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The

Pakistan Cantonment Servants

Rules, 1954

Noti. No. 225/54. dated 10th

March, 1954: In exercise of the power conferred by clause (c) of sub-clause

(2) of Section 280 of the Cantonments Act, 1924. (II of 1924), the Federal Government is pleased to make the

following rules, the same having been previously published as required by sub-section (1) of the said section,

namely;

1. Short title and commencement: These rules may be called the Pakistan Cantonment Servants Rules

1954.

2. These shall extend to all Cantonments in Pakistan end shall apply to all person to whom the

Government Fund Servant Rules, 1937, applied and to all persons to be appointed under these rules.

3. These shall come into force on the first day of March, 1954.

1. Definitions: (i) In these rules unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context: -

(a) The “Act” means the Cantonments Act, 1924 (II of 1924):

(aa)[1]

Additional Director General" means the Additional Director-General, Military Lands and

Cantonments Department, and includes such other officers of the Military Lands &

Cantonments Group as the Government may appoint to exercise all or any of the powers

as such of the Additional Director-General under these rules;

(b) “Board” means the Cantonment Board as defined in the Act;

(c) The “Cantonment Fund” means a fund formed under Section 106 of the Act, and every such fund shall

be deemed to be a “local fund” under Fundamental Rule 9 (14);

(d) “Cantonment Servants” means a servant of a Board holding a substantive whole time appointment

under the Board, paid from the Cantonment Fund;

(ee) [4]“Director” means the Director, Military Lands and Cantonment of a Region and included such

other Officer as the Government may appoint to exercise all or any of the powers of the Director

under rules:]

(eee)[2]

"Director-General" means the Director-General, Military Lands and Cantonments Department,

and includes such other officer as the Government may appoint to exercise all or any of the

powers of the Director-General under these rules;

1. In Rule (1) sub-rule (aa) added by S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012, dated 20th February 2012.

2. Sub-rule (eee) added by S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012, dated 20th February 2012.

3. Sub-rule (e) omitted by S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012, dated 20th February 2012.

4. Sub-rule (ee) word “Region” inserted by S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012, dated 20th February 2012.

(f).[1]

“Executive Officer” means the Executive Officer of a Cantonment and includes an Additional Executive

officer/Deputy Executive Officer exercising the powers of Executive Officer in his absence

(g) “Government” means the Federal Government;

(gg).[2]

member of a cantonment servant's family" includes-

(i) his or her spouse, child or step-child, whether residing with the cantonment

servant or not: and

(ii) any other relative of the cantonment servant or her spouse, when residing with

and wholly dependent upon the cantonment servant, but does not include a

spouse legally separated from the cantonment servant or a child or step-child

who is no longer in any way dependent upon him or her or of whose custody the

cantonment servant has been deprived by law;

(ggg). [2]

"misconduct" means conduct prejudicial to good order or service discipline or contained

in these rules or conduct un-becoming of an officer and a gentleman and includes any act on the

part of a cantonment servant to bring or attempt to bring political or other outside influence

directly or indirectly to bear on the Board, Government, any Government officer or cantonment

servant in respect of any matter relating to the appointment, promotion, transfer, punishment,

retirement or other conditions of service of the cantonment servant; and includes involvement or

participation for gain either directly or indirectly in industry, trade or speculative transactions or

abuse or misuse of the official position to gain undue advantage or assumption of financial or

other obligations to private institutions or persons such as may cause embarrassment in the

performance of official duties of functions;"; and

(h) “Pay” means pay as defined in rules 9 (21) (a) (i) & (ii) of the Fundamental Rules;

(i) Deleted;

(j) [3]“Present Pay” means the pay of Cantonment Servant.

(k) [4]“President” means the President or Administrator of the Board appointed by the Government.

(l) “Temporary Servant” means appointed under rule 9 of these rules.

2. Other expressions used in these rules which are defined in the Act or in the Fundamental Rules are used in

the same sense in these Rules.

1. Sub-rule (f) “and includes an Additional Executive Officer/Deputy Executive Officer exercising the powers of

Executive Officer in his absence” by S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012, dated 20th February 2012.

2. Sub-rule (gg) & (ggg) added by S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012, dated 20th February 2012.

3. In sub-rule (j) “On the 28th February, 1954” Omitted by S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012, dated 20th February 2012.

4. In Sub-rule (k) “Administrator of the Board appointed as such by the Government” is added by S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012,

dated 20th February 2012.

3. Cantonment Servants: (1) [1]

Chapter I to XI of the Fundamental Rules, and the Supplementary Rules

made there under shall, so far as they are not inconsistent with these rules, apply to all Cantonment

servants. The powers of a local government referred to in the said Fundamental Rules shall be exercised in

respect of such servants by the Director General.

(2) [3]

Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1) the Revised Leave Rules, 1980

applicable to the Civil Servants of the Federal Government shall apply mutual mutandis to the cantonment

servants appointed under these rules.";

4. (1) [4]

Every Board shall, with the sanction of Director General determine what servants are required for

the proper and efficient execution of its duties and fix the pay to be paid to such servants out of the

Cantonment Fund.”:

(2) No alterations in the strength, designations and scales of pay of post of Cantonment servants in

BPS-7 and above shall be made without the sanction of the Director General.”; and

(3) The procedure for the submission of any proposal for such alteration shall be determinate by the

Director General by general or special order.

(4) The Director General may required a Board at any time to adopt such scales of pay for

Cantonment Servants as he may direct.

5. Transferable Categories of Servants: (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules or

in the terms and conditions of service of nay servants, the Director General may at any time specify posts having a

common designation and analogous duties in the service of Boards whose incumbents may in the public interest be

transferred from one cantonment to another under his orders, and may divide the Cantonments into suitable groups

for this purpose. The pay scale, fees and allowance payable to Such incumbents out of Cantonment Fund concerned

shall be such as may be determined by the Director from time to time in respect of any or all the cantonments;

Provided that nothing in these rules shall have the effect of altering the existing terms and

conditions of service of any servant (in so far as these terms and condition relate to remuneration or age fixed for

superannuation) to his disadvantage.

(2) The cadre, method of recruitment, promotion and selection to transferrable posts in service of

Boards shall be determined by the Director General.

Provided that any servant holding a post included in the transferrable category shall be allowed to

continue in his existing scale of pay.

1. In Rule (3) Sub-rule (l) “Director” substituted by “Director General” by S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012, dated 20th February 2012.

2. Clause 3, 4 & 5 the word “Director” substituted by “Director General” by S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012, dated 20th February 2012.

