Cognizance of offences

(1) No Court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under this Act except on a complaint made by, or with the previous sanction in writing of the Welfare Commissioner or such officer as may be authorised by him in this behalf: Provided that no such sanction shall be required for the institution of any proceeding by an Inspector in respect of the offence punishable under section 25. (2) No Court inferior to that of a Magistrate of the First Class shall try any offence punishable under this Act. The members of the Board, and the persons appointed under sections 15, 16, 17, 18 and 25 of this Act shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of Section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (XLV of 1860). Fifteen percent, and eighteen per cent of the available vacancies direct recruitment under clause 3(a) & (b) of sub-rule (1) of rule 19 shall be reserved for candidates who are members of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes respectively. In filling the vacancies so reserved, candidates who are members of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes shall be considered for appointment in the order in which their names appear in the list referred to in rule 27 irrespective of their relative rank as compared with other candidates. If sufficient number of candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are not available for filling all the vacancies reserved for them the remaining vacancies shall not be filled from the general candidates but re-advertise immediately and in the case of direct recruitment by selection, fresh names shall be obtained from the Employment Exchange. If any vacancies are still left unfilled they may be filled up from the general candidates and an equivalent number of additional vacancies shall be reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes or Scheduled Tribes for the subsequent two examinations or selections, as the case may be: Provided that if sufficient number of suitable candidates are not available even after the two examinations or selections to fill all the reserved vacancies including the additional vacancies or such of them as are not filled shall lapse. Fifteen percent, and eighteen per cent of the available vacancies direct recruitment under clause 3(a) & (b) of sub-rule (1) of rule 19 shall be reserved for candidates who are members of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes respectively. In filling the vacancies so reserved, candidates who are members of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes shall be considered for appointment in the order in which their names appear in the list referred to in rule 27 irrespective of their relative rank as compared with other candidates. If sufficient number of candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are not available for filling all the vacancies reserved for them the remaining vacancies shall not be filled from the general candidates but re-advertise immediately and in the case of direct recruitment by selection, fresh names shall be obtained from the Employment Exchange. If anyvacancies are still left unfilled they may be filled up from the general candidates and an equivalent number of additional vacancies shall be reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes or Scheduled Tribes for the subsequent two examinations or selections, as the case may be : Provided that if sufficient number of suitable candidates are not available even after the two examinations or selections to fill all the reserved vacancies including the additional vacancies or such of them as are not filledshall lapse.