49. Nominations :-
A Government servant, shall, on his appointment make a nomination
in Form 1 or Form 2, as may be appropriate in the circumstances of the case,
conferring on one or more persons the right to receive the retirement gratuity
payable under Rule 47 :
Provided that if at the time of making the nomination-
(i) the Government servant has a family, the nomination shall not
be in favour of any person or persons other than the members
of his family; or
(ii) the Government servant has no family the nomination may be
made in favour of a person or persons, or a body of individuals,
whether incorporated or not.
(2) If a Government servant nominates more than one person
under sub-rule (1), he shall specify in the nomination the amount of share payable to each of the nominees in such manner as
to cover the entire amount of gratuity.
(3) A Government servant may provide in the nomination-
(i) that in respect of any specified nominee who predeceases
the Government servant, or who dies after the death of the
Government servant but before receiving the payment of
gratuity, the right conferred on that nominee shall pass to such
other person as may be specified in the nomination:
Provided that if at the time of making the nomination the Government
servant has a family consisting of more than one member, the person so
specified shall not be a person other than a member of his family;
Provided further that where a Government servant has only one member
in his family, and a nomination has been made in his favour, it is open to the
Government servant to nominate alternate nominee or nominees in favour of
any persons or a body of individuals, whether incorporated or not;
(ii) that the nomination shall become invalid in the event of the
happening of the contingency provided therein.
(4) The nomination made by a Government servant who has no
family at the time of making it, or the nomination made by a
Government servant under the second proviso to clause (i) of
sub-rule (3) where he has only one member in his family shall
become invalid in the event of the Government servant
subsequently acquiring a family, or additional member in the
family, as the case may be.
(5) A Government servant may, at any time cancel a nomination by
sending a notice in writing to the authority mentioned in sub-rule
(7):
Provided that he shall, along with such notice, send a fresh
nomination made in accordance with this rule.
(6) Immediately on the death of a nominee in respect of whom no
special provision has been made in the nomination under
clause (i) of sub-rule (3) or on the occurrence of any event by
reason of which the nomination becomes invalid in pursuance
of clause (ii) of that sub-rule, the Government servant shall
send to the authority mentioned in sub-rule (7) a notice in writing cancelling the nomination together with a fresh nomination
made in accordance with this rule.
(7)(a) Every nomination made (including every notice of cancellation,
if any, given) by a Government servant under this rule, shall be
sent-
(i) in the case of Gazetted Government servants who are under
the payment control of Pay and Accounts Officer to the Pay
and Accounts Officer, and
(ii) in the case of Gazetted Government servants who are not
under the payment control of Pay and Accounts Officer to the
Head of Office.
(b) The Pay and Accounts Officer or the Head of Office, as the
case may be, shall, immediately on receipt of the nomination
referred to in clause (a), countersign it indicating the date of
receipt and keep it under his custody.
(c)(i) the Head of Office may authorise his subordinate gazetted officers
to countersign the nomination forms of Gazetted/Non-Gazetted
Government servants.
(ii) Suitable entry regarding receipt of nomination shall be made
in the service book of the gazetted /non-gazetted Government
servant.
(8) Every nomination made, and every notice of cancellation given,
by a Government servant shall, to the extent that it is valid,
take effect from the date on which it is received by the
authority mentioned in sub-rule (7).
(9) The service gratuity payable to an official who has retired with
less than 10 years qualifying service shall not be paid to the
persons nominated by the official for retirement gratuity. If the
service gratuity could not be paid to the official himself before
his death, the same shall be paid to his legal heirs.