RAJASTHAN LAND REVENUE QUALIFICATIONS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE OF CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD RULES, 1971
(1) These rules may be called the Rajasthan Land Revenue (Qualifications and Conditions of Service of Chairman and Members of the Board) Rules, 1971.
(2) They shall come into force at once.
In these rules, unless there is anything repugnant to the subject or context-
(a) "Act" means the Rajasthan Land Revenue Act, 1956 (Rajasthan Act 15 of 1956);
(b) "Board" means the Board of Revenue for Rajasthan established under sub-sec. (1) of Sec. 4 of the Act;
(c) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Board;
(d) "Government", "Governor" and "State" respectively means the Government, the Governor and the State of Rajasthan; and
(e) "Member" means a member of the Board.
A person shall not be qualified for appointment as Chairman of the Board unless he is a member of the Indian Administrative Service borne on the Rajasthan cadre and has served in Rajasthan for at least twelve years.
A person shall not be qualified for appointment as a member of the Board unless he is-
(a) a member of the Indian Administrative Service borne on the Rajasthan Cadre and has served for at least twelve years in Rajasthan; 2[XXX] or
3[(aa) a member of the Indian Administrative Service in the selection grade borne on the Rajasthan Cadre and has completed at least 2 years in selection grade at the time of consideration by the Committee referred to in sub-rules (2)of R.6:
Provided that the Government shall have the right to relax the period of two years in selection grade in Indian Administrative Service if suitable candidates are not available, or;]
(b) a member of the Rajasthan Higher Judicial Service and is qualified for appointment as a Judge of a Hi
The Chairman and the members of the Board from the Indian Administrative Service 3[except as provided in R. 5-A] shall be appointed by the Government in accordance with the rules applicable to the members of the service from amongst Officers fulfilling the qualifications prescribed in R. 3 and cl. (a) of R. 4.
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3. Inserted vide GSR 40, dated 8.6.1994, Pub. in Raj. Govt. Gaz., Exty., Part 4(ga)(I), dated 14.6.1994.
The Board shall have 4(two member) fulfilling the qualifications prescribed in clause (aa) of rule 4 who shall be appointed by the Government on the recommendations of a committee referred to in rule 6(2).
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5. Inserted vide Noti. No. F. 6(48) Rev. 6/2001/54 dated 22.9.2001 pub. in Raj. Govt. Gaz. Exty. Pt. 4(ga) (i) dated27.9.2001
The Board shall have two members fulfilling the qualifications prescribed in clause (d) of Rule 4 who shall be appointed by the Government on the recommendations of a committee consisting of the following: -
(a) Chief Secretary to the Government Chairman
(b) Chairman, Board of Revenue Member
(c) Secretary to the Government in Department Member of Personnel
(d) Secretary to the Government in Revenue Member-Secretary Department
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5. Inserted vide Noti. No. F. 6(48) Rev. 6/2001/54 dated 22.9.2001 pub. in Raj. Govt. Gaz. Exty. Pt. 4(ga) (i) dated27.9.2001
(1) The Board shall have 6[four] members fulfilling the qualifications prescribed in cl. (b) or (c) of R. 4, of whom at least 6[two] shall be from the Rajasthan Higher Judicial Service.
(2) The 6[four] members referred to in sub-r. (1) above shall be appointed by the Government on the recommendations of a Committee consisting of-
(a) the Chief Justice of the High Court of Judicature of Rajasthan;
(b) The Chairman of the Rajasthan Public Service Commission;
(c) the Chief Secretary to the Government; and
(d) the Chairman of the Board;
7[(e) Secretary to the Government in Revenue Department.]
(3) The Chief Justice shall
The terms and conditions of service of the Chairman and members of the Board appointed from the Indian Administrative Service shall be regulated by the rules applicable to the members of that service.
Except as hereinafter provided in these rules, the terms and conditions of the members appointed from the Rajasthan Administrative Service shall be regulated by the rules applicable to the members of that service.
Except as hereinafter provided in the rules, the terms and conditions of service of members appointed from the Rajasthan Higher Judicial Service, shall be regulated by the rules applicable to the members of that service.
The term and conditions of a member appointed from amongst the persons fulfilling the qualifications prescribed in cl. (c) of R. 4 shall be as specified in Chapter II of the rules.
(1) The Chairman shall have rank and precedence over the other members of the Board.
(2) The other members of the Board shall have rank and precedence amongst themselves according to the date of their appointment as member of the Board or to post carrying equivalent pay scales.
If the office of the Chairman becomes vacant or if the Chairman is by reason of absence or for any other reason unable to perform the duties of his offence, those duties shall until some person appointed under R. 3 to.the vacant office has entered on the duties thereof or as the case may be, until the Chairman has resumed his duties, be performed by the senior most I.A.S. member.
Notwithstanding anything contained in R. 6, temporary vacancy of a member required to be filled under that rule may be filled by the Government by appointment of member of the Indian Administrative Service fulfilling the qualifications prescribed in cl. (a) of R. 4.
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8. Inserted vide No. F. 6(121) Rev./Gr. 4/74, dated 30.10.1975, Pub. in Ra. Govt Gaz., Exty., Part 4(ga)(I), dated31.10.1975.
Every person appointed as member of the Board shall be required to take an oath or make £ solemn affirmation as per R. 12.
(1) The member shall draw salary and allowances as admissible to a Super Time Scale Officer of the Indian Administrative Service. He shall be fixed at the minimum of the Super Time Scale of the Indian Administrative Service:
Provided that if a person, who immediately before the date of assuming office as a member was in receipt of, or being eligible so to do, has ejected to draw a pension in respect of any previous services, his salary as member shall be reduced by the amount of original pension including any portion of the pension which may have been commuted. .
