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A.F.R Chief Justice's Court Case :- MISC. BENCH No. - 2425 of 2011 Petitioner :- Lok Prahari Through its G ! ra" S #$. % P.I.L.& Ci'i" Respondents :- (!io! )f I!*ia through th S #$. + ,tt. of P rso!! " - Trai!i!g - )rs. Counsel for Petitioner :- S.N. Shuk"a .I! , rso! / Counsel for Respondents :- C.S.C.0 1.S.G.0 1"ka 2 r3a

Hon'ble Dr. Dhananjaya esh!ant Chandrachud" Chief Justice Hon'ble Dr. De#endra $u%ar Arora" J. Th , titio! has 4 ! fi" * i! ,u4"i# i!t r st 4$ Lok Prahari0 5hi#h is a so#i t$ r gist r * u!* r th So#i ti s 6 gistratio! 1#t0 1780 i! or* r to #o3,"ai! of fr 9u !t0 ar4itrar$ a!* ,r 3atur tra!sf rs of offi# rs 4 "o!gi!g to th 1"" I!*ia S r'i# s0 !a3 "$0 th I!*ia! 1*3i!istrati' S r'i# 0 I!*ia! Po"i# S r'i# a!* I!*ia! :or st S r'i# . Th , titio! r has su43itt * that th s tra!sf rs ha' a! a*' rs , titio! 5as fi" * for th ff #t o! th go' r!a!# of th Stat . Th

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25; of th Co!stitutio! a!* for th i3," 3 !tatio! of th a3 !*3 !t 5hi#h 5as #arri * i! th $ ar 2008 i! th #a*r ru" s go' r!i!g th thr S r'i# s0 !ot * a4o' . 2. 1t th outs t a!* 4 for 5 #o!si* r th gri 'a!# o! 3 rits0 it is 1"" I!*ia

! # ssar$ for th Court to ha' *u r gar* to th #r * !tia"s a!* tra#k r #or* of th , titio! r so#i t$ i! 'i 5 of th ,ro'isio!s0 ,arti#u"ar"$ of su4-ru" .<1/ of 6u" 1 of Cha,t r ==II of th 1""aha4a* High Court 6u" s0 1>52. Su4-ru" .<1/ 5as i!s rt * fo""o5i!g th ?u*g3 !t of th Su,r 3 Court i! &tate of 'ttra(hand )s. *al!ant &in+h Chaufal , -rs. .. Th , titio! r
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has *is#"os * that 3ost of its 3 34 rs ar r tir * s !ior #i'i" s r'a!ts ha'i!g * , i!t r st a!* #o!# r! i! ,u4"i# go' r!a!# . Th for3 r Chi f E" #tio! Co33issio! r a!* for3 r Go' r!or of Gu?arat Shri 6.A. Tri' *i is th Chi f Patro! of th so#i t$. Th , titio! r has a"so *is#"os * that s ' ra" ,rior , titio!s ha' 4 ! i!stitut * 4$ th so#i t$ a!* ha' 4 ! !t rtai! * 4$ th Su,r 3 Court a!* 4$ this Court o! i3,orta!t as, #ts of ,u4"i# go' r!a!# . Ha'i!g r gar* to th s *is#"osur s0 5 ha' #o!si* r * it

a,,ro,riat to !t rtai! th , titio! o! 3 rits. <. +uri!g th , !* !#$ of th , titio! 5hi#h 5as fi" * i! 20110 th

Su,r 3 Court has * a"t 5ith th issu , rtai!i!g to .i/ th #o!stitutio! of a Ci'i" S r'i# s Boar* 4oth at th C !tr a!* Stat " ' "B a!* .ii/ th ,ro'isio! of a fiC * t !ur for offi# rs i! th 1"" I!*ia S r'i# s. 4. I! th ?u*g3 !t of th Su,r 3 Court i! /.&.R. &ubra%anian ,

