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The Constitution of India

Provisions as to Public Service Commissions

Jurisdiction
India
Provision
378
Source language
eng+tel
Recorded status
in force
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Recorded status
in force

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Service Commission for the Dominion of India holding office immediately before the commencement of this Constitution shall, unless they have elected otherwise, become on such commencement the members of the Public Service Commission for the Union and shall, notwithstanding anything in clauses (1) and (2) of article 316 but subject to the proviso to clause (2) of that article, continue to hold office until the expiration of their term of office as determined under the rules which were applicable immediately before such commencement to such members. (2) The Members of a Public Service Commission of a Province or of a Public Service Commission serving the needs of a group of Provinces holding office immediately before the commencement of this Constitution shall, unless they have elected otherwise, become on such commencement the members of the Public Service Commission for the corresponding State or the members of the Joint State Public Service Commission serving the needs of the corresponding States, as the case may be, and shall, notwithstanding anything in clauses (1) and (2) of article 316 but subject to the proviso to clause (2) of that article, continue to hold office until the expiration of their term of office as determined under the rules which were applicable immediately before such commencement to such members. ¿êÆæÿ™èþ Æ>gêÅ…Væü… 264 (¿êVæüÐ@þ¬ XXI. - ™é™éPÍMæü, ç³ÇÐ@þÆæÿ¢¯@þM>ÍMæü Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ {ç³™óþÅMæü °º…«§æþ¯@þË$) (2) D Æ>gêÅ…Væü {´ëÆæÿ…¿¶ýÐ@þ¬¯@þMæü$ Ð@þ¬…§æþ$ Ððþ…r¯óþ ¿êÆæÿ™èþ çÜ…Ý릯@þÐ@þ¬ËÌZ ç³§æþÑÌZ ¯@þ$…yìþ¯@þ E¯@þ²™èþ ¯éÅĶý$Ý릯@þç³# ¯éÅĶý$Ð@þÊÆæÿ$¢Ë$, Ð鯿ÿ$ C™èþÆæÿ Ñ«§æþÐ@þ¬V> G…^èþ$Mö°¯@þ¯óþ ™èþç³µ, Asìýt {´ëÆæÿ…¿¶ýÐ@þ¬¯@þ JMæürÐ@þ òÙyæþ*ÅÌŒý Äñý¬MæüP ¿êVæüÐ@þ¬ (¼)ÌZ °ÇªçÙtç³Ææÿ^èþºyìþ¯@þ HO§ðþ¯é Æ>çÙ‰Ð@þ¬ Äñý¬MæüP E¯@þ²™èþ ¯éÅĶý$Ý릯@þç³# ¯éÅĶý$Ð@þÊÆæÿ$¢Ë$ M>Ð@þÌñý¯@þ$ Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ 217Ð@þ BÇtMæüÌŒý Äñý¬MæüP M>ÏgŒýË$ (1), (2)ËÌZ HÐ@þ¬¯@þ²ç³µsìýMìü±, B BÇtMæüÌŒýÌZ° M>ÏgŒý (1) Äñý¬MæüP ѯéÆÿ¬…ç³#Mæü$ ÌZºyìþ, Æ>çى糆 E™èþ¢Ææÿ$Ð@þ# §éÓÆ> °Æ>®Ææÿ×ý ^óþĶý¬ M>ÌêÐ@þ«¨ Ð@þ¬WĶý¬ Ð@þÆæÿMæü$ ç³§æþÑÌZ Mö¯@þÝëVæüÐ@þÌñý¯@þ$. 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Special provision as to duration of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly:- Notwithstanding anything contained in article 172, the Legislative Assembly of the State of Andhra Pradesh as constituted under the provisions of sections 28 and 29 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, shall, unless sooner dissolved, continue for a period of five years from the date referred to in the said section 29 and no longer and the expiration of the said period shall operate as a dissolution of that Legislative Assembly.] 379.-391. Omitted by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 29 and Sch. (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).

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