Conduct & Disciplinary Rules – 125 : (Compiled By Com Kayveeyes)

 Conduct & Disciplinary Rules – 125 : (Compiled By Com Kayveeyes)

 DEPARTMENTAL ENQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS

ASSISTANCE TO THE MEMBERS OF PUBLIC

1)       The clerks can assist illiterate persons in filling up MO forms etc when this can be done without interference to the work of the office. However, the clerk should not charge any fee for this and render the service gratis.

2)       The clerks should not take frivolous obiections as to the manner in which to are filled up by the members of public with an obiect to force them to go to the professional letter writers.

(Vol. VII R-1)

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

In every office/Post Office having more than one clerk an attendance register maintained to mark the attendance of clerk etc. for duty. Each official has to sign in it on attending the office and put the time of attendance.

(Rule 4, Vol. VI/I)

ADMITTANCE OF STRANGERS INSIDE THE POST OFFICE

No strangers is allowed inside a post office not is permitted to take part in the office work or interfere with it or learn the same. This equally applied to the near relative of the officials working in the office.

(Rule 20, Vol. VI/I)

 CUSTODY OF STAMPS, SEALS AND TYPES OF KEYS

Before the office is closed for the day all stamps and seals except those required for use at night are locked in the office safe under joint custody.

Always keep the round and along MO stamps insurance seal and date and other moveable types in supervisor's custody.

(Rule 21, Vol. VI/I) 

CLEARING OF SEALS AND STAMPS

All the stamps and seals are required to be cleaned at least once a month or more frequently. This should be noted in the error book.

(Rule 103-A, Vol. V)

PROHIBITION REGARDING AFFIXING OF POSTAGE STAMPS ON ARTICLES

No official should affix postage stamps on articles brought at the post office for posting by public.

(Rule 106, Vol. V)

POWERS FOR SANCTION OF COMPENSATIONS

1) Dvl. Supdt. in class 1/Postmasters (Gazetted) Class 1.

He may sanction claims upto Rs. 2,000/- in each case provided the amount can be recovered from the parties at fault, so that there is no loss to the department.

May sanction claims upto Rs. 1,000/- in each case where the corresponding recovery is not possible from any source and the amount paid is to be finally written off.

2) Dvl. Supdt. Class II

He may sanction such claims upto Rs. 1,000/- in each case where the corresponding recovery is not possible from any source and the amount paid is to be finally written off.

2) Dvi. Supdt. Class II

He may sanction such claims up to Rs. 1.000/- in each case provided that the amount can be recovered from the parties at fault and there is no loss to the department, In other cases it is Rs. 500/- only.

Postmaster class II cannot exercise any powers for settlement of claims.

RECALL OF POSTAL ARTICLES

No postal article shall be recalled nor shall the address there on be altered except under the orders of the Ist Class Postmaster or Supdt of POs as the case may be.

(R 9.11 of P.O. Guide)