Publication of documents and communications

62. Publication of documents and communications to the Press in the name of Government servants and public speeches.—No Government servant shall, in any document published by him or in any communication made by him to the Press or in any public utterance delivered by him, make any statement of fact or opinion which is capable of embarrassing:- the relation between the Government and the peopleor any section thereof; the relations between the Government and the Government of India; and the relations between the Government and any other Indian State, or any foreign countty.

63. A Government servant who intends to publish any document or to make any communication to the Press or to deliver any public utterance containing statements in respect of which any doubt as to the application of the It, restrictions imposed by rule 62 may arise, shall submit to Government a copy or draft of the document which he intends to publish or of the .utterance which he intends to deliver, and shall thereafter act in accordance with such orders as may be passed by Government. Note:—The rules regarding discussion of Government policy and action and publication of documents and communications apply to the Advocate General, Government Pleaders, Public Prosecutors and other Part-time Government servants.