(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any Acts or rules regarding the recruitment and conditions of service of officers and employees of the Tribunal, it shall be the duty of the Public Service Commission to prepare select list, for appointment by direct recruitment, of all officers and employees of the Tribunal.
* Received the assent of the Governor on the 16th day of September, 2017 and published in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No. 1978 dated 16th September, 2017.
1 08.02.2018(vide S.R.O. No. 78/2018 published in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No. 313 dated 08.02.2018.
(2) The Tribunal shall consult the Public Service Commission,-
(a) as respects matters relating to direct recruitment to the posts under the services of the Tribunal;
(b) on the principles to be followed in making appointments by direct recruitment of the officers and employees of the Tribunal and on the suitability of candidates for such appointments.
(3) It shall be the duty of the Public Service Commission to advise on any matter as per sub-section (2), where the Public Service Commission shall be consulted:
Provided that the Government may make rules specifying the matters in which, either generally, or in any particular case or class of cases or in any particular circumstances, it shall not be necessary for the Public Service Commission to be consulted;
(4) In the case of any difference of opinion between the Public Service Commission and the Tribunal on a matter to be consulted as per sub-section (2), the Tribunal shall refer the matter to the Government and the decision of the Government thereon shall be final:
Provided that the Government, before taking a decision against the advice of the Public Service Commission, shall refer the matter to the Public Service Commission.