3. In Clause 3 Sub-rule (2) substituted by S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012, dated 20th February 2012.

4. In Clause 4 Sub-rule (2) substituted by S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012, dated 20th February 2012.

(3)[1]

Vacancies in the posts in transferable categories shall be filled by promotion, direct recruitment or

transfer of cantonment servants from any other cantonment as considered suitable by the Director-General who may

for such posts determine quota for promotion and direct recruitment:

Provided that promotion, direct recruitment or transfer, as the case may be, against any post shall

not be claimed by any cantonment servant or other person as a right.";

(4)[1]

If cantonment servants of the requisite qualifications and experience are not available to fill the

posts reserved for promotion under sub-rule (3), the Director-General may fill such posts by direct recruitment,";

and

(5) The conditions of grant of advances of travelling allowances and pay to transferable Cantonment

Servants on transfer and the manner of adjustment thereof shall be determined by the order made by the Director

General from time to time.

(6)[2]

A copy of the Annual Confidential Report in respect of a transferable Cantonment Servants in the

Form prescribed by the Director General under this rule shall be sent to the Director in 31 March every year.

(7) The Director General shall maintain a seniority list of categories of transferable posts.

6. [3] (1) Each appointment in a post under a Board, whether by direct recruitment, promotion or transfer, shall

be on probation for a period of not less than twelve months, and no person so appointed shall confirmed in that post

until he has satisfied the appointing authority that he is fully qualified to hold the appointment and passed the

departmental examination and such training as prescribed under these rules. The period of probation may, on

sufficient grounds to be recorded in writing, be extended on the discretion of appointing authority for a further

period of not more than twenty-four months and the cantonment servant shall be deemed to have been confirmed in

his or her post on satisfactory completion of initial or, as the case may be, extended period of probation, passing of

departmental examination and training as aforesaid.";

[4]

(2) For the purpose of these rules, a servant who has been confirmed in his appointment after a period

of probationary service shall be deemed to have commenced his appointment from the date of his or her

appointment.

[5]

(2A) Where a cantonment servant fails to complete probationary period satisfactorily, pass the

prescribed departmental examination or successfully complete the training, he or she shall.-

(i) if appointed to such post by initial recruitment, be discharged; or

(ii) if appointed to such service or post by promotion or transfer, be reverted to the service or post

from which he or she was promoted or transferred as the case may be, and which he or she was

substantively holding or, if there be no such service or post, be discharged:

____________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Clause (5) Sub-rule (3), (4) substituted by S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012, dated 20th February 2012

2. In Clause (5) Sub-rule (6) word “in January” substituted by “ 31st March” S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012, dated 20th February

2012

3. In Clause 6 Sub-rule (1) substituted by S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012, dated 20th February 2012

4. In Clause 6 Sub-rule (2) for the word “on probation” the word “from the date of his or her appointment” by S.R.O

No. 205(I)/2012, dated 20th February 2012

5. After the sub-rule (2), the sub-rule (2A) inserted by S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012, dated 20th February 2012

Provided that, in the case of initial appointment to a service or post a cantonment servant shall not

be deemed to have completed his or her period of probation satisfactorily until his or her character and antecedents

have been verified as satisfactory in the opinion or the appointment authority.";

(3) [1]

If consequently upon the inclusion of an area therefore included within the jurisdiction of a

Local authority other than a Board, person therefore in the service of such other local authority are transferred to the

service of a Board, the Board may, with the previous sanction of the Director General and notwithstanding anything

contained in these rules, direct that all or any of such persons shall for all or any of the persons of these rules be

deemed to have been servants of the Board for such continuous period immediately preceding their transfer to the

service of the Board as was spent by them in the service of the local authority. When giving his sanction, the

Director may impose such conditions, as he may think proper.

(4) [1]

The Director General may, subject to such conditions and for such authorities as he may think

proper include in the service of a servant the previous service rendered by him under any other Board.

7. Appointing Authorities: [2]

"(1) The authorities specified in column (3) of the table below shall be

competent to make appointments of cantonment servants in the posts in various basic pay scales specified in column

(2) of the said table, namely:-

TABLE

S. No. Posts In Appointing authority

(1) (2) (3)

1. BPS-1 to 6 Executive Officer

2. BPS-7 to 9 Director

3. BPS-10 to 15 Additional Director General

4. BPS 16 and above Director General

(2) The Executive Officer shall:

(a) Apportion and control and superintend the performance of the duties; (b) disburse in

person the pay and allowances; (c) deal with applications for leave or absence ; and (d) make

officiating appointments in vacancies caused by the grant of leave of all cantonment servants:

Provided that the medical officer-in-charge of a Cantonment Hospital or dispensary and

the Headmaster or the Headmistress of a school, other than a Primary School, shall perform the functions referred to

in clauses (a) and (b) in respect of all servants employed in the Cantonment Hospital or dispensary, and the school

respectively:

_________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. In Clause (6) Sub-rule (3) & (4) the word “Director” substituted by “Director General” by S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012,

dated 20th February 2012

2. In Clause (7) Sub-rule (1) substituted by S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012, dated 20th February 2012

[Provided further that the Executive Officer may delegate his duties referred to in clause (b) to a

Cantonment Servant who has furnished sufficient security as provided in rule 42].

(3) No person shall be appointed under this rule who has been dismissed from any service under the

Federal Government or any Provincial Government or any Board or Local authority, or has been sentenced by a

Criminal Court to imprisonment or to transportation, or has been ordered to give security or has been bound over for

good behavior under the code of the Criminal Procedure, 1898, or has been sentenced by the criminal Court for any

offence under Chapter IX-A of the Pakistan Penal Code or is an undercharged insolvent adjudged by a competent

Court.

(4) The appointing authority under sub-rule (1) shall only appoint fit and proper person. They shall

comply with executive instructions issued by the Government, from time to time, on the subject of recruitment of

Government Servants of the class and status concerned.

(5) The appointment posting promotion and transfer of servant appointed by the and the sanction of

the Director shall be notified in the official Gazette.