-rs. )s. 'nion of 0ndia ,-rs.10 th Su,r 3 Court h "* as fo""o5sD ECSB0 #o!sisti!g of high ra!ki!g i! s r'i# offi# rs0 5ho ar C, rts i! th ir r s, #ti' fi "*s0 5ith th Ca4i! t S #r tar$ at th C !tr a!* Chi f S #r tar$ at th Stat L ' "0 #ou"* 4 a 4 tt r a"t r!ati' .ti"" th Par"ia3 !t !a#ts a "a5/0 to gui* a!* a*'is th Stat Go' r!3 !t o! a"" s r'i# 3att rs0 s, #ia""$ o! tra!sf rs0 ,osti!gs a!* *is#i,"i!ar$ a#tio! t#.0 though th ir 'i 5s a"so #ou"* 4 o' rru" *0 4$ th r aso!s0 5hi#h ,o"iti#a" 5ou"* C #uti' 0 4ut 4$ r #or*i!g !sur goo* go' r!a!# 0

tra!s,ar !#$ a!* a##ou!ta4i"it$ i! go' r!3 !ta" fu!#tio!s. Par"ia3 !t #a! a"so u!* r 1rti#" <0> of th Co!stitutio! !a#t a Ci'i" S r'i# 1#t0 s tti!g u, a CSB0 5hi#h #a!
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gui* a!* a*'is th ,o"iti#a" C #uti' .o!/ tra!sf r a!* ,osti!gs0 *is#i,"i!ar$ a#tio!0 t#. CSB #o!sisti!g of C, rts i! 'arious fi "*s "ik a*3i!istratio!0 3a!ag 3 !t0 s#i !# 0 t #h!o"og$ #ou"* 4ri!g i! 3or ,rof ssio!a"is30 C, rtis a!* ffi#i !#$ i! go' r!3 !ta" fu!#tio!i!g.F 1##or*i!g"$0 th fo""o5i!g *ir #tio!s 5 r issu * to th (!io! a!* Stat Go' r!3 !ts a!* to th (!io! T rritori sD E@ 0 th r for 0 *ir #t th C !tr 0 Stat Go' r!3 !ts a!* th (!io! T rritori s to #o!stitut su#h Boar*s 5ith high ra!ki!g s r'i!g offi# rs0 5ho ar s, #ia"ists i! th ir r s, #ti' fi "*s0 5ithi! a , rio* of thr " gis"atio! i! s tti!g u, CSB.F 5. Th s #o!* as, #t0 , rtai!i!g to th gra!t of sta4i"it$ of t !ur to #i'i" Stat Go' r!3 !ts 5as * a"t 5ith i! th 3o!ths0 if !ot a"r a*$ #o!stitut *0 ti"" th Par"ia3 !t 4ri!gs i! a ,ro, r

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ha'i!g sta4i"it$ of t !ur 0 ,arti#u"ar"$ i! th tra!sf rs a!* ,osti!gs ar fr 9u !t"$0 at th 5hi3s a!* fa!#i s of th i!t r st. Th fa#t0 5

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)! this as, #t0 a *ir #tio! 5as issu * 4oth to th (!io! a!* Stat Go' r!3 !ts a!* to th (!io! T rritori s to issu a,,ro,riat *ir #tio!s to s #ur th ,ro'isio! of 3i!i3u3 t !ur of s r'i# to 'arious #at gori s of #i'i" s r'a!ts 5ithi! a , rio* of thr 8. 3o!ths.

1ft r th ?u*g3 !t of th Su,r 3 Court a!* i! #o3,"ia!# 5ith th

*ir #tio!s0 th (!io! Go' r!3 !t0 4$ a !otifi#atio! *at * 27 Ia!uar$ 2014 5hi#h has 4 ! ,u4"ish * i! th 1*3i!istrati' S r'i# GaH tt of I!*ia0 !otifi * th I!*ia!

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I!*ia! 1*3i!istrati' S r'i# .Ca*r / 6u" s0 1>54. 6u" ; has 4 ! !o5 su4stitut * i! th r a*s as fo""o5sD E;. Posti!gs.J .1/ 1"" a,,oi!t3 !ts of #a*r offi# rs sha"" 4 3a* o! th r #o33 !*atio! of th Ci'i" S r'i# s Boar* as s, #ifi * i! th S#h *u" a!! C * to th s ru" s. .2/ 1"" a,,oi!t3 !ts to #a*r ,osts r f rr * to i! su4-ru" .1/ sha"" 4 3a* .a/ i! th #as of a Stat Ca*r 0 4$ th Stat I!*ia! 1*3i!istrati' S r'i# .Ca*r / 6u" s0 1>54 5hi#h

