Amendment of section 8 of Haryana Act 21 of 2010

In section 8 of the principal Act,-

1. (i) for sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:- ―(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-sections

1. (2) and (3), members of the Service of the respective cadre shall be eligible for promotion on the basis of degree required for initial appointment to any of the post within their respective cadres: Provided that a member of Group B Service who does not possess one of the degrees of a university or other qualifications as specified in section 6 shall not be eligible for promotion to the post of Executive Engineer till he has acquired the requisite qualification: Provided further that promotion to the post of Engineer-in-Chief shall be made from amongst the Chief Engineers on the basis of seniority. Where two or more Chief Engineers from different cadres have equal seniority at the level of Chief Engineer, promotion shall be done on the basis of recommendation of a committee to be constituted by the Government for this purpose. While constituting the committee, the Government shall specify the criteria to be adopted.‖; and
   • (ii) in sub-section (3), after the proviso, the following Note shall be added, namely:- “Note.— Promotion at every stage in the cadre up to the post of Chief Engineer is done on seniority-cum-merit basis. For promotion to the post of Engineer-in-Chief, merit shall not be considered.‖.