(6) The maximum age-limit for initial appointment in various posts may be relaxed in suitable cases

upto five years by the Director and for more than five years by the Director-General.";

8. Discharge of Cantonment Servants: [1]

(1) The appointing authority may discharge a servant appointed

by it:

(a) During his period of probation ; or

(b) On his being declared by a medical officer approved by the Director General in this behalf to be

medically unfit for further service; or

(c) On his attaining the age of 1[sixty] years or on the expiration of any further period for which he is

retained in service after attaining that age;

(d) On his engaging in politics or seeking election to a local body or a Provincial or Central

Legislature or aiding, subscribing to or assisting in any manner any movement which is, or tends

directly or indirectly to be subversive or likely to embarrass the Government as by law established

in Pakistan or which tends to promote feelings of hatred or enmity between different classes of the

public or tends or disturb the peace or public order:

Provided that no action shall be taken against him unless and until an opportunity has been given

to him of showing cause against his discharge under this clause; or

(e) In pursuance of a provision contained in written contract between such servant and the Board ; or

(f) In pursuance of a reduction or revision of establishment ; or

(g) For disregarding the rules relating to conduct or failing to pass the departmental examination and

not otherwise;

1. In Clause (8) Sub-rule (1), the word “Director” substituted by “Director General” by S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012, dated 20th

February 2012

[Provided that a servant appointed with the approval of the Government or the director shall not be discharged

under clause 1 (a) without the prior approval of the Government or the Director General, as the case may be].

(2) A servant in receipt of monthly wages who is discharged during a period of probation, shall, in the

absence of a written contract to the contrary, be entitled to one month‟s notice before discharge or to one month‟s

wages in lieu thereof; and a servant who has been confirmed and has not attained the age of 1[sixty] years and is

discharge or pursuance of reduction or revision of establishment shall, in the absence of a written contract to the

contrary be entitled, to three moth‟s notice before discharge or three month‟s wages in lieu thereof;

[Provided that in case of servants employed temporarily under rule 9 the appointing authority may

dispense with the services of such servants for sufficient reasons on giving one month‟s notice or paying one

month‟s wages in lieu thereof].

(3) [1]

These shall be paid to a servant not having attained the age of (sixty) who is discharge in

pursuance of clause (b) or clause (f) of sub-rule (1) of a compensatory gratuity calculated at the rate of half a

month‟s pay for each complete year of qualifying service subject to a maximum of a six month‟s pay where his

qualifying service has been more than 15 years and subject also to the condition what the amount of pay which the

servant would have drawn after his discharge, has he remained in service until he attained the age of (sixty) years:

Provided that no gratuity shall be paid, if: -

(a) The servant has been offered and has refused an alternative appointment on

approximately equal pay under the (appointing authority) of a suitable nature ; or

(b) The servant‟s service has not been efficient and faithful.

Explanation 1: For the purpose of this rule “qualifying service” means continuous service under the same

Board, and subject to such conditions as the Director General may think proper, included previous service under any

other Board:

Provided that the appointing authority may in its discretion, include in the computation of qualifying

service the amount of any leave earned but not taken by the servants concerned.

Explanation 2: For the purpose of this rule “pay” means substantive pay at the rate applicable to the

servants concerned at the time of his discharge.

(4) The appointing authority, in its discretion, grant leave to cantonment servant not having attained

the age of fifty-eight years who is discharged in pursuance of clause (f) of sub-rule (a) up to the full time. Such leave

may commence from the commencement of the three months‟ notice referred to in sub-rule (2) or any time

thereafter as may be determined by the appointing authority.

(5) If a cantonment servant in the absence of a written contract authorizing him so to do, and without

reasonable cause, resigns his employment or absents himself from his duty without giving one month‟s notice to the

appointing authority, he shall be liable to forfeit such sum, not exceeding one month‟s wages out of the wages due to

him, as the appointing authority may be general or special order, direct.

1. In Clause (8) Sub-rule (3) the word “Director” Substituted by word “Director General” by S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012,


(6) [1]

Effect shall not be given to order of an appointing authority other than the Director General

under rule 8 (1) unless the proposal for the reduction of or revision of establishment has been approved by the

Director. Such approval shall not be accorded unless the appointing authority has fully explained the circumstances

both financial and administrative which have led to such reduction, revision of establishment ; and, decision of the

appointing authority not to create an y post in lieu thereof even on reduced rates of pay or under a changed

designation within a period of three years from the dated of such contemplated reduction or revision, shall

accompany such a proposal.

9. [2] Appointing of Temporary Servants: When in the opinion of the Executive Officer the employment of

temporary Cantonment Servants is necessary, he shall appoint such temporary servants on such conditions as may be

considered necessary with the sanction of the President for a period of not exceeding 6 months.

Provided that: -

(a) The Executive Officer in the exercise of this power shall not act in contravention of an order of the Board

prohibiting the employment of temporary servants for any particular work, and shall report in writing every

appointment under this rule for the approval of the Board at the next meeting following the appointment.

(b) [3] All such appointments shall, after the approval of the Board has been obtained thereto be reported by the

President, to the Director for confirmation and the report shall be accompanied by a full explanation of the

conditions under which the appointments were made ; and

(c) [3], [4] If the approval of the Board or the confirmation of the Director is withheld in the case of any such

appointment, the appointment shall be terminated forthwith.

(d) [4] if the service of a temporary cantonment servant is required a period exceeding six months, prior

approval of the Director shall be required for his appointment after the sanction of the Board.";

10. Government may require Boards to reduce Number and Pay of Servants: If in the opinion of the Director

(DDML&C) the number of servants employed or proposed to be employed by a Board or the pay and allowances

assigned by the Board or such servants are excessive, it may require the Board to reduce the number of such servants

are or the amount of their pay and allowances, as the case may be, within such time as it may fix, and the Board

shall, subject to the provisions of sub-rule(1) of rule 8 and of any lawful contract between the servants and the

Board, comply with such requisition:

11. Conduct Rules: No cantonment servant shall accept directly or indirectly on his own behalf or on behalf of

any other person or permit any member of his family or relative to accept any gift or gratuity or reward or any offer

of any gift, gratuity or reward from any person for anything done by the cantonment Servant is in a position to

confer any benefit in the discharge of his official duties:

12. A Cantonment Servant shall not, except the previous sanction of the appointing authority, receive any

complimentary or valedictory address, accept any testimonial presented to him or attend any public meeting or

entertainment held in his honor in his official capacity as a cantonment servant:

1. In Clause (8) Sub-rule (6) the word “Director” Substituted by word “Director General” by S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012,


2. In Clause (9) the word “President” the words “for a period not exceeding six months” inserted by S.R.O No.

205(I)/2012, dated 20th February 2012

3. In proviso (b) & (c) “DD” substituted by “Director” S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012, dated 20th February 2012 4. In clause (9) after the proviso (c), the proviso (d) added, by S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012, dated 20th February 2012 5. In Clause (11), the provision omitted by S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012, dated 20th February 2012

Provided that a cantonment servant may attend a farewell entertainment of a private and informal character

given as a mark of regard for himself or some other servant of the Board on the occasion of his retirement from

service.