Go' r!3 !tB a!* .4/ i! th #as of a Ioi!t Ca*r 0 4$ th Stat

Go' r!3 !t #o!# r! *D .</ 1 #a*r offi# r0 a,,oi!t * to a!$ #a*r ,ost sha"" ho"*

th offi# for at " ast t5o $ ars u!" ss i! th 3 a!ti3 h or sh has 4 ! ,ro3ot *0 r tir * or s !t o! * ,utatio! outsi*

th Stat or trai!i!g C# *i!g t5o 3o!ths. .4/ 1 #a*r offi# r0 a,,oi!t * to a!$ C-#a*r ,ost sha"" ho"* offi# for su#h , rio* as 3a$ 4 s, #ifi * 4$ th Stat Go' r!3 !t for that ,ost0 u!" ss i! th 3 a!ti3 h or sh has 4 ! ,ro3ot *0 r tir * or s !t o! * ,utatio! outsi* th Stat or trai!i!g C# *i!g t5o 3o!ths. .5/ Th C !tra" Go' r!3 !t or th Stat Go' r!3 !t as th #as 3a$ 4 0 3a$ tra!sf r a #a*r offi# r 4 for th 3i!i3u3 s, #ifi * , rio* o! th r #o33 !*atio! of th Ci'i" S r'i# s Boar* as s, #ifi * i! th S#h *u" a!! C * to th s ru" sD Pro'i* * that th Co3, t !t 1uthorit$ 3a$ r ? #t th r #o33 !*atio! of th Ci'i" S r'i# s Boar* 4$ r #or*i!g th r aso!s th r for.F ;. 6u" ;10 as !otifi *0 sti,u"at s that th 6u" s sha"" ha' ff #t

!ot5ithsta!*i!g a!$thi!g #o!trar$ #o!tai! * i! a!$ oth r !otifi#atio!s for th ti3 4 i!g i! for# . Th S#h *u" has 4 ! a"so a3 !* * 4$ th 13 !*i!g 6u" s0 as !otifi *. (!* r th S#h *u" as a3 !* *0 th

#o3,ositio! of th Ci'i" S r'i# s Boar* has 4 ! ,ro'i* * for i! th fo""o5i!g t r3sD ECo3,ositio! of th Ci'i" S r'i# s Boar*D E' r$ Stat Go' r!3 !t sha"" #o!stitut a Ci'i" S r'i# s Boar* 5hi#h sha"" #o!sist of J .i/ Chi f S #r tar$ Chair3a! M 34 r

.ii/ S !ior 3ost 1**itio!a" Chi f S #r tar$ or Chair3a!0 Boar* of 6 ' !u or :i!a!#ia" Co33issio! r or a! offi# r of 9ui'a" !t ra!k a!* status .iii/ Pri!#i,a" S #r tar$ or S #r tar$0 + ,art3 !t of P rso!! " i! th Stat

M 34 r S #r tar$

Go' r!3 !t 7. Th Boar* is to 3ak r #o33 !*atio!s for a"" a,,oi!t3 !ts of #a*r

offi# rs. Th Boar* is a"so r 9uir * to Ca3i! th #as s of offi# rs 5ho ar ,ro,os * to 4 tra!sf rr * 4 for #o3," tio! of th 3i!i3u3 , rio* of t !ur fiC * i! su4-ru" s .</ a!* .4/ of 6u" ; 4as * o! su#h #ir#u3sta!# s as it thi!ks fit. Th Boar* is 3,o5 r * to r #o33 !* to th #o3, t !t authorit$ th !a3 s of offi# rs for tra!sf r 4 for #o3," tio! of th

3i!i3u3 t !ur 5ith r aso!s to 4 r #or* * i! 5riti!g. Th ,ro# *ur 5hi#h has to 4 fo""o5 * 4$ th Boar* has a"so 4 ! ,r s#ri4 *. Th Boar* has to s k a * tai" * ?ustifi#atio! fro3 th 1*3i!istrati' + ,art3 !t of th #o!# r! * Stat Go' r!3 !t for th tra!sf r of a! offi# r 4 for th s, #ifi * t !ur . 1,art fro3 this0 th Boar* is u!* r a 3a!*ator$ *ut$ to .i/ #o!si* r th r ,ort of th 1*3i!istrati' + ,art3 !t a"o!g 5ith a!$ oth r i!,uts it 3a$ ha' fro3 oth r r "ia4" sour# sB .ii/ o4tai! th #o33 !ts or 'i 5s of th offi# rs ,ro,os * to 4 tra!sf rr * 4as * o! th #ir#u3sta!# s ,r s !t * to it i! ?ustifi#atio! of th ,ro,osa"B a!* .iii/ !ot to 3ak a r #o33 !*atio! for ,r 3atur tra!sf r of #a*r offi# rs u!" ss th Boar* has 4 ! satisfi * of th r aso!s for su#h ,r 3atur tra!sf r. Th Boar* has to su43it a 9uart r"$ r ,ort to th C !tra" Go' r!3 !t s tti!g out * tai"s of offi# rs 5ho ar r #o33 !* * for tra!sf r 4 for th 3i!i3u3 s, #ifi * t !ur . Th #o3, t !t authorit$ th r aft r 3a$ r ? #t th r #o33 !*atio! of th Boar* for r aso!s to 4 r #or* * i! 5riti!g. >. Ea#h ,ro'isio! of th 6u" s has 4 ! * sig! * to ,rot #t th

