SECTION - 2
APPOINTMENT

17. Appointing Authorities

  1. Subject to sub-regulation (2) appointments to posts in various categories in Board shall be made by the Board or” any authority authorized by the Board in this regard from time to time.

    Provided that no appointment to any category in the services of Board shall be made except in accordance with these regulations.

  2. At the commencement of these regulations the appointing authorities for various categories of posts in each class of service shall be the authorities specified in Annexures in Schedule - I.

18. First Appointment

All first appointments shall be made by the appointing authority from a list of approved candidates prepared in the manner prescribed in Regulation 8.

19. Regular Appointment

A person is said to have been appointed regularly when he is appointed to a post in accordance with these regulations.

20. Confirmation

An employee who has completed the prescribed period of probation shall be confirmed in a post on which another employee has no lien.

21. Lien

  1. A Board employee on confirmation acquires a lien on the post.

  2. Retention of lien:

Unless his lien is suspended under regulation 22 or transferred under regulation 23. a Board employee retains a lien on the post:

  1. While performing the duties of the post.

  2. While on foreign service or holding a temporary post or officiating in another post.

  3. During joining time on transfer to another post unless he is transferred to a post on lower pay, in which case his lien is transferred to the new post from the date on which he is relieved of his duties in the old post.

  4. While on leave other than refused leave granted after the date of compulsory retirement.

  5. While under suspension.  

22. (1) Suspension of lien

  1. The Board shall suspend the lien of a Board employee on a post if he is appointed to a post on which another Board employee holds a lien.

  2. The Board may at its option suspend the lien of a Board employee on a post which he holds if  

    1. he is deputed out of India or

    2. transferred to foreign service or  

    3. In circumstances not covered by clause (i) above is transferred to a post in another cadre  

    4. If in any of these cases there is reason to believe that he will remain absent from the post on which he holds a lien for a period of not less than three years.  

    5. If the lien of Board employee on a post is suspended under clause (1) or clause (ii) of this regulation. the post may be filled up temporarily.  

      (2) Revival of lien: 

  1. The lien of a Board employee which has been suspended under sub-regulation (1) shall revive as soon as the other employee ceases to hold the lien on the post.

  2. The lien of' a Board employee which has been suspended under sub-regulation (1 )(ii) shall revive as soon as he ceases to be on deputation out of India or on foreign service or to hold a post in another service

Provided that a suspended Lien shall not revive because the Board employee takes leave, if there is  reason to believe that he will, on return from leave continue to bean deputation out of India, or on  foreign service or to hold a post in another cadre and the total period of absence on duty will not  fall  short of three years or that he will hold substantively a post of the nature specified in sub-regulation (l)(i). 

23. Transfer of lien

The Board may transfer to another permanent post in the same cadre the lien of a Board employee who is not performing the' duties of the post to which the lien relates, even if the lien has been suspended.

24. Termination of lien

  1. The lien of a Board employee on a post may in no circumstances be terminated, even with his consent, if the result will be to leave him without a lien or a suspended lien upon a permanent post.

  2. The lien of a Board employee on a post shall stand terminated on his acquiring a lien on a  permanent post outside the cadre on which he is borne.

25. Officiating appointment

The Board may if it thinks fit, appoint an employee to officiate in a vacant post in which no other employee holds a lien. limited to a period of 90 (ninety) days only.

26. Contract appointment

  1. Notwithstanding anything contained in these regulations. the Board may appoint any person or persons on contract on such terms and conditions as may be considered necessary.

  2. The Board, if in its discretion so to do, absorb any person or persons appointed as per sub-regulation (1) into the corresponding categories in any of the services of Board and may in its discretion give full credit for the full period of their contract service or part thereof and such contract service shall count for all purposes including seniority, probation, leave and pension.

27. Combination of appointment

The Board may appoint a Board employee already holding a post in a permanent or officiating capacity to officiate, as a temporary measure in 'one or more of, other independent posts at one time.