13. No cantonment servant shall take part in the presentation of a complimentary or valedictory address or

testimonial to any officer or servant of the Board or attend a public meeting or entertainment held in honor of such

officer or servant, if such presentation, meeting or entertainment is held in contravention of the provisions of rule 12.

14. A Cantonment Servants shall not enter into any pecuniary arrangement with another servant for the

resignation by one of them of any office under the Board for benefit of the other. In case of a breach of this rule, any

appointment consequent upon such resignation, shall be cancelled and the Board may take such disciplinary action

as it may deem necessary against the parties to the arrangement who are still in service.

15. A Cantonment Servants shall not lend money to any person who may have official dealings with him, nor

shall he, except in ordinary course of business with a Joint Stock Company, Bank or Firm of standing borrow money

from or otherwise place himself in primary objection to any person subject to his official authority.

16. A Cantonment Servant shall not speculate 1[an investment].

17. A Cantonment Servant whether on duty or on leave shall not take part directly or indirectly in the

promotion, registration or management of any bank or other company or insurance or provident fund.

18. It shall be competent to a Cantonment Servant to take up occasional work of a literary or artistic character,

provided that his public duties do not suffer thereby, but the appointing authority may, in its discretion, without

assigning any reason, forbid him from undertaking, or require him to abandon, any such employment, which, in the

opinion of the appointing authority, is undesirable.

Explanation: Secretary-ship of a club or Association does not constitute employment in the sense of this

rule, provided that it does not occupy so much time of such cantonment servant as to interfere with his official duties

and that it is an honorary office, that is to say that it is not remunerated any payment in cash or an equivalent thereof,

except with the previous sanction of the Director.

19. A Cantonment Servant shall not become the proprietor, in whole or in part, or conduct or participate in the

editing or management of any newspaper or other periodical publication.

20. A Cantonment Servant shall not publish in his own name statement of fact or any opinion of his which may

embarrass the relating between the Board and any local authority or any section of the public:

Provided that it shall be competent for the Executive Officer for the purpose of removing misapprehension,

or correcting mis-statements or defending and explaining the policy of the Board to publish a statement in the press.

21. A Cantonment Servant shall not canvass or otherwise interfere with or use his influence in connection with

or take part in any election of a legislative body; provided that such servant if qualified to vote at such election, may

exercise his right to vote, but if he does so, he shall give no indication of the manner in which he proposes to vote, or

has voted.

22. A Cantonment Servant shall not issue an address to election, or be a party to such an address in connection

with an election to any legislative body or in any other manner publically identifies himself with any electioneering

campaign on behalf of any candidates or prospective candidate.

The provision of this rule shall also apply in the case of election to the Cantonment Board and its

Committees, or other local bodies

23. [1] (1) Every cantonment servant in BPS-07 and above shall, at the time of entering in cantonment

service, make a declaration to the Executive Officer in respect of all movable and immovable assets of a total

value of not less than fifty thousand rupees belonging to or held by him or her or a member of his or her

family and such declaration shall-

(a) state the district within the assets are situated;

(b) show separately individual items of jewelry exceeding fifty thousand rupees in value; and

(c) give such further information as the Director-General may, by general or special order, require.

(2) Every cantonment servant shall, on the form as approved by the Director-General and for each

financial year, make to the appointing authority through usual channel an annual declaration of assets held,

including income earned, expenses made and any change in assets declared under sub-rule (1).";

23.A [2]

"(1) A cantonment servant who intends to transact any purchase, sale or disposal of assets of

Value exceeding two hundred thousand rupees in his own name or in the name of any of his family members with

any person shall make an application to the appointing authority, through the Executive Officer, for permission in

this behalf and such cantonment servant shall act in accordance with the order passed on such application.";

(2) Every application for permission shall state fully the circumstance, the price offered or demanded

in the case of disposal otherwise than by sale, the method of disposal of the property.

23-B. No Cantonment Servant shall construct a building, whether to be used for residential or

commercial purpose, except with the previous sanction of the appointing authority obtained upon an application

made in this behalf disclosing the source from which the cost of such construction shall be set]

24. [3]

No Cantonment servant shall engage in any business or trade directly or indirectly or undertake

any employment other than his or her public duties, except with prior sanction of the authority under rule 50.";

25. No Cantonment servant shall communicate directly or indirectly to any person or to the press, any

document or information, which has come into his possession in the course of his duties or has been prepared or

collected by him in the course of those duties, whether from official source or otherwise, excepting as may be

required and necessary in the ordinary course of his duties.

1. Rule 23 substituted by S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012, dated 20th February 2012

2. In rule (23A) Sub-rule (1) substituted by S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012, dated 20th February 2012 3. Rule (24) substituted by S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012, dated 20th February 2012

26. When a Cantonment Servant is adjudged or declared insolvent or when the moiety of salary of

such a servant is constantly being attached or has been continuously under attachment for a period exceeding two

years, or is attached for a sum, which in ordinary circumstances cannot be repaid within a period of two years he

shall by liable dismissal.

27. No cantonment servant shall be allowed to institute proceedings in any Court of Law against any

fellow servant in respect of any act or incident amounting for offence which is non-cognizable by the Police and

compoundable that may occur on the Cantonment Board premises, without obtaining the previous sanction of the

Executive Officer.

28. Cantonment Servant who indulges in nepotism, favoritism, victimization and willful abuse of

office will be liable to disciplinary action which may include dismissal.

28A. [1]

No cantonment servant shall sublet residential accommodation allotted to, or

requisitioned for, him or her by the Board.

28B. [1]

No cantonment servant shall live beyond his known means of income or indulge in

ostentation on occasions of marriage or other ceremonies.

28C. [1]

Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule 92) of rule 23, a cantonment servant

shall, as and when the Director-General may by a general or special order direct, furnish

information as to his or her movable and immovable assets including liquid assets.

28D. [1]

No cantonment servant shall, directly or indirectly, approach any member of

Parliament or a Provincial Assembly, any senior Government officer or any other non-

official person to intervene on his or her behalf in any matter relating to his or her service

or employment.

28E. [1]

No cantonment servant shall give evidence before a public committee except with prior

sanction of the Executive Officer:

Provided that no cantonment servant shall, on such sanction, criticize the policy

or decisions of the Federal Government or a Provincial Government or a Board:

Provided further that this rule shall not apply to evidence given in judicial

inquiries or before statutory committees, having the power to compel attendance or give

answers.

28F. [1]

No cantonment servant or any member of his or her family dependent upon him or her

shall take part, or in any manner assist, in any public demonstration directed against a

decision or policy of a Government or Board.