i!* , !* !# of #a*r offi# rs a!* to o4'iat fr 9u !t tra!sf rs of offi# rs

5hi#h0 as th Su,r 3 Court has !ot *0 5 r 4 i!g ff #t * for Ctra! ous #o!si* ratio!s ha'i!g !o 4 ari!g o! th ffi#i !#$ of th a*3i!istratio! or

th a4i"it$ of th offi# rs. :irst"$0 a 3i!i3u3 , rio* of t5o $ ars has 4 ! ,ro'i* * for a #a*r offi# r0 th C# ,tio! 4 i!g if th offi# r is0 i! th

3 a!ti3 0 ,ro3ot *0 su, ra!!uat * or has 4 ! s !t o! * ,utatio! outsi* th Stat or o! trai!i!g for a , rio* C# *i!g t5o 3o!ths. S #o!*"$0 th ,o5 r of th C !tra" a!* th Stat Go' r!3 !ts to tra!sf r a #a*r offi# r 4 for th 3i!i3u3 s, #ifi * , rio* is #o!*itio! * o! th r #o33 !*atio! of th Boar* as s, #ifi * i! th S#h *u" a!! C * to th 6u" s. Thir*"$0 th #o3,ositio! of th Boar* is !ot " ft to th ar4itrar$ *is#r tio! of a!$ of th r s, #ti' Go' r!3 !ts ith r at th C !tr or at th Stat " ' ". :ourth"$0 th fu!#tio!s of th Boar* ha' 4 ! s, #ifi *. :ifth"$0 th ,ro# *ur 5hi#h th Boar* has to fo""o5 has 4 ! s, #ifi *. SiCth"$0 th #o3, t !t authorit$ #a! r ? #t th r #o33 !*atio! of th Boar* o!"$ for r aso!s to 4 r #or* * i! 5riti!g. 10. 1t this stag 0 it 5ou"* 4 ! # ssar$ to *5 "" o! th fu!#tio!s of th

Boar* a!* th ,ro# *ur s 5hi#h ha' to 4 fo""o5 *. Th Boar* is r 9uir * to Ca3i! th #as s of offi# rs 5ho ar ,ro,os * to 4 tra!sf rr * 4 for th #o3," tio! of a 3i!i3u3 , rio* of s r'i# 0 !a3 "$0 t5o $ ars u!* r 6u" ; .</ of th 6u" s0 as a3 !* *. B for a r #o33 !*atio! is 3a* 4$ th Boar*0 it 3ust s k a * tai" * ?ustifi#atio! fro3 th 1*3i!istrati' + ,art3 !t of th #o!# r! * Stat Go' r!3 !t for th tra!sf r of a! offi# r 4 for #o3," tio! of th s, #ifi * t !ur . Th S#h *u" to th 6u" s 5hi#h is a ,art of th 6u" s0 ,r s#ri4 s th !atur of th 3at ria" a!* th sour# s

fro3 5hi#h i!for3atio! #a! 4

"i#it *. Th s i!#"u* th 1*3i!istrati'

+ ,art3 !t 5hi#h has to su43it a r ,ort0 i!,uts fro3 oth r r "ia4" sour# s a!* #o33 !ts or 'i 5s of th offi# rs 5ho ar ,ro,os * to 4 tra!sf rr *. Th s ,ro'isio!s 3ust 4 stri#t"$ #o3,"i * 5ith 4$ th authoriti s to !sur that th ,o5 r to tra!sf r a #a*r offi# r 4 for #o3," tio! of th fiC * t !ur is !ot C r#is * ar4itrari"$ or for Ctra! ous #o!si* ratio!s. Th Boar* is u!* r a! o4"igatio! to #o!si* r th r ,ort of th 1*3i!istrati' + ,art3 !t 5h r th offi# r is ,ost * a!* th ?ustifi#atio! of th ,ro,osa" for r ,atriatio! or tra!sf r 4 for th t r3 is o' r a!* a"so to o4tai! his or h r #o33 !ts. Th Boar*0 u!*ou4t *"$0 is i! a r #o33 !*ator$ ,ositio! 4ut h r agai! th 6u" s ,ro'i* that th #o3, t !t authorit$ 3a$ r ? #t th r #o33 !*atio!s of th 6 aso!s !sur a *u Boar* for r aso!s to 4 r #or* * i! 5riti!g. fa#ts a!*

a,,"i#atio! of 3i!* to o4? #ti'

