The Odisha Mining and Geology Service (Validation of Appointment) Act, 2003

The Orissa Mining and Geology Service (Validation of Appointment) Act, Act 21 of 2003

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This Acl may be called the Orissa Mining and Geology Service (Validation of Appointment) Act. 2003.

In this Act, unless the contexl otherwise requires.- (a) "Government" means the Government of Orissa ; (b) "Recruitmenl Rules" means the Orissa Mlning and Geology Service Rules. 1976 : (c) "Service" means the Orissa Mining and Geology Service ; and (d) "Year" means the Calendar year

(1) Nolwilhstanding anything contained in the Recruilment Rules, seven numbers of Mining Officers belonging to the discipline of Mining Engineering as specified in the Schedule with lheir names, dates of birth, dates of appoinlment, working in Sleel and Mines Department nn ad hoc basis since the dale of such appointment, shall be deemed to be validly and regularly appointed under the Steel and Mines Department of Ihe Government againsl the direct recruitmenl quota ol Ihe 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 Ihe ground thal such appoinlments were mademotherwise than in accordance with the procedure laid down in the Recruitment Rules. (2) The inferse seniority of the Mining Officers whose appoinlments are so validated shall be delermined according to their dates of appointment on ad hoc basis as menlioned in the Schedule and they shall be enblock junior lo the Mining Officers appointed to tht service in their cadre in accordance with the provisions of Ihe Recruitment Rules, prior to the commencement of this Acl. (3) The services rendered by the Mining Officers whose appointmenls are so validated, prior to the commencement of this Acl, shall, subject to the provisions in sub-section (21, count for Ihe purposes of their pension, leave and increment and for no other purpose.

APPOINTMENT) ACT, 2003 (ORissA ACT 21 OF 2003) [Received the assent of the Governor on the 15th December 2003, first published in an extraordinary issue of the Orissa Gazette, dated the 22nd December 2003 ( No. 1974)] AN ACT TO VALIDATE THE AD HOC APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN MINING OFFICERS MADE TO THE ORISSA MINING AND GEOLOGY SERVICE. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Orissa in the Fifty-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows :— Short lille, 1. This Act may be called the Orissa Mining and Geology Service : (Validation of Appointment) Act, 2003. Definitions. 2. In this Act, unless the contexl otherwise requires. — (a) "Government" means the Government of Orissa ; N : (b) “Recruitment Rules” means the Orissa Mining and Geology Service Rules. 1976 ; . {¢} “Service” means the Orissa Mining and Geology Service ; and - (d) "Year" means the Calendar year. Valigatian, 3. (1) Notwilhstanding anything contained in the Recruitment Rules, seven numbers of Mining Officers belonging to the discipline of Mining Engineering as specified in the Schedule with their names, dates of birth, dates of appointment. ~~ working in Steel and Mines Department on ad hoc basis since the date of such appointment, shall be deemed to be validly and regularly appointed under the : Steel and Mines 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 TL on the ground thal such appoiniments were made otherwise than in accordance with the procedure laid down in the Recruitment Rules. . (2) The inter se seniority of the Mining Officers whose appoiniments are so validated shall be determined according to their dates of appointment on . ad hoc basis as mentioned in the Schedule and they shall be enblock junior lo the Mining Officers appointed to the service in their cadre in accordance with the provisions of the Recruitment Rules, prior to the commencement of this Act. (3) The services rendered by the Mining Officers whose appointments are so validated, prior to the commencement of this Act, shall, subject fo the - provisions in sub-section (2), count for the purposes of their pension, leave - and increment and for no other purpose. “For the Bill, see Orissa Gazette, Extraordinary, dated the 27th Oclober, 2004 (No. 1635) A . • SCHEDULE i LIST OF THE MINING ENGINEERS APPOINTED AS MINING OFFICERS ON AD HOC BASIS IN THE STEEL AND MINES DEPARTMENT SI. No. Name of the Dale of Order No. and date of | as per Mining Officers birth ad hoc appointment gradation list (LOA (2) 3) 4) 1 Shri Sushanta Kumar Nayak . 28-11-1959 9075, dated 26-10-1998 2 Shei Suresh Kumar Sahu 27-5-1964 9075. dated 26-10-1998 ’ 3 Shri Biswanath Mohanta 1-12-1963 9075, daled 26-10-1998 . 4 Shri Ramesh Chandra Mohallick 27-4-1985 9075. dated 26-10-1998 . 5 Shri Bijoy Kumar Sahoa 26-2-1985 9075, daled 26-10-1998 6 Shri Praval Kumar Ojha 13-12-1961 8075. dated 26-10-1998 7 Shri Gangadhar Lenka + 3-5-1966 9075, daled 26-10-1998