The Karnataka Public Service Commission Conduct of Business and Additional Functions Act, 1959

Preamble

THE KARNATAKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (CONDUCT OF BUSINESS AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS) ACT, 1959. ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS. Statement of Object and Reasons Sections: CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title and commencement. 2. Definitions. CHAPTER II CONDUCT OF BUSINESS BY THE COMMISSION. 3. Procedure for performance of functions of the Commission. 4. Decision of questions. 5. Agenda for meetings. 6. Decision by majority of votes. 7. Procedure during absence of Chairman. 8. Vacancy, etc., not to invalidate proceedings. 9. Quorum. 10. Recording of decisions. 11. Communications to be signed by the Secretary or the Assistant Secretary. 12. Deputation of Members. 13. Interviews. 14. Action in urgent cases. 15. Procedure in other cases. diaCode CHAPTER III ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS. 16. Conduct of Service Examinations. 17. Functions in respect of services of local authorities. 17A. Commission to furnish returns, etc., to Government. 18. Rules. STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS I Act 20 of 1959 .- Article 320 of the Constitution of India, specifies the functions of the Public Service Commission and Article 321 empowers the State Legislature by an enactment to provide for exercise of additional functions by the Public Service Commission as respects the services of the State and also as respects the services of any local authority or other body corporate constituted by law or of any public institution. In order to ensure that proper persons are appointed to the services of local authorities it is considered necessary to entrust the Public Service Commission with the same functions as it exercises as respects the services of the State. It is also considered necessary to entrust the Commission with the function of conducting the departmental examinations which Government servants are required to pass either to secure confirmation or promotion. The procedure to be followed by the Commission in the performance of its functions has also to be regulated by an enactment. Hence the Bill. (Obtained from Notification No. 1014 LC, dated 30.10.1958.) II ndia Amending Act 25 of 1966 .- According to section 11 of the Mysore Public Service Commission (Conduct of Business and Additional Functions) Act, 1959, the communications from the Commission have to be signed by the Secretary. In view of the increase of work of the Commission it is considered necessary to empower the Assistant Secretary also to sign communications. It is also considered necessary to have a specific provision for obtaining returns, records and information from the Commission. Hence the Bill. (Published in Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary) Part IV-2A dated 11th July 1966 as No. 118 at page 4.) III Amending Act 23 of 1973 .- Under section 9 of the Act the quorum for a meeting of Public Service Commission is two. This was fixed when there were only three members in the Commission. The number of members has since been raised to seven. In view of this quorum requires to be re-fixed at four. Under section 16 of the Act, the Public Service Commission is required to hold service examinations only for Government servants. Some of the local authorities and statutory bodies have prescribed the same examinations as those prescribed for Government servants for their employees and they have requested that their employees may also be made eligible to appear for the service examinations conducted by the Public Service Commission. It is, therefore, proposed to amend section 16. Hence the Bill. (Published in Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary) Part IV-2A dated 30th August 1973 as No. 689 at page 3.) IV Amending Act 21 of 1978 .- The name of the State was changed from Mysore to Karnataka with effect from 1-11-1973. By the Karnataka Adaptation of Laws Order, 1973, the word "Mysore" occurring in various enactments, rules and notifications, then in force was substituted wherever necessary by the word "Karnataka". In the Acts specified in Schedule I introduced in the Legislature earlier to 1st November, 1973 but p

Sections

Type to filter. 17 sections.

1. 1Short title and commencement
2. 2Definition
3. 3Procedure for performance of functions of the Commission
4. 4Decision of questions
5. 5Agenda for meetings
6. 6Decision by majority of votes
7. 7Procedure during absence of Chairman
8. 8Vacancy, etc., not to invalidate proceedings
9. 10Recording of decisions
10. 11Communications to be signed 1[by the Secretary or the Assistant Secretary]1
11. 12Deputation of Members
12. 13Interviews
13. 14Action in urgent cases
14. 15Procedure in other cases
15. 16Conduct of Service Examinations
16. 17Functions in respect of services of local authorities
17. 18Rules