Haryana Civil Service (Executive Branch) Rules, 2008
No: 6 Dated: Feb, 13 2008
HARYANA GOVERNMENT
PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT
Notification
The 13th February, 2008
No. GS.R.-6/Const./Art. 309/2008.-In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Haryana hereby makes the following rates regulating the recruitment and conditions of service of persons appointed to the Haryana Civil Service (Executive Branch), namely :
PART I - GENERAL
1. (1) These rules may be called the Haryana Civil Service (Executive Branch) Rules, 2008.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In these rules, unless the context, otherwise requires-
(a) "Commission" means the Public Service Commission;
(b) "Cadre" means a group of Haryana Civil Service (Executive Branch) Officers;
(c) "Government" means the Government of Haryana in the Administrative Department;
(d) “member" means a person appointed to the Haryana Civil Service (Executive Branch) Cadre;
(e) "recognized university" means any miversity incorporated by law in India, or any other university which is declared by the Government to be a recognized university for the purpose of these rules; and
(f) "Service" means the Haryana CWil Service (Executive Branch);
(g) "institution" means: -
(i) any institution established by law in force in the State of Haryana; or
(ii) any other institution recognized by the Government for the purpose of these rules.
PART II - RECRUITMENT TO SERVICE
3. (1) The strength and composition of the Cadre shall be such as may strength and.com be determined by the Government from time to time.
(2) The Government shall, at an interval of every three years re-examine the strength and composition of thc Cadre and may make such alterations therein as it deems fit :
Provided that nothing in this rule shall be deemed to affect the power of the Government to alter the strength and composition of the cadre at any time.
4.(1)No person shall be appointed to any post in the Service, unless he is;
(a) a citizen of India; or
(b) a subject of Nepal; or
(c) a subject of Bhutan :
Provided that a person belonging to any of the categories (b) or (c) shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government.
(2) A person in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to an examination or interview conducted by the Commission or any other recruiting authority but the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to him by the Government.
(3) No person shall be appointed to any post in the Service by direct recruitment, unless he produces a certificate of character from the principal academic officer of the university, college, school or institution last attended, if any, and similar certificate from two other responsible persons, not being his relatives who are well acquainted with him in his private life and are unconnected with his university, college, school or institution
5. Appointments to the posts in the Service shall be made by the Government.
6. No person,
(a) who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living; or
(b) who having a spouse living, has entered into or contracted a marriage with any person, shall be eligible for appointment to any post in the Service:
Provided that the Governor may, if satisfied, that such marriage is permissible under the personal law applicable to such person and the other party to the marriage and there are other grounds for so doing, exempt any person from the operation of this rule.
7. Members of the Service shall be appointed from time to time as required from amongst accepted candidates whose names have been duly entered in accordance with these rules in one or other of the registers of Accepted Candidates to be maintained under these rules :
Provided that if in the opinion of the Government the exigencies of the Service so require, the Government may make special recruitment to the Service by such methods as it may by notification specify, after consultation with the Commission.