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NIRMA UNIVERSITY
INSTITUTE OF LAW
B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) Programme
Academic Year 2011-12
Semester X

LAW AND PUBLIC SERVANTS

1. Historical and comparative perspectives
1.1. Civil service in Colonial India: origin, objectives and commitment.
1.2. Changeover in the post independent era: neo-colonial characteristics and problems.

2. Civil servants: Constitutional dimensions
2.1. Are the civil servants a category different from other citizens vis--vis fundamental
rights.
2.1.1. Concept of equality and civil servants
2.1.2. Right to form associations or unions-police and judicial officers-scheduled castes &
backward classes.
2.1.3. Right to strike and to collective bargaining.
2.2. Heterogeneity of social, educational and communal backwardness and its impact
on recruitment, promotion and work atmosphere.
2.3. Service regulations: the Constitutional bases.
2.3.1. Formulation of service rules
2.3.2. Doctrine of pleasure
2.3.3. Limitations on doctrine of pleasure
2.4. Impact of Essential Service Maintenance Law

3. Recruitment and Promotion
3.1. Union public service commission and state public service commissions.
3.1.1. Jurisdiction and functions
3.1.2. Membership; immunities
3.2. Consultation with commission

4. Conditions of service
4.1. Pay, dearness allowance and bonus: machinery for fixation and revision, pay
Commission
4.2. Kinds of leave and conditions of eligibility
4.3. Social security: provident fund, superannuation and retrial benefits, Medicare,
maternity benefits, and employment of children of those dying in harness, compulsory
insurance.
4.4. Comparative evaluation with private sector
4.5. Comparative evaluation between the state government employees and the central
government employees - the state laws and regulations in comparison with Central
regulations.

5. Civil service: the dilemmas in operation
5.1. Neutrality, permanency and expertise.
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5.2. Spoils system, seniority-cum-merit for promotion, direct recruitment and promotion.
5.3. Frequent transfers, education of children, housing and accommodation-the problem
of central government employees.
5.4. Civil service and politics, over politicization of government servants, organization
and inter union rivalry.
5.5. Corruption in Public Service

6. Special categories of services
6.1. Judicial services: subordinate judiciary-judicial officers and servants: appointment
and conditions of service
6.2. Officers and servants of the Supreme Court and the High Courts: recruitment,
promotion, conditions of service and disciplinary action.
6.3. All India Services: object, regulation of recruitment and conditions of service,
disciplinary proceedings.

7. Settlement of disputes over service matters
7.1. Departmental remedies: representation, review, revision and appeal, role of service
organizations
7.2. Remedy before the Administrative Tribunal: jurisdiction, scope and procedure
merits and demerits - exclusion of jurisdiction of courts.
7.3. Judicial review of service matters - jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and High
Courts.
7.4. Judicial Accountability Bill
7.5. Judges Inquiry Act Law Commission Report

References:

Malhotra, L.C., Dismissel, Discharge, Termination of Service and Punishment (1998), The
University Book Agency, Allahabad
ILI (by JusticeM. Ram Jois), Services under the State (1987)
Pal,S., The Law relating to Public Service (1998) Eastern
K. Goyal, Administrative Tribunals Act 1985 (1987)
Seervai, Constitutional Law of India,. 1.1.(1983); Chs.9 & 10 and Vol.II Ch.17 (1984).
Basu, The Constitution of India (1996), Prentice Hall, New Delhi.
Arjun. P. Aggarwal, Strikes by Government Employees: Law and Public Policy, 14 J.I.L.I
358
(1972)
Mohammed Imam, Power to initiate and conduct disciplinary proceeding, 12 J.I.L.I. 70
(1970)
Mohammed Imam, Reviewability of compulsoryretirement order, 12 J.I.L.I. 633 (1970)
Arjun P. Aggarwal, Freedom of Association in Public Employment 14 J.I.L..I. p.1(1972)
C.K.Kochukoshy, All India Services-Their Role and Future, 1972 I.J.P.A. 67
Sharma and Nanda, Bahris Guide on Service Rules (1997), Bahri Brothers, Delhi.
R.K.Mishra, Rules and Orders Relating to Government Servants and their Dismissal (1990),
the University Book Agency, Allahabad.
R.Deb, Public services under the rules of law - right to disobey illegal order 30 J.I.L.I. 574
(1978)
Douglas Vass, The Public Service in modern society 1983 I.J.P.A. 970.
Z.M.S.Siddiqi, Sanctions for the breach of contracts of service 25 J.I.L.I. 359 (1983).
O.P.Motiwal, Compulsory Retirement, 1975 I.J.P.A. 247
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D.S.Chopra, Doctrine of Pleasure-its scope implications and limitations 1975 I.J.P.A. 92.
G.C.V.Subba Rao, The O.N.G.C. case and new horizons in public services law, 1975 S.C.J.
29.