Bare Act
The Andhra Pradesh Regulation of Reservations for Appointments to Public Services Act, 1997
The Andhra Pradesh Regulation of Reservations for Appointments to Public Services Act, 1997 regulates the strict enforcement of statutory reservation quotas for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Backward Classes in public employment. Applying to all government recruitment authorities across Andhra Pradesh, the legislation prohibits filling reserved vacancies with ineligible candidates and bars the regularisation of unauthorized appointments. To ensure compliance, it halts salary payments for illegal hires and prescribes criminal penalties, including fines and imprisonment, for officials who violate or abet breaches of reservation policies, safeguarding social justice and fair representation in public governance.
- 1. Short title and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Regulation of recruitment
- 4. Salary bills not to be passed
- 5. Penalties
- 6. Bar for regularisation of services
- 7. Power to give directions
- 8. Abatement of claims
- 9. Prohibition of appointment of others
- 10. Offences and punishments
- 11. Penalty for abetters
- 12. Offences by Companies
- 13. Protection for the bonafide Acts
- 14. Bar of jurisdiction of Civil Courts
- 15. Act to override other laws
- 16. Power to make rules
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