Question

Discuss the major functions of Public Service Comission?​

Answer 1

Functions of the PSC

ꜰᴜɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ꜱᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪꜱꜱɪᴏɴ

ᴀʀᴛɪᴄʟᴇ 165 ᴇꜱᴛᴀʙʟɪꜱʜᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ꜱᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪꜱꜱɪᴏɴ, ɪᴛꜱ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀꜱʜɪᴘ, ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ, Qᴜᴀʟɪꜰɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴅɪꜱQᴜᴀʟɪꜰɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴇɴᴜʀᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴏꜰꜰɪᴄᴇ. ᴀʀᴛɪᴄʟᴇ 166 (2) ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴜɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ꜱᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪꜱꜱɪᴏɴ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛᴏ:-

ᴀᴅᴠɪꜱᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇꜱɪᴅᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀꜰᴏʀᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ʜɪꜱ/ʜᴇʀ ꜰᴜɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴀʀᴛɪᴄʟᴇ 172 ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴꜱᴛɪᴛᴜᴛɪᴏɴ.

ᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛ, ᴄᴏɴꜰɪʀᴍ ɪɴ ᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛᴍᴇɴᴛꜱ, ᴘʀᴏᴍᴏᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇxᴇʀᴄɪꜱᴇ ᴅɪꜱᴄɪᴘʟɪɴᴀʀʏ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴꜱ ʜᴏʟᴅɪɴɢ ᴏꜰꜰɪᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ꜱᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴀʀᴛɪᴄʟᴇ 172 ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴꜱᴛɪᴛᴜᴛɪᴏɴ.(

ᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛ, ᴘᴇʀᴍᴀɴᴇɴᴛ ꜱᴇᴄʀᴇᴛᴀʀɪᴇꜱ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴀʀᴛɪᴄʟᴇ 174 (2).

ᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ᴄʟᴇʀᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴀʀʟɪᴀᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴀʀᴛɪᴄʟᴇ 87

ᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ꜱᴇᴄʀᴇᴛᴀʀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴀʙɪɴᴇᴛ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴀʀᴛɪᴄʟᴇ 111(3)

ᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛᴏʀ ᴏꜰ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ᴘʀᴏꜱᴇᴄᴜᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴀʀᴛɪᴄʟᴇ 120(1)

ᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ꜱᴇᴄʀᴇᴛᴀʀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ꜱᴛᴀꜰꜰ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɢᴀɴᴅᴀ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ʀɪɢʜᴛꜱ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪꜱꜱɪᴏɴ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴀʀᴛɪᴄʟᴇ 57 ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴꜱᴛɪᴛᴜᴛɪᴏɴ.

ᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ꜱᴇᴄʀᴇᴛᴀʀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ꜱᴛᴀꜰꜰ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛᴏʀᴀʟ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪꜱꜱɪᴏɴ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴀʀᴛɪᴄʟᴇ 65 ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴꜱᴛɪᴛᴜᴛɪᴏɴ.

ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡ ᴛᴇʀᴍꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏɴᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇ, ꜱᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀꜱ, Qᴜᴀʟɪꜰɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ᴏꜰꜰɪᴄᴇʀꜱ, ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀꜱ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴɴᴇʟ ᴍᴀɴᴀɢᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ꜱᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ʀᴇᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴛᴏ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ.

ɢᴜɪᴅɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴏʀᴅɪɴᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪꜱᴛʀɪᴄᴛ ꜱᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪꜱꜱɪᴏɴ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴀʀᴛɪᴄʟᴇ 166 (1) ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴꜱᴛɪᴛᴜᴛɪᴏɴ.

ʜᴇᴀʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇᴛᴇʀᴍɪɴᴇ ɢʀɪᴇᴠᴀɴᴄᴇꜱ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴꜱ ᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪꜱᴛʀɪᴄᴛ ꜱᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪꜱꜱɪᴏɴꜱ.

ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀɪʀᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴅɪꜱᴛʀɪᴄᴛ ꜱᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪꜱꜱɪᴏɴꜱ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴀʀᴛɪᴄʟᴇ 198 (2) ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴꜱᴛɪᴛᴜᴛɪᴏɴ.

ᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛ, ᴄᴏɴꜰɪʀᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇxᴇʀᴄɪꜱᴇ ᴅɪꜱᴄɪᴘʟɪɴᴀʀʏ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴄʜɪᴇꜰ ᴀᴅᴍɪɴɪꜱᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴏꜰꜰɪᴄᴇʀꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇᴘᴜᴛʏ ᴄʜɪᴇꜰ ᴀᴅᴍɪɴɪꜱᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴏꜰꜰɪᴄᴇʀꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴏᴡɴ ᴄʟᴇʀᴋꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ᴄɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴜɴɪᴄɪᴘᴀʟɪᴛɪᴇꜱ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴀʀᴛɪᴄʟᴇ 188 ᴀɴᴅ 200 ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴꜱᴛɪᴛᴜᴛɪᴏɴ. (ᴀᴍᴇɴᴅᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀᴄᴛ 2005).