(1) These rules apply to all Government servants except:- 1[(a) Persons employed in any Industrial undertaking of the Government other than the Government Central Press, Bangalore, Government Branch Press, Mysore and Government Branch Press, Mercara, to whom the provisions of the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 (Central Act XX of 1946), are applicable.]1
(b) Persons in casual employment;
(c) Persons subject to discharge from service on less than one month’s notice;
1. Substituted by Notification No. GAD 6 CAR 58, dated 1-7-1959.
2. Omitted by Notification No. GAD 28 SN 69, dated 12-12-1973. kud 24-1-1974.
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(d) Persons for whose appointment and other matters covered by these rules, special provisions are made by or under any law for the time being in force, or in any contract, in regard to the matters covered by such law or such contract; and
(e) members of the All India Services.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1), these rules shall apply to other Government servants temporarily transferred to a service or post coming within exception (a) or (d) in sub-rule (1) to whom, but for such transfer, these rules would apply.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1), the Governor may, by notification published in the official Gazette, exclude, from the operation of all or any of these rules, the holder of any post or the holders of any class of posts to whom the Governor shall declare that the rules cannot suitably be applied and such rules shall there upon, to the extent of such exclusion, cease to apply:
Provided that no such declaration shall be made in respect of a holder of a pensionable post or a whole time permanent post.
(4) If any doubt arises-
(a) As to whether these Rules apply to any person; and
(b) As to whether any person to whom these Rules apply belongs to be a particular service, or as to which service of two or more services such person belongs, the matter shall be referred to the Governor, whose decision thereon shall be final.