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MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

(Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms)

N O T I F 1 C A T I O N

New Delhi, the 11th December, 1981

THE INDIAN FOREST SERVICE (FIXATION OF

CADRE STRENGTH Of KARNATAKA)

RULES,

1981.

G.S.R. 657(E)^-In exercise of the powers conferred by

Sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the All India Services Act, 1951

(61 of lP51)iihe Central Government, alter consultation with

the State Government of Karnataka, hereby makes the following

rules, namely :—

1. Short title

These rules may be called the Indian Forest

Service (Fixation of Cadre Strength of Karnataka) Rules,

1981.

2. Fixation of Cadre Strength of the State of Karnataka;—

Not with standing anything contained in sub rule (1) of rule

4 of the Indiari Forest Service (Cadre) Rules, 1966, and Iho

Indian Forest Service (Fixation oi" Cadre Strength J Regula-

tions, 1966, the posts borne on, and the strength and composi-

tion of the cadre of the Indian Forest Service of the State of

Karnataka for the period specified in Column 1 of the Schedule

to these rules, shall be us specified \n the column 2 of the said

Schedule.

SCHEDULE

Periods

1-4-1968 to 1,

31-3-1969

Posts borne on and the strength and composition

of the Cadre of the Indian Forest Sen ice of the

State of Karnataka

Sjniof Post? under the Stale Govern-

ment

Chief Conservator of Forests.

Conservator of Forests

Conservator of Forests, Workintf

Plan and

Development

Deputy

Conservator of

Forests

Deputy Conservator

of l'orests,

Survey and Demarcation

Deputy

Conservator of Forests,

Rubber Plantation

Deputy

Conservator of Forces,

Working Plans

Forest

Utilisation

Officer

Silviculturist

Technical

Assistant to the Chief

Conservator

of Forests

Additional Technical Assistant to

the Chief Conservator of Forests

Deputy Conservator of Forests, Soil

Conservation Scheme

Senior Posts under Central Govern-

ment

Posts to be tilled by promotion in

accordance with Rule 8 of the

Indian Forest Service (Recruit-

ment ) Rules, 1966

Posts to be tilled by Direct Recruit-

ment

Deputation Reserve w 15 "„ of 4

above

i) Ad-hoc Deputation Reserve

Leave Reserve (<] 11 "„ of 4 above

Junior Posts (n 20% of 4 above

Training Reserve q ?" nof4abo\e

Direct Recruitment Posts

Promotion Posts

Total Authorised Strength

1882

THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY

[PART II—SEC. 3(i)]

1-4-1969

31-3-1970

1. Senior Posts under the State Govern-

ment

Chief Conservator of Forests

Conservator of Forests

Conservator pf Forests, Working

Plan and Development

Deputy Conservator of Forests

Deputy Conservator of Forests, Su-

rvey and Demarcation

Deputy

Conservator of Forests,

Rubber Plantation

Deputy

Conservator of Forests,

Working flans

Forest Utilisation Officer

Silviculturist

Technical Assistant to the Chief

Chief Conservator of Forests

Additional Technical Assistant lo

the Chief Conservator of Forests

Deputy Conservator of Forests, Soil

Conservation Scheme

2. Senior Posts under the Central

Government

3, Posts to be filled by promotion in

accordance with Rule 8 of the In-

dian Forest Service (Recruitment)

Rules, 1966

4. Posts to be filled by Direct Recruit-

ment

5. Deputation Restive irj 15%

of 4

above

5, Ad-hoc Deputation Reserve

6. Leave Reserve'yj 11 % of 4 above

7. Junior Posts fa 20% of 4 above

8. Training Reserve <q> 5% of 4 above

Direct Recruitment Posts

Promotion Posts

Total Authorised Strength

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

On the basis of the first round of selection made in 1967 and '

1968 for appointment at the initial constitution of the Indian

Forest Service, Karnataka (Then Mysore) Forest Service Officers

who were adjudged suitable were appointed to the State Cadre

of the Indian Forest Service. Thereafter, recruitment under

sub-rule (2) of rule 4 of the Indian Forest Service (Recruitment)

Rules, 1966 was taken in hand. Accordingly, direct recruits

were allocated to the State Cadre on the results of the annual

exa mi rations conducted

by the Union

Public 'Service

Commission from 19G7 onwards.

