GOVERNMENT OF KERALA
NOTIFICATION
In exercise of powers conferred by subsection (1) of section 2 of the Kerala
Public Services Act, 1968(19 of 1968) and in supersession of the Special Rules
for the Kerala State Legal Advisers(Vigilance & Anti Corruption Bureau) Service,
2002 issued under G.O.(P)No.3/2002/Vig dated 15th January, 2002 and
Vigilance (C) Department
Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 23rd,December, 2023
7th Dhanu,1199
2nd Pousha,1945
G.O.(P)No.16/2023/Vig
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Government of Kerala
2023
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KERALA GAZETTE
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dated 05-09-2012 with RNI
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Thiruvananthapuram,
Thursday
2023 ഡിസംബർ 28
28th December 2023
1199 ധനു 12
12th Dhanu 1199
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S. R. O. No. 1396/2023
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published as S.R.O. No. 49/2002 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No.108
dated 22nd January, 2002, the Government of Kerala hereby make the following
Special Rules for the Kerala State Legal Advisers(Vigilance and Anti Corruption
Bureau) Services, namely:
RULES
1. Short title and commencement –(1) These rules may be called the Kerala
State Legal Advisers and Public Prosecutors(Vigilance and Anti Corruption
Bureau) Service, Special Rules, 2023.
(2) They shall come into force at once
2. Constitution –The service shall consist of the following categories,namely :
(1) Legal Adviser.
(2) Public Prosecutor.
3. Method of Appointment.Appointment to these categories shall be made as
follows :
Sl.No. Category
Method of appointment
1
Legal
Adviser
By promotion from among the category of qualified Public
Prosecutor in Vigilance and AntiCorruption Bureau.
2
Public
Prosecutor
By direct recruitment.
4. Appointing Authority. The appointing authority in respect of the categories
mentioned in these Rules, shall be the Government.
5. Reservation of appointments. The rules relating to reservation of
appointments (General Rules 14 to 17, KS&SSR 1958, Part II ) shall apply to the
appointments by direct recruitment.
6. Qualification.– For appointment as Public Prosecutor a candidate shall
possess the following qualifications, namely :
(1) Graduation in Law from a UGC recognized University or a National Institute
established by the Government of India or Institute established by the
Government of Kerala.
(2)Ten years of active practice at the Bar
OR
Eight years of service as Assistant Public Prosecutor in either grade or both
grades together , on the date on which applications are invited.
7. Qualification regarding age.– No person shall be eligible for appointment by
direct recruitment under these rules, if the person has completed 45 years of age
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on the 1st day of January of the year in which applications for appointment are
invited.
Note : Usual relaxation in upper age limit shall be allowed to candidates
belonging to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward
Classes.
8. Probation.(a) Every person appointed by promotion to the post of Legal
Adviser shall, from the date on which the person joins duty, be on probation for a
total period of six months on duty within a continuous period of one year.
(b) Every person appointed by direct recruitment to the post of Public Prosecutor
shall, after completion of training prescribed under subrule (1) of rule 9, be on
probation for a total period of two years on duty within a continuous period of
three years.
9. Training.– (1) A person appointed as Public Prosecutor shall, on and from the
date of the person's appointment, undergo training for a period of three months
under the Director, Vigilance and Anti Corruption Bureau.
(2) During the period of training the person shall be entitled to such allowances
as may be specified by the Government from time to time. The period of training
shall not count for probation and increments in the time scale of pay.
10. Test.– Every person appointed to category 2 shall within the period of
probation, pass the Account Test for Executive Officers of the Kerala State, if the
person has not already passed the test:
Provided that a person who has already passed Account Test for Subordinate
Officers PartI/Account Test for Executive Officers (Madras) shall not be required
to pass the test.
By Order of the Governor,
BISHWANATH SINHA,
Additional Chief Secretary to Government
Explanatory Note
(This does not form part of the Notification, but is intended to indicate its
general purport.)
Government have issued orders vide G.O.(Ms.)No. 9/2018/Vig dated 14th
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May, 2018 to conduct the appointment to the post of Additional Legal Adviser
in Vigilance and AntiCorruption Bureau through the Kerala Public Service
Commission. Subsequently, vide G.O.(Ms.)No. 17/19/Vig dated 6th September,
2019, Government have accorded sanction for the creation of four Legal Adviser
posts each in the four ranges of Vigilance and AntiCorruption Bureau and to
rename the existing posts of Additional Legal Adviser as Public Prosecutor.
Government have decided to make Special Rules for the above purposes by
superseding the existing one.
The notification is intended to achieve the above object.
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