D&A Rule No.3: Application

3.    Application:-

(1)   These rules shall apply to every Railway servant but shall not apply to –

(a) Any member of the All India Services;

(b) Any member of the Railway Protection Force as defined in the Railway Protection Force Act, 1957 (23 of 1957);

(c) Any person in casual employment; and

(d) Any person for whom special provision is made, in respect of matters covered by these rules by or under any law for the time being in force or by or under any agreement entered into by or with the previous approval of the President before or after the commencement of these rules, in regard to matters covered by such special provisions.

(2)  Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1), the President may, by order, exclude any class of Railway servants from the operation of all or any of these rules.