%. The aforesaid appointments at the initial constitution

of the Karnataka (then Mytore) Cadre of the Indian For

est Service were however quashed by the High Court of Mysore

at Bangalore in their judgement dated 251h July, 1969 in writ

petition Nos. 1097, 1987, 1327, 2462 and 2488 of 1968. Ac-

cordingly, the initial appointments made to the Karnataka

(then Mysore) Cadre of the Indian Forest Service were

formally cancelled.

3. The Indian Forest Service (Recruitment) Rules, 1966

were amended vide

notification No. 3]30|7<Mi)-AlSUV)

dated the 1st March, 1971 so as to provide that where ap-

pointments to the Service, in pursuance of tho recruitment

under sub-rule (1) of rule 4 of the, said Rules have be-

come invalid by reason of any judgment or order of any

Court, the Central Government may make fresh recruitment

under that sub-rule and may give effect to the appointment

to the service in pursuance of such fresh recruitment frorn-

the same date on which the uppointments which had become

invalid as aforesaid had been given effect to. Consequently,

the Special Selection Board met nt Bangalore in November,

1970 and drew up a list of candidates adjudged suitable for

appointment ns initial iccruits to the Karnataka Cadic

the Indian Forest Service. After the Union Public Service

Commission approved the recommendations of the Special

Selection Board, 60 officers adjudged suitable .for appoint-

ment as initial recruits, were appointed to the Karnataka

Cadre of the Indian Forest Service at its initial constitution.

Appointments by promotion weie also made under

rule

4(2) of the Indian Forest Service- (Recruitment)' Rules, 1966.

Subsequently, in pursuance of the orders of the

Supreme

Court of India in V.N, Nadgii\ case, the case of 8 peti-

tioners before the Supreme Com t, were reviewed in February.

]976 and 4 of them were adjudged suitable and appointed

as initial reciuits to the Karnataka Cadre of the Indian Forest

Service, vide notification No.

17023[2|75-AIS(IV)

dated

11-3-1:976,

- 4, Shri A, C. Lakshmana and four others, Karnataka State

-Forest Servico Officers, who were not adjudged

suitable

for appointment us initial reciuits to the Indian

Forest

Service led writ petitions No. 4418, 7085 to 7088 of 1977

in the Karnataka High Couit, challenging, inter-alia the

initial appointments to the Karnataka Cadre of the Indian

Forest Service. Under the directions of the Karnataka High

Couit, the cases of these officers were reviewed by.the Spe-

cial Selection Board on 22-6-1981 and they were adjudged

suitable for appointment as initial recruits. After the Uninon

Public Service Commission approved the recommendations

'>f the Special Selection Board, these officers were appoint-

ed to the Service with effect from 1-10-1966 vide Notification

No. 170231U81-A1SUY). dattd 30-7-1981. Consequently the

number of officers appointed at the initial constitution

tho basis of fresh selection under the directions of

the

Supreme Court of India and the Karnataka High Court has

resulted in over utilisation of the total authorised strength

of the Karnataka Cadre of the Indian Forest Service

for

the periods as idicated in the notification.

5. It is certified that consequent on the provision of ad-hoc

deputation reserve for the periods shown rn the notification,

the number of vacancies in the promotion ceiling of the

Karnataka Cadre remains unchanged. The above amend-

ment would not as such alfect adversely the interests of the

officers appointed to the State Cadre of Karnataka by

promotion during the said period. The interests of

tho

initial recruits and the direct recruits will also not be

affected by the ad-hoc increase in tho deputation reserve for

these periods, as the increase has been

necessitated

be-

cause of the fresh initial recruitment made to the State

Cadre of the Service as well an appointment of certain

State F"orest Service officers as initial recruits in compliance

with the directions of the Supreme Court of India and the

Karnataka High Court.

[No.

16016|8|81-AISCIV)]

V. R, SJUNIVASAN, Under Secy.

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