Orissa Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1962

The respondent, appointed as an Inspector of Supplies on a reserved SC/ST post, was found not to belong to those categories and departmental proceedings were initiated but dropped by an order dated 16 October 1995. On 4 September 2000, the Government, through an Under Secretary signing in the name of the Governor, revi…

The respondents, who were Class III government servants in Orissa, reached the statutory retirement age of 58 and claimed that, as "workmen" under the second proviso to Rule 71(a) of the Orissa Service Code, they were entitled to remain in service until the age of 60. The Orissa Administrative Tribunal held them to be …

Shiva Prasad Das, a forester appointed by the Conservator of Forests, was suspended by the District Forest Officer pending a disciplinary enquiry into alleged negligence. He challenged the suspension before the Orissa High Court, arguing that it violated Article 311(1) of the Constitution and Rule 12 of the Orissa Civi…

The respondent, a manager in the Orissa State Guest House, was found to have committed serious financial irregularities and was later discovered to possess disproportionate assets. The appointing authority suspended him pending disciplinary proceedings and a criminal investigation under Rule 12 of the Orissa Civil Serv…

Madhumita Das was appointed as a Junior Assistant in a post reserved for Scheduled Castes on the basis of a caste certificate issued in 1996. In 2011 the employer, Bhubaneswar Development Authority, discovered that her school records indicated she belonged to a Brahmin caste and she claimed Scheduled Caste status by vi…

The respondent, a Stipendiary Engineer employed by the State Government in community development, was suspended by the District Collector of Koraput under Rule 12 of the Orissa Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1962 while disciplinary proceedings were contemplated. He challenged the suspension …