THE CIVIL SERVANTS (DIRECTORY RETIREMENT FROM SERVICE) RULES, 2020 (FEDERAL GOVERNMENT) — These rules shall come into force at once. Competent Authority means the appointing authority in terms of Rule 6 of the Civil Servants (Appointment, Promotion and Transfer) Rules, 1973. Conduct unbecoming means the conduct on the part of a civil servant that is contrary to public interests or which harms his standing or the standing of the civil service in the eyes of the public or is contrary to any prescribed Jaw/ rules/ procedures/ instructions and includes inefficiency on his part necessitating his directory retirement under these rules. Directory retirement means retirement under clause (i) of subsection (1) of section 13 of the Act read with subsection (2) thereof.