S.1 Short title

This Act may be called the Orissa Service of Engineers (Validation of Appointment) Act, 1994.

S.2 Definitions

       In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
       (a) "Government" means Government of Orissa;
       (b) "Recruitment Rules" means the Orissa Service of Engineers' Rules, 1941;
       (c) "Service" means the Orissa Service of Engineers; and
       (d) "Year" means the calendar year.

S.3 Validation

       (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the recruitment rules, three Assistant Engineers (Telecommunication) who were appointed to the Service on ad hoc basis by the Government in the Energy Department in the year, 1987 to meet the requirement of the Orissa State Electricity Board and are continuing as such, shall be deemed to have been validly and regularly appointed under the Energy Department of the Government against the direct recruitment quota of the service with effect from the date of commencement of this Act and, accordingly, no such appointment shall be challenged in any Court of law merely on the ground that such appointment was made otherwise than in accordance with the procedure laid down in the recruitment rules.
        (2) The inter se seniority of the Assistant Engineers (Telecommunication) whose appointments are so validated under Sub-section (1) shall be determined ac