govt servant are required to maintain proper behavior in private life to avoid charge of misconduct
Article 311 does not restrict the power of the State to dispense with the services of any Government servant for conduct which it considers to be unworthy or unbecoming of an official of the State, nor does it fetter the discretion of the State as what type of conduct it shall consider sufficiently blame-worthy to merit dismissal or removal. The State has been invested with absolute discretion in this respect. It can demand a certain standard of conduct from Government servants not only when performing their official duties but in their private lives as well.
For example, the State has the power to demand that no Government servant shall re-marry during the life time of his first wife. It may require its officials not to drink alcoholic liquors at social functions. The very fact that Government Servants Conduct Rules
For example, the State has the power to demand that no Government servant shall re-marry during the life time of his first wife. It may require its officials not to drink alcoholic liquors at social functions. The very fact that Government Servants Conduct Rules