28G. [1]

No cantonment servant shall indulge in provincialism, parochialism and regionalism of

office.

1. In Rule (28) Sub-rules (28A), (28B), (28C), (28D), (28E), (28F) & (28G), added by S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012, dated 20th

February 2012

28H. [1]

A cantonment servant may not, without prior sanction of the Executive Officer, have

recourse to any court or press for the vindication of his public acts or character from

defamatory attacks:

Provided that nothing in this rule shall limit or otherwise affect the right of a

cantonment servant to vindicate his private acts or character.

28I. [1]

No cantonment servant shall be a member, representative or office bearer of any

association or union, by whatever name it may be called, representing or purporting to

represent cantonment servants or any class thereof.

28J. [1]

No cantonment servant shall, without prior sanctioned of the Director-General,

approach directly or indirectly a foreign mission in Pakistan or any foreign aid-giving

agency to secure of himself or herself invitations to visit a foreign country or to elicit

offers of training-facilities abroad.";

29. Cantonment Servant are prohibited from the propagation of sectarian creed or taking part in

sectarian controversies or indulging in sectarian partiality and favoritism. Any breach or the use of their official

position to influence the religious belief of their associate, sub-ordinates or outsiders may render them liable to

dismissal.

30. Any Cantonment Servant contravening a provision of any of the rules 11 to 29 shall be deemed to

be guilty of neglect of duty or misconduct or breach of discipline of departmental rules and shall be liable to the

punishment laid down in these rules.

31. Promotions, Annual Confidential Reports and Annual Increments: Proposals relating to

promotion, payment of allowances, increment to or revision of the grade of or change of designation of a

Cantonment Servant shall not be brought for consideration before the Board except at the instance of the Executive

Officer.

32. (1). Promotion shall be made with the utmost fairness to the Cantonment Servants with due

regard to the interests of the public service of all Cantonment Servants.

(2). [2]

The performance evaluation report, as the Director-General may specify, relating to

cantonment servants in BPS-7 and above shall be initiated by the Executive Officer and countersigned by the

President and the Director as first and second countersigning officer respectively:

Provided that such report relating to cantonment servants of hospitals, dispensaries and schools under the

Board shall be initiated by the relevant heads thereof and countersigned by the Executive Officer and the president

as first and second countersigning officer respectively:

Provided further that no such report shall be initiated in respect of cantonment servants in BPS-1 to 6."; and

(3) Where the report is adverse or indifferent, the servant concerned shall be informed.

1. In Rule (28) Sub-rules (28H), (28I) & (28J) added by S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012, dated 20th February 2012

2. In Rule (32) Sub-rule (2) substituted by S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012, dated 20th February 2012

(4) [1]

These reports shall be confidential and shall be kept in the personal custody of the

Executive Officer.

(5) [1]

The cantonment servants may, within thirty days of receipt of adverse report under

sub-rule (3), prefer representation to the Director-General for expunction of adverse

remarks from his or her report and the Director-General may, after considering the

representation and any other relevant material, pass such orders on the representation as

deemed fit:

Provided that orders or the Director-General in this behalf shall e final.";

33. Departmental Examinations: Departmental Examinations may be held for any category of

Cantonment Servants as the Director (DD) may, by general or special order, direct and the Director may, in like

manner, prescribe the syllabus and mode of conducting such examinations.

34. All servants holding clerical posts shall be required to pass the departmental examination within 3

years from the date of their appointment, and a departmental examination shall be held for the purpose.

35. (1) Person already in service shall be required to pass the Departmental Examination within

three years from the dated of the commencement of these rules; provided that Cantonment Servants already in

employ as such for ten years or more shall be exempted from this obligation.

(2) Those who fail to pass the examination within the prescribed period shall not be retained

in service except with the sanction of the Director.

36. The Departmental Examination for clerical post will consist of five papers as hereunder and will

be held under such directions as may be issued by the Director from time to time.

Paper ………………… I The Cantonments Act, 1924

Paper …………………II Rules made under the Cantonments

Paper …………………III Act, 1924

Paper …………………IV Typewriting Test

Paper …………………V Precise-writing and Drafting and Record-keeping

37. In order to pass, a candidate must obtain at least 40 per cent marks in each paper. Candidates

obtaining more than 75 per cent marks shall be considered to have passed with credit.

38. (1) The departmental examination shall ordinarily be held in the month of January in every year.

(2) Candidates who fail in one paper in any examination shall be required to pass only in that

paper in a subsequent examination.

39. [2]

The Director-General may prescribe conditions for the promotion, accelerated promotion of, or

advance increments to. the cantonment servants who improve their qualifications or professional knowledge by

passing examinations of recognized institutes.

1. In Rule (32) after Sub-rule (4), Sub-rule (5) added by S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012, dated 20th February 2012

2. Rule (39) substituted by S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012, dated 20th February 2012

40. Grant of Reward and Honoraria: The Director may, at the instance of the Executive Officer,

sanction the grant of an honorarium from the Cantonment Servant for performing within or outside the course of his

ordinary duties work of such exceptional merit or such arduous or unusual nature as to justify the grant of an

honorarium.

Explanation: „Honorarium‟ for the purpose of this rule means a non-recurring payment granted as

a reward for special work of an occasional character.

41. Reward may be given on the recommendations of the Executive Officer to Cantonment Servants

for display of conspicuous energy, intelligence or pluck in detection of fraud or evasion of payment of taxes or other

service worthy of recognition by the Board subject to the concurrence of the Director.

42. Securities to be furnished by certain Cantonment Servants: (1) The Executive Officer shall

require every Cantonment Servant who is entrusted with the receipt, custody or control of property or monies or

securities, to furnish security for the due discharge of his duties of a value equivalent to the aggregate value of the

maximum amount of property, monies of securities, which the Cantonment Servant concerned is ordinarily likely to

have in his hands any one time.

(2) No security shall be accepted otherwise than by a deposit of: -

(a) Cash;

(b) Government Securities;

(c) Share in the State Bank or any other bank approved by the Government in this

behalf.

(d) Debentures or other securities for money issued by or on behalf of a local

authority; or

(e) A fidelity insurance policy approved by the Board and issued by an insurance

company approved by the Government.

Explanation: For the purpose of clause (a) “cash” shall be deemed to include a Saving Bank

deposit if pledge to the Executive Officer.

(3) The securities, shares and debentures referred to in clause (b), (c) and (d) of sub-rule (2)

shall be valued at their market value at the time of the deposit.

