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The Constitution of India

Public Service Commissions for the Union and for the States

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India
Provision
315
Source language
eng+tel
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in force
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provisions of this article, there shall be a Public Service Commission for the Union and a Public Service Commission for each State. (2) Two or more States may agree that there shall be one Public Service Commission for that group of States, and if a resolution to that effect is passed by the House or, where there are two Houses, by each House of the Legislature of each of those States, Parliament may by law provide for the appointment of a Joint State Public Service Commission (referred to in this Chapter as Joint Commission) to serve the needs of those States. ¿êÆæÿ™èþ Æ>gêÅ…Væü… 187 (¿êVæüÐ@þ¬ XIV. - Móü…{§æþÐ@þ¬ Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ Æ>çÙ‰Ð@þ¬Ë “Mìü…¨ çÜÈÓçÜ$Ë$) (3) çÜÆøÓ¯@þ²™èþ ¯éÅĶý$Ý릯@þÐ@þ¬V>°, HO§ðþ¯é C™èþÆæÿ ¯éÅĶý$Ý릯@þÐ@þ¬V>°, D “Mìü…¨ ÑçÙĶý$Ð@þ¬ËÌZ A«¨M>Ææÿ ç³Ç«¨° MæüÍW E…yæþÆ>§æþ$:& (G) M>ÏgŒý (1)ÌZ õ³ÆöP¯@þºyìþ¯@þ GÐ@þOÆðÿ¯é Ð@þÅMìü¢^óþ ^óþĶý$ºyìþ¯@þ ÌôýMæü A™èþ°^óþ {ÐéíÜ DĶý$ºyìþ¯@þ HO§ðþ¯é Jyæþ…ºyìþMæü, Jç³µ…§æþÐ@þ¬ ÌôýMæü A§óþ Ñ«§æþOÐðþ$¯@þ C™èþÆæÿ A«¨M>Ææÿ ç³{™èþÐ@þ¬ Äñý¬MæüP HO§ðþ¯é °º…«§æþ¯@þ ¯@þ$…yìþ ÌôýMæü §é°Oò³ ^óþĶý$ºyìþ¯@þ HO§ðþ¯é BÐðþ*§æþ… ¯@þ$…yìþ E™èþµ¯@þ²Ð@þ$Væü$ ÌôýMæü C…yìþĶý*ÌZ° “Mú¯@þ$ Äñý¬MæüP HO§ðþ¯é íÜÑË$ çÜÈÓçÜ$Mæü$ A™èþ° °Ä¶ý*Ð@þ$MæüÐ@þ¬¯@þMæü$ çÜ…º…«¨…_ ÌôýMæü ¿êÆæÿ™èþ§óþÔ¶ý A«¨°ÐóþÔ¶ý Äñý¬MæüP ÌôýMæü §é° {´ëѯ@þ$Þ Äñý¬MæüP {糿¶ý$™èþÓÐ@þ¬ íÜÑÌŒý çÜÈÓçÜ$ÌZ A™èþyæþ$ Mö¯@þÝëVæü$rMæü$ çÜ…º…«¨…_ B Ð@þÅMìü¢Mìü gêÈ ^óþĶý$ºyìþ¯@þ HO§ðþ¯é ÌôýQ §éÓÆ> E™èþµ¯@þ²Ð@þ$Væü$ HO§ðþ¯é ÑÐé§æþÐ@þ¬; (¼) Ððþ¬§æþr Ô>çܯ@þ… ^óþíܯ@þr$ÏV> 314Ð@þ BÇtMæüÌŒýÌZ “Mìü…§æþ HO§ðþ¯é çßýMæü$P, »ê«§æþÅ™èþ ÌôýMæü MæüÆæÿ¢Ð@þÅ çÜ…º…«§æþOÐðþ$¯@þ HO§ðþ¯@þ ÑÐé§æþÐ@þ¬. (4) Ððþ¬§æþr Ô>çܯ@þ… ^óþíܯ@þr$ÏV> 314Ð@þ BÇtMæüÌŒýÌZ Ìôý§é D Æ>gêÅ…Væü… Äñý¬MæüP HO§ðþ¯é C™èþÆæÿ °º…«§æþ¯@þÌZ HÒ$ E¯@þ²ç³µsìýMîü, D BÇtMæüÌŒý Äñý¬MæüP °º…«§æþ¯@þË$ {糿êÐ@þÐ@þ¬ MæüÍW E…yæþÐ@þÌñý¯@þ$.] 313. ç³ÇÐ@þÆæÿ¢¯@þ M>ÍMæü °º…«§æþ¯@þË$:& D Æ>gêÅ…Væü… “Mìü…§æþ D ÑçÙĶý$Ð@þ¬ÌZ C™èþÆæÿ °º…«§æþ¯@þ ^óþĶý$ºyæþ$¯@þ…™èþ Ð@þÆæÿMæü$, D Æ>gêÅ…Væü {´ëÆæÿ…¿¶ýÐ@þ¬¯@þMæü$ Ð@þ¬…§æþ$ Ððþ…r¯óþ AÐ@þ$Ë$ÌZ E¯@þ²sìýt Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ Æ>gêÅ…Væü {´ëÆæÿ…¿¶ýÐ@þ¬¯@þMæü$ ™èþÆæÿ$Ðé™èþ ASË ¿êÆæÿ™èþ çÜÈÓçÜ$Ë$V> Ìôý§é Móü…{§æþÐ@þ¬¯@þMæü$ ÌôýMæü HO§ðþ¯é Æ>çÙЉ @þ¬ “Mìü…§æþ çÜÈÓçÜ$V> Ìôý§é ç³§æþÑV> Mö¯@þÝëVæü$^èþ$¯@þ² HO§ðþ¯é {糿¶ý$™èþÓ çÜÈÓçÜ$¯@þ$ ÌôýMæü ç³§æþÑMìü Ð@þÇ¢…^èþ§æþW¯@þ A°² Ô>çܯ@þÐ@þ¬Ë$, D Æ>gêÅ…Væüç³# °º…«§æþ¯@þËMæü$ AÑ A¯@þ$Væü$×ýÐ@þ¬V> E¯@þ²…™èþ Ð@þÆæÿMæü$, AÐ@þ$Ë$ÌZ Mö¯@þÝëVæüÐ@þÌñý¯@þ$. 314. [Mö°² çÜÈÓçÜ$Ë Äñý¬MæüP {ç³çÜ$¢™èþÐ@þ¬¯@þ² A«¨M>Ææÿ$Ë Ææÿ„æü×ýMæü$ °º…«§æþ¯@þ ]:& Æ>gêÅ…Væü (CÆæÿOÐðþ G°Ñ$§æþÐ@þ çÜÐ@þÆæÿ×ý) ^èþrtÐ@þ¬, 1972 Äñý¬MæüP 3Ð@þ òÜ„æü¯Œþ §éÓÆ> (29.08.1972 ¯@þ$…yìþ) Ð@þ¨ÍÐóþĶý$ºyìþ¯@þ¨. A«§éÅĶý$Ð@þ¬ & II & ç³¼ÏMŠü çÜÈÓçÜ$ MæüÒ$çÙ¯ŒþË$

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