Order On Board

29/09/2015 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

1. Petitioner has appeared in the recruitment of Statistical Investigator in the Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Chhattisgarh. He is claiming reservation in the said recruitment on the ground that he having served in the Central Industrial Security Force (for short 'CISF'), he is an Ex-serviceman and, as such, he is eligible to compete in the recruitment process under the Ex-serviceman category.

2. In course of hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the respondents have not treated the petitioner as Ex-serviceman on the ground that at the time of applying for the post the petitioner was still in the service with the CISF.

3. The argument appears to be misconceived inasmuch as, to begin with, the petitioner having serving or served with the CISF can never be treated as Ex-serviceman in view of the definition of Ex-serviceman provided in the Notification No.36034/5/85-Estt (SCT) dated 27-10-1986 issued by the Department of Personnel & Training, Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions, Government of India by which the rules namely; Ex-servicemen (Re- employment in Central Civil Service and Pos