(4) The premia for the policy referred to in clause (e) of sub-rule (2) shall be paid by the

Board and the amount thereof shall be deducted from the pay of the Cantonment Servant.

(5) Every such Cantonment Servant shall execute a bond I the prescribed form included in

the Second Schedule.

(6) The Executive Officer shall on or about the first day of January in each year submit to the

Board a report as to the sufficiency of the securities furnished by or on behalf of

Cantonment Servants.

(7) The Executive Officer shall deal in the manner prescribed in the Government Securities

Manual with all monies and securities deposited as security by or on behalf of

Cantonment Servants.

(8) Any Cantonment Servant failing to furnish the security required by these rules for more

than one month after he has been called upon to do so shall be liable to forfeit his

appointment.

(9) Security deposited shall not be claimable until the lapse of six months from the date on

which the depositor cease to be the servant of the Board.

43. Record of Service: (1) A service book shall be kept for every Cantonment Servant in the form

and manner prescribed in the Supplementary Rules.

(2) The service book shall be kept in safe custody and may be given to the servant if he

resigns or in discharged without fault, an entry being first made therein to this effect.

(3) Full details of the service, pay, leave, period of suspension from employment or other

interruptions in service and reference to any records specially to any good or bad service,

shall as occasion arises, be entered in the service book and attested by the Executive

Officer.

(4) The Executive Officer shall see that all entries in the service book are duly made and

attested by him. There shall be no erasure over-writing, all corrections being neatly made

and properly attested.

(5) It shall be the duty of every servant to see ht his service book is correctly kept and the

entries on first page are attested after every five years.

(6) On the occasion of transfer of a Cantonment Servant from one cantonment to another, his

service for the period he remained in the cantonment from which he is transferred shall

be verified and an entry to this effect recorded in the service book, before it is sent to the

cantonment to which he has been transferred.

44. Termination of Service: [1]

(1) No servant shall be retained in the service of a Board after he

attains the age of 1[sixty] years except with the sanction of the Director General.

(2) In the case of servant whose year, or year and month, of birth is known, but not the exact

date, the 1st July or 16

th of the month, respectively, shall be deemed to be the date of birth

for the purpose of determining the date on which he attains the age of 1[sixty] years, for

the purpose of this rule.

(3) [2]

The appointing authority may in the public interest compulsorily retire a cantonment

servant on any date after he has completed twenty- five years of service qualifying for

pension or other retirement benefits. subject to the conditions that-

(a) Two or more major penalties under these rules have been imposed upon the

cantonment servant; or

________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. In rule (44) Sub-rule (1) the word “Director” Substituted by word “Director General” by S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012, dated

20th February 2012

2. In rule (44) Sub-rule (3) Substituted by S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012, dated 20th February 2012

(b) Overall grading of the performance evaluation reports in respect of the cantonment

servant for the last three years is below average or adverse remarks with regard to

acceptance of responsibility, integrity, reliability, output of work and behavior with

the public were recorded therein and conveyed to the cantonment servant and his or

her representation thereon has not been acceded to by the competent authority; or

(c) The cantonment servant has been superseded twice on recommendations of the

relevant department promotion committee and with the approval of the competent

authority and his appeal, if any against such supersession, has been rejected by the

appellate authority; or

(d) The cantonment servant has the persistent reputation of being corrupt or is in

possession of pecuniary resources or property, etc. disproportionate to his known

sources of income or has been proved guilty of frequent unauthorized absence from

duty or habitual late coming to office.:

Provided that no order under this sub-rule shall be mane in respect of a cantonment

servant unless the appointing authority has informed him in writing of the grounds on which it is proposed to make

the order and has given him an opportunity of showing cause against it.";

(4). [1]

The cantonment servant may, within thirty days of receipt of order under sub-rule (3),

prefer an appeal against that order to the next higher authority specified under sub-rule

(1) of rule 7 whose decision thereon shall be final:

Provided that appeal in respect of the cantonment servant in BPS-16 and above sall lie to

the Secretary, Ministry of Defence.";

45. Grant of Casual Leave: A Cantonment Servant shall not be entitled to casual leave as a matter of

right and such leave for adequate reasons at the discretion of the Executive Officer, subject to the conditions laid

down by Government for servants of similar status.

46. Travelling Allowance: For the purpose of drawing travelling allowance Cantonment Servants

shall be governed by the Fundamental Rules, and the Supplementary Rules applicable to the servants of

Government.

47. The rules regarding travelling the daily allowances applicable to employees of the corresponding

class of the Federal Government shall apply to Cantonment Servants who are deputed by the competent authority to

undergo a course of training.

48. Gratuity or compassionate allowance in case of servant injured or killed in execution of duty:

Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules or the Pakistan Cantonment Servants (Contributory Provident

Fund) Rules, 1954, the Board may, with the previous Sanction of the Director, grant a special gratuity or

compassionate allowance: -

1. After Sub-rule (3) the new sub-rule (4) added by S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012, dated 20th February 2012

(a) Any Cantonment Servant injured in the execution of his duty ; or

(b) To the family or dependents of such servants who is killed in the execution of his duty or

whose death is due to devotion to duty or who dies during service.

Provided that the special gratuity or compassionate allowance paid shall not exceed that payable to

a person in the service of Government under similar circumstances.

49. [1]

(1) For good and sufficient reasons as hereinafter provided and to be imposed upon a

cantonment servant by the authorized officer or, as the case may be, authority specified under sub-rule (1) of rule 50,

the following shall be the minor and major penalties, namely:-

(a) Minor penalties:-

(i) censure;

(ii) withholding for a specific period, promotion or increment otherwise

than for unfitness for promotion of financial advancement in

accordance with the rules or orders pertaining to the service or post;

(iii) stoppage, for a specific period, at an efficiently bar in the time-scale of

pay otherwise than for unfitness to cross such bar;

(iv) recovery from pay of the whole or any part of any pecuniary loss

caused to Board by negligence or breach of orders; and

(v) fine not exceeding one weed's pay in any one month;

(b) Major penalties:-

(i) reduction to a lower post or time-scale of pay, or to a lower stage in a

time-scale of pay,

(ii) compulsory retirement;

(iii) removal from service; and

(iv) dismissal from service;

(2) Removal from service shall not, but dismissal from service shall, be a disqualification for

future employment.

(3) in this rule, removal or dismissal from service does not include the discharge or a person-

(i) if appointed on probation, during the period of probation or in accordance with

the probation or training rules applicable to him or her; or

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(ii) if appointed. otherwise than under a contract, to hold a temporary appointment,

on the expiration of the period of appointment; or

(iii) if engaged under a contract, in accordance with the terms of the contract.

