If the family member is acting on the employee's behalf or with their knowledge and consent, it can still be construed as canvassing attributable to the employee. The test is whether the employee sought or encouraged the external intervention.
Source: CCS-CONDUCT Rule 29
When must the Annual Property Return be filed?
Can service associations organise peaceful marches to submit memorandums?
Can a government servant lose their job solely because they married without permission?
What permission is needed to sell ancestral property?
Can a government servant marry a foreign national?
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