(2) The annual increment, dearness allowance, city compensatory allowance etc. admissible to a member appointed under R. 5-A shall be the same as is admissible to a member appointed from the Super Time Scale of Indian Administrative Service.
A member Who at the time of his appointment as such, was in the service of Government, shall, at his option to be exercised within a period of six months from the date of his appointment, be entitled to draw a pension under the rules applicable to the service to which he belonged w.ei. the date of his appointment as member:
Provided that, in such as event, his pay as member shall be reduced by an amount equivalent to the original pension (including any portion of the pension which may have been commuted) and he shall be entitled to draw his pension separately.
(2) A member who, at the time of his appointment as such, was in the service of Government, if he does not exercise the option mentioned in sub-r. (1), shall count his service as member for pension under the rules applicable to the service to which he belonged immediately before su
(1) A member of the Board appointed under R. 5-A shall hold office until he attains the age of 59 years:
Provided that such member may be given an extension of one year if his performance is found satisfactory.
(2) A member appointed under R. 5-A-
(a) may resign from his office;
(b) may be removed from his office by the Government if he-
(i) is adjudged an insolvent;
(ii) engages himself during his term of office in any Board employment outside the duties of his office;
(iii) is in the opinion of the Government unfit to continue in office by reason of infirmity of mind or body; or
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(1) A member who, on the date of his appointment to the Board was in the service of State Government, shall be deemed to have retired from such service with effect from the date he takes over as member of the Board.
(2) On such retirement the member shall be entitled to receive pension and other retirement benefits in accordance with the rules applicable to him.
A member appointed under R. 5-A may be granted leave as contained in R. 15.
Travelling allowance, medical allowance and other conditions of service applicable to a member appointed under R. 5-A shall be the same as is applicable to a member appointed from the super time scale of Indian Administrative Service.
Every person appointed as member of the Board shall be required to take an oath or make a solemn affirmation that he will bear true facts and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established and that he will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India and that he will duly and faithfully discharge, the duties of his office except in the case of an Officer appointed from the Indian Administrative Service or the Rajasthan Higher Judicial Service 2[(or the Rajasthan Administrative Servjce)] who has already taken such an oath or made such an affirmation.
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2. Inserted vide Noti. No. F. 6(48) Rev. 6/2001/54 dated 22.9.2001 pub. in Raj. Govt. Gaz. Exty. Pt. 4(ga) (i) dated27.9.2001
(1) The pay of a member of the Board appointed under 1[(Rule 5-B and Rule 6)] shall be fixed at the minimum of the pay scale admissible to a member appointed from the Indian Administrative Service; if however, he was already drawing a pay equivalent to or higher than the minimum of that pay scale prior to his appointment as a member of the Board, than his pay shall be fixed at the next higher stage.
1[(2) The dearness allowance admissible to a member appointed from the Rajasthan Higher Judicial Service, Rajasthan Administrative Service and from Advocates shall be the same as is admissible to a member appointed from the Indian Administrative Service.
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1. Substituted vide Noti. No. F. 6(48) Rev. 6/2001/54 dated 22.9.2001 pub. in Raj. Govt. Gaz. Exty. Pt. 4(ga) (i) dated27.9.2001
3[(1) 1[(a) The term of office of member of the Board appointed under Rule 6 from the advocates shall be for four years or 60 years of age whichever is earlier :
Provided that on satisfactory service this term of office may be extended for another two years or 60 years of age whichever is earlier, by the committee constituted under Rule 6(2) on the recommendation of the Chairman, Board of Revenue.]
(b) A member of the Board appointed under R. 6 from the Rajasthan Higher Judicial Service shall hold office till he continues to be a member of that service.]
2[(c) A member of the Board appointed under Rule 5-B from the Rajasthan Administrative Service shall hold office till he continues to be a member of that service, subject to further extension for two years by the Government on the recommendati
A member appointed from the advocates or a member appointed from the Rajasthan Higher Judicial Service after he has attained the age of superannuating in that service may be granted leave as follows-
(a) Leave on leave salary equivalent to full pay upto one eleventh of the period spent on duty, subject to a maximum of four months at any one time;
(b) Leave on medical certificate or leave salary equivalent to half pay, subject to a maximum of three months at any one time;
(c) Extraordinary leave without pay and allowances, subject to a maximum of three months at any one time.
(1) Subject to the provisions of these rules, pension shall be payable to a member appointed from the advocates if he has completed not less than three years of service qualifying for pension.
(2) No pension shall be payable to such member on his removal from office, but in case he has completed three years of service and resigns from his office and such resignation is accepted by the Governor, the pension admissible under these rules, shall be payable to him:
Provided that in the case of member who is in receipt of a pension or benefit of contributory provident fund from any State Government or Government of India, the amount of such pension, including pension equivalent of death-cum-retirement gratuity and pension equivalent of the Government contribution to the provident fund, shall be deducted from the pension payable to him.
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A member appointed from the advocates or a member appointed from the Rajasthan Higher Judicial Service after he has attained the age of superannuation shall be entitled to the benefits and shall be subject to the conditions of service prescribed by the following rules as amended from time to time-
(1) Rajasthan Higher Judicial Service Rules;
(2) Rajasthan Service Rules, 1951 (Vol. 1 Part A & Part B and Vol. II);
(3) Rajasthan Travelling Allowance Rules;
(4) Rules for grant of House Rent Allowance to Government Servants;
(5) Rules for grant of the Compensatory (City) Allowance to Government Servants;
(6) Rajasthan Civil Services (Medical Attendance) Rules, 1970;
No person who has held office as a member of the Board shall plead or act in the Board or any Revenue Court subordinate thereto.
If any question arises regarding interpretation of the above rules, the decision of the Governor thereon shall be final.
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