PANKAJ RANE Vs. GOA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
LAWS(BOM)-2017-11-421
HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY
Decided on November 21,2017

Pankaj Rane Appellant
VERSUS
GOA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Respondents

JUDGEMENT

N.M. Jamdar, J. - (1.)Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Respondents waive service. Taken up for final disposal.
(2.)The Petitioners, who had applied for an appointment to the post of Junior Scale Officer of the Goa Civil Services, are aggrieved by the action of Respondent No.1-Goa Public Service Commission in not recommending their names to Respondent No.2-Government of Goa-the appointing authority.
(3.)The Government of Goa, in the exercise of powers conferred under Article 309 of the Constitution of India, in consultation with the Goa Public Service Commission, has framed the Goa Civil Service Rules, 2016. The Rule 2 of Rules of 2016 contains the definition of various phrases employed in the Rules.
The Commission is defined as the Goa Public Service Commission.

The constitution of service is provided for in Rule 3.It is for the five grades that are: Senior Administrative Grade; Selection Grade; Junior Administrative Grade; Senior Scale, and Junior Scale. Rule 4 provides for the strength of the service. Rule 6 prescribes the manner of filling the cadre and ex-cadre posts. Rule 9 prescribes the conditions of eligibility for direct recruitment. It specifies that, to be eligible the candidate will have to be a citizen of India, at least 21 years old and not more than 40 years old, with the power to relax the age limit with the prescribed authority. The reservation in the service rules for departmental and promotional committees and other relevant terms and conditions are provided for in the Rules of 2016. The Schedule appended to the Rules specify the nature of the posts and the strength. The relevant rules for the present petition are the Rule 10 and 12, which refer to the competitive examination for direct recruitment.



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