Circular No.13 /2017 Revenue Administration Roc. No. Ser 3(2) / 12304 / 2017 Disaster Management and Mitigation Department, Chepauk, Chennai -5 Dated 16.10.2017 CIRCULAR Sub: Public Services - Tamil Nadu Revenue Subordinate Service Rule - Preparation of panel of Deputy Tahsildars — Application of Rule Reservation - Amendments to Rule 6 of TNRSS Rules ~ Instructions issued - Regarding Ref: 1, The District Collector, Theni Roc. A1 / 2950 / 2017, dated 11.07.2017 2. Connected records The District Collector, Theni vide letter 1" cited has sent proposals in respect of one Directly Recruited Assistant seeking clarifications as to inclusion of his name in the carry forward vacancy for the list of Deputy Tahsildar as per the amendment issued in Rule 6 of Tamil nadu Revenue Subordinate Service Rules vide Gazette No. 17 dated 04.05.1988. 2) Further it is brought to the notice of Principal Secretary / Commissioner of Revenue Administration by some of the District Revenue Officers during the Review Meeting of District Revenue Officers’ held on 10.11.2017 that the District Revenue Units are drawing Deputy Tahsildar panel without applying Rule of Reservation of appointments for Directly Recruited Assistants by following Rule 6 of TNRSS published in the Government website and wherein there is a provision that Rule of Reservation is not applicable to the Upper Division Clerk. 3) The relevant rules and records have been carefully examined. 4) The Rule 6 of Tamil nadu Revenue Subordinate Service Rules as in the Tamil Nadu Government website is as reproduced below.“6. RESERVATION OF APPOINTMENTS:- Subject to the provision of Rule 5(d), the rule of reservation of appointments (General Rule 22) shall apply to the category of Deputy Tahsildars in each District at the time of Selection for inclusion in the list (G.O. Ms. No. 1256, Revenue, dated 20.06.1977) (with effect from 20.06.1977) Provided that this rule shall not apply to the appointment to the said category of Deputy Tahsildars if any person who was recruited to the Madras Ministerial Service as an Upper Division Clerk in the Revenue Department for Employment as Probationary Revenue Inspector". 5) The portion of amendment to special Rules for Tamil nadu Revenue Subordinate Service in Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No.17 dated 04.05.1988 is as extracted below “AMENDMENT TO SPECIAL RULES FOR TAMILNADU REVENUE SUBORDINATE SERVICE (G.O.Ms No. 660, Revenue 19" April 1988, Chithirai 7. Vibhava, Thiruvalluvar Andu 2019) No, SRO, B 150 /88 - In exercise of the powers conferred by the | proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India and in supersession of the Revenue Department Notification No. SRO - B 30 (a) of 1984, published in Part ~ Ill Section 1 (b) of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Extraordinary dated 30” January 1984, the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following amendment to the special rules for the Tamil Nadu Revenue Subordinate Service (Section 28 in Volume II of the Tamil Nadu Services Manual 1970) 2. The amendment hereby made shall be deemed to have come into force on and from the 20" June 1977.AMENDMENT In the said special rules, for Rule 6, the following rule shall be substituted, namely: “6. Reservation of appointments — Subject to the provisions of rule 5 (d), the rule of reservation of appointments (General Rule 22) shall apply to the category of Deputy Tahsildars in each District at the time of selection for inclusion in the list.” 6) It is clearly established from the above amendment dated 04.05.1988 that Rule of Reservation of appointment shall apply to the category of Deputy Tahsildars in each District at the time of selection for inclusion in the list of Deputy Tahsildar irrespective of the fact whether they belong to Promotee Assistant category or Directly Recruited Assistant category. 5) Accordingly, the District Collectors are hereby instructed to apply the Rule of Reservation, as in force as of now, to the category of Directly Recruited Assistants also, at the time of selection for inclusion in the list of Deputy Tahsildars in accordance with the amendments issued to Special Rules for Tamil nadu Revenue Subordinate Service Rule vide Tami Nadu Government Gazette No. 17, dated 04.05.1988 without any deviation. Yours faithfully, Sd/- K.Satyagopal Principal Secretary / Commissioner of Revenue Administration. To All District Collectors. Copy to: 1. The Secretary to Government, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Chennai — 9 2. Spare. ° — Resor, Assistant Cothipissioner-It for Principal Secretary / Commissioner of Revenue Administration. Bu