(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1), the Director- General, Additional

Director-General or, as the case may be, the Director may, any cantonment servant for good and sufficient reasons to

be record by the Executive Officer.

(5) [1]

Where it is proposed to proceed against a cantonment servant on the ground of

inefficiency by reason of infirmity of mind or body, the appointing authority may, at any stage, require him to

undergo a medical examination by a medical office or a medical board, as the authority may direct, and such report

of the medical office or the medical board shall be final.

(6) If a cantonment servant refuses to undergo the medical examination, such refusal may,

subject to consideration of any ground that may be given in support thereof, be taken into consideration againts

him as showing that he had reason to believe that the result of the examination would prove unfavourable to

him.";

50. (1) The officers specified in columns (3) and (4) of the table below shall exercise the powers

of authority and authorized officer respectively in respect of cantonment servants

specified in column (2) thereof, namely:-

TABLE

S. No. Cantonment Servants In Authority Authorized Officers

1 2 3 4

1. BPS-1 and above. Director-General. Additional Director

General.

2. BPS-12 to BPS-15 Additional Director

General

Director

3. BPS-07 to BPS-11 Director Executive Officer

4. BPS-01 to BPS-06 Executive Officer Assistant Secretary or

Office Superintendent:

Provided that the authority and authorized office for a cantonment servant shall be the one under

whose jurisdiction the offence has been committed."; and

1. In Rule (5), Sub-rule Substituted by S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012, dated 20th February 2012

(2). Where a Cantonment Servant; in the opinion of the

(i) Inefficient or has ceased to be efficient; or

(ii) Guilty of misconduct; or

(iii) Corrupt, or may reasonably be considered corrupt because –

(a). He is, or any of his dependents or any other person through him or on

his behalf is, in possession of pecuniary resources or of property

disproportionate to his known sources of income for which he cannot

reasonably account; or

(b). He has assumed a style of living beyond hi ostensible means; or

(c). He has persistent reputation of being corrupt; and

(iv) Engaged, or is reasonably suspected of being engaged, in subversive activities,

or is reasonably suspected of being associated with others engaged in subversive

activities or is guilty of disclosure of official secrets to any unauthorized person,

and of disclosure of official secrets to any unauthorized person, and his retention

in service is, therefore, prejudicial to notional security, the authority may impose

on him one or more penalties.

(3). The following procedure shall be observed when a Cantonment Servant is proceeded

against under these rules: -

(i) In case where a Cantonment Servant is accused of subversion, corruption,

indiscipline or misconduct, the authorized officer may require him to proceed on

leave, or with the approval of the authority, suspend him, provided that any

continuation of such leave or suspension shall require approval of the authority

after every three months.

(ii) the authorized officer shall decide whether in the light of facts of the case or in

the interests of justice an inquiry should be of the case or in the interest of

justice an inquiry should be conducted through an inquiry office or inquiry

committee. If he so decides, the procedure laid down in rule 50 in sub-rule (4)

shall apply.

(iii) If the authorized officer decides that it is not necessary to have as inquiry

conducted through inquiry or inquiry committee he shall –

(a) By order in writing, inform the accused of the action proposed to be

taken in regard to him and the grounds of the action ; and

(b) Give him a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against that

action: provided that no such opportunity shall be given where the

authority is satisfied that in the interest of the security of a Cantonment,

Pakistan or any part thereof if is not expedient to give opportunity.

(iv) On receipt of the report of the Inquiry Officer, or Inquiry Committee or, where

no such Officer or Committee is appointed, on receipt of the explanation of the

accused, if any, the authorized officer shall determine whether the charge has

been proved. If it is proposed to impose a minor penalty, he shall pass order

accordingly, if it is proposed to impose a major penalty, he shall forward the

case to the authority along with the charge and statement of allegations served

on the accused accompanied with the explanation of the accused and the

findings of the Inquiry Officer or Inquiry Committee, if appointed, and his own

recommendations regarding the penalty to be imposed. The authority shall pass

orders as it may deem proper.

(4) Where an Inquiry Officer or Inquiry Committee is appointed the authorized officer shall –

(i) Frame a charge and communicate it to the accused together with the statement

of he allegations explaining the charge and of any other relevant circumstances

which are proposed to be taken into consideration; and

(ii) Require the accused within a reasonable time, which shall not be less than seven

days or more than fourteen days from the day the charge has been

communicated to him, to put in a written defense and to state at the same time

he desires to be heard in person.

(5) The Inquiry Officer or Inquiry Committee, as the case may be, shall enquire into the

charge and may examine such oral or documentary evidence in support of the charge or

in defense of the accused as may be considered necessary and the accused shall be

entitled to cross-examine the witnesses against him.

(6) Inquiry Officer or Inquiry Committee, as the case may be shall hear the case from day to

day and no adjournment shall be given except for reasons to be recorded in writing.

Every adjournment with reasons therefore shall be reported forthwith to he authorized

officer which shall not be for more than a week.

(7) Where the Inquiry Officer or Inquiry Committee, as the case may, is satisfied that the

accused is hampering or attempting to hamper thereafter he or it is satisfied that the

accused is acting in disregard of the warning he or it shall record a finding to that effect

and proceed to complete the inquiry in such manner as he or it thinks proper to do

substantial justice.

(8) The Inquiry Officer or Inquiry Committee, as the case may be, shall within ten days of

the conclusion of the proceedings or such longer period as may be allowed by the

authorized officer, submit his or its findings and the grounds thereof to the authorized

officer.

(9) [1]

Subject to sub-rule (10), the authority may call for the record of any case pending

before, or disposed of by, the authorized officer and pass such order in relation thereto as

it may deem fit.

______________________________________________________________________________________ 1. In rule (50) after Sub-rule (8), the new Sub-rules (9) added by S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012, dated 20th February 2012

(10) [1]

No order under sub-rule (9) shall be passed in respect of an accused unless the

authorized office has informed him in writing of the ground on which it is proposed to

make the order and has been given an opportunity of showing cause against it, including

an opportunity of personal hearing if requested by the accused or is otherwise necessary

in the interest of justice, in particular, when the authority contemplated to pass an order

adverse to the interest of the accused:

Provided that no such opportunity shall be given where the authority, for reasons to be

record in writing, is satisfied that in the interest of security of Pakistan or any part thereof

it is not expedient to give such an opportunity.

(11) [1]

Nothing in sub-rule (4) shall apply to a case,-

(a) where the accused is dismissed or removed from service of reduced in rank, on

the ground of conduct which has led to a sentence of fine or of imprisonment by

a competent court of law; or

(b) where the appointing authority is, for reasons to be recorded in writing, satisfied

that it is not reasonably practicable to give the accused an opportunity of

showing cause.