#ir#u3sta!# s of th #as . 11. No50 si!# th 6u" s ha' 4 ! 4rought i!to for# 4$ th (!io!

Go' r!3 !t0 th Stat Go' r!3 !t is *ut$ 4ou!* to !sur that J .i/ th #o!stitutio! of th Boar* 3ust 4 i! a##or*a!# 5ith

th S#h *u" to th 6u" s as a3 !* * 4$ th !otifi#atio! *at * 27 Ia!uar$ 2014B .ii/ th tra!sf r of #a*r offi# rs ,rior to th #o3," tio! of

th 3i!i3u3 s, #ifi * t !ur 3ust a4i* 4$ th rigour of th 6u" s a!* 4 3a* o!"$ i! th 3a!! r 5hi#h is ,r s#ri4 * 4$ th 6u" sB .iii/ aft r 27 Ia!uar$ 20140 ' r$ ,ro,osa" for tra!sf r of a

#a*r offi# r 4 for #o3," tio! of th s, #ifi * , rio* of t !ur is ,ro# ss * i! a##or*a!# 5ith th ,ro'isio!s of th 6u" sB a!*

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th Boar* i! 3aki!g its r #o33 !*atio!s 3ust fo""o5

th ,ro# *ur ,r s#ri4 *. 12. Th Stat Go' r!3 !t is !o5 *ir #t * to !sur that th #o!stitutio!

of th Boar* is stri#t"$ i! a##or*a!# 5ith th ,ro'isio!s of th S#h *u" 0 as a3 !* *. Th Boar*0 aft r its #o!stitutio!0 sha"" ,ro# ss a"" ,ro,osa"s for ,r 3atur tra!sf rs of #a*r offi# rs 4 for #o3," tio! of th s, #ifi * 3i!i3u3 t !ur i! a##or*a!# 5ith th 3a!*at of th 6u" s a!* a4i* 4$ th ,ro# *ur 5hi#h has 4 ! ,r s#ri4 * i! th 6u" s. Th Court is i!for3 * that si3i"ar !otifi#atio!s ha' 4 ! issu * 4$ th C !tra" Go' r!3 !t i! r s, #t of th I!*ia! Po"i# S r'i# a!* I!*ia! :or st S r'i# 0 sa' a!* C# ,t 5ith # rtai! 3o*ifi#atio!s i! r s, #t of th #o3,ositio! of th Boar*. @hat has 4 ! stat * i! th #ours of this ?u*g3 !t sha"" ! # ssari"$ a,,"$ mutatis mutandis i! r s, #t of oth r 1"" I!*ia S r'i# s i! r s, #t of 5hi#h a !otifi#atio! has !o5 4 ! issu * 4$ th C !tra" Go' r!3 !t. 1<. #osts. -rder Date :- 17.2.2014 1H1 .+r. +.K. Cha!*ra#hu*0 C.I./ .+r. +.A. 1rora0 I./ Th , titio! is0 a##or*i!g"$0 *is,os * of. Th r sha"" 4 !o or* r as to

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Chief Justice's Court Case :- MISC. BENCH No. - 2425 of 2011 Petitioner :- Lok Prahari Through its G ! ra" S #$. % P.I.L.& Ci'i" Respondents :- (!io! )f I!*ia through th S #$. + ,tt. of P rso!! " - Trai!i!g - )rs. Counsel for Petitioner :- S.N. Shuk"a .I! , rso! / Counsel for Respondents D- C.S.C.0 1.S.G.0 1"ka 2 r3a

Hon'ble Dr. Dhananjaya esh!ant Chandrachud"Chief Justice Hon'ble Dr. De#endra $u%ar Arora"J. +is,os * of. :or or* rs0 s or* r of *at ,ass * o! s ,arat sh ts. -rder Date :- 17.2.2014 1H1 .+r. +.K. Cha!*ra#hu*0 C.I./ .+r. +.A. 1rora0 I./