Indian Forest Service (Appointment by Promotion) Regulations, 1966

The appellants, former forest officers, were appointed to temporary Officer on Special Duty (O.S.D.) posts in the State Forest Service after senior posts in the Indian Forest Service were abolished. They served in these O.S.D. posts from 1977 to 1985 and were later appointed to the Indian Forest Service in 1985 with a …

The appellant, a Forest Range Officer (FRO) appointed in 2006 and promoted to Assistant Conservator of Forests in 2020, sought to have FROs treated as members of the State Forest Service (SFS) for promotion to the Indian Forest Service (IFoS). The issue was whether the term "State Forest Service" in Rule 2(g) of the In…

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) selected officers for promotion from the State Forest Service to the Indian Forest Service (IFS) for the year 1998 in accordance with the IFS (Appointment by Promotion) Regulations, 1966 as amended on 31‑12‑1997. The first respondent, a Deputy Conservator of Forest, was not pl…