No.82, Finance (FR.I) Department dated 29-03-2012, pending W.P.No. 20913 of 2011 on the file of the High Court; also made the following order: “we see no reason to distingush between the two sets of agitating employees and the petition is accordingly ordered in terms of the earlier order dated 05-03-2012. Thereby, the State shall treat the agitating employees Seemandhra region on par with the agitating employees of Telangana region as was done earlier. This modifica tion is however subject to the condition that the State take all positive steps to ensure discipline amongst the employees and see that no act or action of insubordination or indiscipline, ion violation of settled norms, is tolerated. In such an event, it would be opens to the state to take strict measuries in accordance with law to maintain proper discipline and decorum amongst its employees in public interest. To elaborate this, if the service conduct rules prohibit the Government employees from resorting to strike, the same amounts to misconduct. Obviously no measure can be taken by the Executive Government to circum vent the pr