Kerala Service Rules Part - I
The Kerala Service Rules were issued by the Governor of Kerala under the powers conferred on him by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India and published under Notification No. Fin/CR.57702/59 dated November 10, 1959, in the Kerala Gazette Extra Ordinary No. 67 dated November 12, 1959.
Later, on September 17, 1968, the Kerala Legislative Assembly passed the "Public Service Act 19" for the conditions of service of government employees, and since then the Kerala Service Rules have been governed by that Act.
These rules apply to all officers who entered the service of Kerala State on or after November 1st, 1956. The Kerala Service Rules are a unified set of rules to regulate the service conditions of the employees in the State of Kerala. The government of Kerala introduced those rules under the proviso to Art. 309 of the Constitution of India with effect from 1.11.1959. The Kerala Service Rules contain three parts. Part I contains rules relating to pay, leave, joining time, foreign service, etc. The rules in Part I shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from November 1, 1959. Part one contains Rules 1 to 159 - focusing on General conditions of service and rules on Pay, Leave, Joining Time, and Foreign Service