Article 422 was amended and Articles 422-A and 423 were deleted in notification no. G-2-3023/X—904-(15)-1960, dated March 7, 1967, which took effect from March 11, 1967, prior to this date these Articles stood as follows:—

422. Upon such conditions as it may think fit in each case to impose the authority competent to fill the appointment held by an officer at the time condonation is applied for, were he to vacate that appointment may condone all interruptions in his service.

Note—1. The power under this Article shall be exercised subject to any rules which the government of India may deem fit to prescribe.

Note—2. Interruptions between spells of temporary service should not be condoned with a view to confer on the government servant a larger benefit than that contemplated under Article 370-A.

422-A. In the case of Provincial Services, all interruptions in service may be condoned only by the government. In the case of subordinate services and members of the specialist services—

(1) Finance Department of the Government may condone interruptions of over five years.

(2) Administrative Departments of the Government may condone interruptions upto five years.

(3) Heads of Departments and Secretaries to Government may condone interruption up to two years, and.

(4) Other appointing authorities may condone interruptions up to one year. When a recommendation for condonation of an interruption is submitted to Government, full explanation of the duration of the interruption should be given.

NOTE—Interruptions between spells of temporary service should not be condoned with view to confer on the Government servant a larger benefit than that contemplated under Article 370-A.

NOTE—1 Where interruptions in military service followed by civil service or between military service and civil service are involved, no separate condonation is necessary if an order is issued by the competent authority under Article 356, 356-A or 356-B, allowing the military service to count for civil pensions, of the orders of the government of India under Article 356 Civil Service Regulations inserted by United Provinces correction slip no. 42. when such an order is passed by the competent authority under Articles 356-A or 356-B or when military service is allowed to count for civil pension in accordance with the orders of the Local government under Article 356 the concession will carry with it condonation of all interruptions irrespective of the limit of two years imposed on the powers of heads of Departments [Finance Deptt. (A) File no. 255/1929].

NOTE— 2 Interruptions between spells of temporary service should not be condoned with a view to confer on the government servants larger benefit then that contemplated under Article 370-A.