Government of the Punjab, Services & General Administration Department (Admn Wing) issued a letter regarding Extraneous Influence by Government Servants in Respect of Service Matters. I am directed to refer to the subject and to state that the Competent Authority has taken a serious notice of the violation of provisions of Rules 19 and 29 of the Government Servants (Conduct) Rules, 1966. Some officers (BS-17) are persisting in bringing extraneous pressure on concerned authorities in respect of their posting, transfer and other conditions of service. This amounts to “Misconduct” which means conduct prejudicial to good order or service discipline, or conduct unbecoming of an officer and a gentleman. It includes any act on the part of a civil servant to being or attempt to bring political or other outside influence directly or indirectly to bear on the Governor, the Chief Minister, a Minister, or any Government Office in respect of any service matter. The Competent Authority has...