(12) [1]

If a cantonment servant proceeding on leave in pursuance of an order under sub-rule

(4) is not dismissed from service, removed from service, reduced in rank or compulsory

retired, he shall be required to rejoin duty and the period of such leave shall be treated as

duty on full pay.

(13) [1]

No party to any proceedings under these rules shall be represented by an advocate,

before an authority, authorized officer, inquiry officer or an inquiry committee.";

2 [50-A. Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-rule (1) of rule 49, the Executive Officer may, for special

and sufficient reasons to be recorded in writing, suspend any Cantonment Servant pending the issue of a charge

sheet. All such suspensions shall be reported forthwith to the President of the Board Director and to the Director

General.

52. [4]

(1) Any cantonment servant, on whom a penalty under rule 50 is imposed, shall within thirty

days of the receipts of such order of penalty. be entitled to prefer and appeal to the next higher authority specified

under sub-rule (1) of rule 50:

Provided that for cantonment servants in BPS-16 and above next higher authority shall be the

Secretary Defence.

(2) The appellate authority under sub-rule (1) may, on consideration of the appeal and any

other relevant material, confirm, set aside, vary or modify the order in respect of which such appeal is made.";

1. In rule (50) after Sub-rule (8), the new Sub-rules (10), (11), (12) & (13) added by S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012, dated

20th February 2012

2. In Rule (50A) for the words “and to the Director” the words comma “, Director and to the Director General” substituted by S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012, dated 20th February 2012

3. Rule (51) omitted by S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012, dated 20th February 2012


53. [1]

No suit, prosecution or any other proceedings shall lie against the appointing authority,

authority, authorized officer, any other officer or person authorized in this behalf exercising any power or

performing any function under these rules or instructions or direction made thereunder for any act or thing which

has been done, or intended to be done, in good faith under these rules or instructions or directions made

thereunder.";

55. Procedure of Appeals: an authority form whose order an appeal is preferred under these rules

shall forthwith give effect to any order made by the appellate authority.

56. Every person preferring an appeal shall do so separately and in his own name.

57. Every appeal preferred under these rules shall contain all materials, statements and arguments

relied on by he appellant, shall contain no disrespectful or improper language, and shall be complete in itself. Every

such appeal shall be submitted through the Executive Officer and through the authority from whose order the appeal

is preferred.

58. An appeal may be withheld by an authority not lower than the authority from whose order it is

preferred, if: -

(1) It is an appeal in a case in which under these rules no appeal lies ; or

(2) It does not comply with the provision of rule 57 ; or

(3) It is not preferred within 30 days after the date on which the appellant was informed of

the order appealed against ; or

(4) It is a repetition of a previous appeal and is made to the same appellate authority by

which such appeal has been decided; or

(5) It is addressed to an authority to which no appeal lies under these rules:

Provided that in every case in which an appeal is withheld the appellant shall be informed of the

fact and the reasons for it:

Provided also that an appeal withheld on account only of a failure to comply with the provisions of

rule 57 may be resubmitted within one month of the date on which the appellant is informed of the withholding of

the appeal, and, if re-submitted in a form which complies with those provisions shall not be withheld.

59. An appellate authority may call for any appeal admissible under these rules which has been

withheld by a subordinate authority and may pass such order thereon at it considers fit.

60. Nothing in these rules shall operate to deprive any person of any right of appeal which he would

have had if these rules had not been made, in respect of any order passed before they came into force. An appeal

pending at the time when, or preferred after, these rules came into force shall be deemed to be an appeal under these

rules.


2. Rule (54) Omitted by S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012, dated 20th February 2012

1[60-A. Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, if the Director General has reason to believe

that any order passed under these rules against which there can be no appeal is detrimental to the interest of

administration or is likely to result injustice to any cantonment servant the Director General may, of his own motion

vary, modify or annul such order.]

61. [2]

Service under these rules shall be pensionable and the provisions of rules, regulations, bye-laws,

orders or instructions for pension applicable to the civil servants of the Federal Government servants.";

62. Medical Facilities: Every Board shall provide the necessary medical facilities for its servants and

their families in the hospital or dispensary maintained by it on the scales and conditions applicable to servants of

Government of corresponding status.

63. [3]

Accommodation: Every board shall make reasonable arrangements for accommodation the

transferable category of servants so far as the funds at its disposal permit on such terms and conditions as the

Director General may impose from time to time.

[63-A. [3]

Benevolent Fund: Every Board shall constitute a fund to be known as Benevolent Fund which

shall be subscribed to by all the servants of the Board at such rate as the Government may determine and it shall be

regulated in accordance with such directions as he Director General issue in this behalf].

63-B. [3]

Delegation of Powers: [4]

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in these rules and

Board and the Executive Officer, with the prior approval of the Director General may, by order in writing, delegate

any of their powers and functions under these rules subject to such conditions if any, as may be specified in the

order. [4]

(2) The Director-General may by general or special order, delegate any of his powers under

these rules to Additional Director-General, Director or Executive Officer.";

64. Interpretation: If any question arises as to the interpretation of these rules, the question shall be

referred to Government whose decision shall be final.

"GENERAL

64A. [5]

Subject to sub-rule (6) of rule 7, no person shall be appointed to the service of any Board by

initial appointment who is less than eighteen years of age or more than the maximum age-limit prescribed for each

category of cantonment servants:

Provided that in a case of any person whose service under any Government or Board has been

terminated for wan of a vacancy, the period of service already rendered by him shall, for the purpose of the upper

age-limit under these rules, be excluded from his age:

1. In rule (60A) the word “Director” the words “Director General” Substituted by S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012, dated 20th

February 2012


3. In rule (63), (63A), (63B), the word “Director” substituted by “Director General” by S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012, dated

20th February 2012

4. In rule (63B) the provision thereunder re-numbered as sub-rule (1) and after sub-rule (1) the new sub-rule (2)

added by S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012, dated 20th February 2012 5. After the rule (64), the new heading and rule (64A) inserted by S.R.O No. 205(I)/2012, dated 20th February 2012

Provided further that in a case of any released or retired officer or personnel of the Armed Forces of

Pakistan including the Mujahid Forces, fifteen years or the number of years actually served in the Armed Forces,

whichever is less, shall be excluded from his or her age for the purpose of upper age-limit."

65. Repeal: Rules 1 to 32 of the Cantonment Fund Servants Rules, 1937 and Schedule I

thereto are hereby repealed.

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