(1) The Secretary of a Department shall, save as provided in sub-rule (2),submit a case for orders to the Ministerin-charge or to the Minister of State or the Deputy Minister, if any, as the case may be, 19
(2) Subject to the general or special directions of the Minister-in-charge, routine cases and cases of minor importance, namely, cases covered by rule, decided policy or precedent which do not involve the over-ruling of a Head of a Department and which raise no points of delicacy, may be disposed of by the Secretary of the Department on his own responsibility. The Secretary of the Department may also dispose of in the absence of the Minister-in-charge or the Minister of State or the Deputy Minister cases requiring immediate action, on his own responsibility.
(3) The Minister-in-charge may direct that cases of minor importance may be disposed of by a Deputy Secretary or an Under Secretary of the Department.
(4) A copy of every direction given under sub-rule (3) shall be submitted to the Governor.
(5) Before the second day of every week a compilation of abstract of orders issued during the preceding week, relating to policy decisions and matters of importance shall be prepared and submitted immediately to the Chief Secretary for transmission to the Chief Minister and the Governor.
“Note 1:- Where the case relates to a matter in which a Minister is personally interested, it shall be sent to the Chief Minister who may dispose of it himself or pass it on to any other Minister for disposal.
2. Where sanction or approval of Government is required for any proposal from any company, society, local body or other institution it shall be examined by the Department concerned in the same manner as a case belonging to such department”.