The Manipur Reservation of Vacancies in Posts and Services (For Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Second Amendment Act, 2007

? EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 160 Imphal, Wednesday, foly u; 2007 (Asadha 20, , 1929) GOVERNMENT OF MANIPUR SECRETARIAT: LAW & LhGISLATIVE AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION Imphal, the 11th July, 2007 · No. 2/14/2007-1.,eg/L.?Thefellowing Act of. the Legislature, Manipur b'which received assent of the Governor of Manipur on 10?7-2007 is hereby (fpublishedin the official Gazette. · (?::" ' . l}.?EMANIPURRESERVATIONOFVACANCIESlN POSTSAND SERVICES F ·· · · (FOR SCHEDULED CASTESAr)lD SCHEDULEDT,RIBES) SECOND AMENDMENT ACT, 2007 Manipur Act No. 6 of 2007 An Act J;i?()amend the Manipur Reservation of Vacancies in Posts and . Services (For '. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Act, 1976 (Manipur Act No. I of 1977). . - Be it enacted by the Legislature of .Manipur in the Fifty-eighth Year of Republic of India as follows : ). Short title andccmmencement-+I'l) This Act may be.called the Manipur rvationDof Vacancies in Posts and Services (For Scheduled Castes and eduled Tribes) Secon!1Amendment Act, 2007. (2) It shall come into force.,on .suca date as the State· Government may, notification in the official Gazettevappoint. _2. Amendment of', section 2.- In clause (g) of section 2 of tho Manipur eryation of Vacancies · in. , Posts. a.11d . Services (for . Schc;duled Caste? and µled Jribes) Act,>1976. (hereinafter .. referred tocas the principal Act), after jp?dl 'by Jhe Sta.te .: G.Jve.rn01c;nt\,.the words ''?rOany .·.other authority in '} of which (he State ... LeID?l,t,1.p:e>has,, the po?r . tc:>r. malce1.Jaws" shall be (d) of ?ection $ · of th?_principa) (ii) promotions made on the basis of competitive examination departmental candidates, within or to Classes II, III and IV in grades or services in which the el?inent of dif6ct if any. does not exceed 75 %; · (iii) promotion made by selection from Class HI to Class Class II . and from Class IJ to the . lowest rung ... or Class l, in grades or serv?cesin which the recruitment, if auy, dcfes riot exceeJ 75 %: (iv) promotions made by selection in or to Class in grades or services in which the element of direct T .. c•rn,,1'mi>nt if any. does not exceed 75 ?;.;; (v) promotions made on the basis of seniority subject .to appointments to all Class I, Class U, Clas, III an? posts in grades or services in which the element of direct meat, if any, does not exceed 75%. (2) Every notification or. order made under the sub-section· be laid before the State Legislature in the manner specifiedin sub-section of section n of this Act. 5. Insertion of .new section 4A-After section 4 of the principal Act, following new section 4A shall be inserted, namely; - · f "4A. For the purposes of this Act, any unfiled vacancies, which aref , being filled up by the Scheduled.Ca?tes · or Sbhejule:I · TribeA"?\is'JM)?? may be, in a.ny recruitment yeat or yearillball be itba:fod'as's.;i??i'?ib? ? of vacanciesto be filled .. up itt . any . succeeding' year . ?t. )eats 'a· vacancies shall not .. be •considered togenief•wit?:thevacailefes'bf tli?·: .• Whichthey are bijing fil.Jed up fol" <ieletmHii-iig·the teilihg 'oi filtt/i' reservation on total number of vacancies of that year.' 2 3. Amendment of section 3.-­ shall be deleted. 4. Substitution of section 4.-For ?ction 4 of the principal Act, the shall be substituted, namely.- \ "4. Percentage of vacancies to be reserved-« (1) Subject to the provisions of section 3, there shall be reservation such percentage of the fotal number of vacancies in services and posts State Government may, from time to time, by notification in the official Gazeffe··· . . , determine for Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes respectively in- {ij direct recruitments; -' 3 f?. Deletion .of section 6.?sectibn 6· of the principal Act shall be deleted. -1. Arii?ndinenibf ,secuori7.- .. 111:sic:tion 1 ()i the principal :4ct?\t (i) for the words "reserved for them even after exchange of reser­ vation b'etween the: Schedtlied Castes and Scheduled Tribes, the tefoainiiig vacariciei''' ith'e words '••reserved'r& ,, them; the remai­ 'riing vacancies shal] be ke·pt unfilled in case of appointment by direct recruitmen.tan.d?odereservationof.·sm:h.unutiHzed reserved vacancies fo'r difhct recruitliierit shall bJ allowed, However, in the case of appointment .. ,by promo.!_!?, the remaining reserved vacancies which cannot .be filled in a recruitment year, dµ(: to non-availabilityof adequate pumber of eligible candidates from the reserved community" shall be substituted; .. (ii) i? t11.?:ecpnd .. proviS?,fo bet\l.'een . the words . •· is made"and .?and;\the 'words .:in respe_?t'?f promotion only" shall be. inserted. , 8. Amendment of section 9,"'.Por sub-section (3) of section 9 of thefi\l-i11diptll;A.c't.ltie foifoWiHgslia:h n? · iu'o?tituted,namely?- "(3) The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes candidates shall b1:1 rechrited to the extent of the reservecl vacancies : Provided that the pass marks, in all the recruitment examinations, for tho·'S"?tieduredCastes and iScfrt?diii'ed.THb'es candidates, in_ the aggreg?temay be relaxed by the State Government or Manipur Public Service CommiJ1sion.'' ,:,(';;:? •. Insertion of new sections 9A, 9B, 9C and 9D.-After section 9,of the tliofincipalAct, the following new sections 9A, 9B, 9C and 90 shall be inserted.'lii!iY.? . , .· . · "9A. Procedure of making promotion against reserved vacaacies., The :%9cedureof making promotion to posts a..ncI.servicesagainst vacanciesreservedfor the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes shall be as prescribed, ;?},;'9B. ReJaxaiionof qualifying marks, standards of evaluation, etc. forfipro?,otio?·:-The?t.?teGoyern01??tmay . relax•thequalifying . m?rks . in anyf,l<eximtnatioh.'cir lo'tert?o st'a?tl?'rds 0?evafo?tio?'in Javourof thes.c?.eduled<;;c*stes:"and :th-S Sch?thderii"ti'??sfa(%s;ivatidtiin matter of promotion!y;to any class or classes' cif idttices or post?/ . ?:!I>,*s·,.,iav?,tis?':!1e,?t/i?.q1r?ct·?9£r?}.fine.tit?·frtbe liquirednunibe.rorr??!i9a???tesor.:·$.??e,,d.?1??:a<:asles .. <>r$c)i?'9.ule?1"rioesare,'n?.t•. availablefortl'tihg'upthereserved vhcand?s.f'r'eshadverlts?n:ient·ni?ybe n:adb onlyfor fitt:d??tfu,!":"!":t,'??{?:o?:?;o?c???:!;:t:.::=•d( 4 Member··· Member, Membei·? Member; Member.>· Two Members of the Manipur Legislative Assembly belonging to Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes to be nominated by the State Government Commissioner/Secretary (TD) (f) Commissioner/Secretary (DP) (c) Chief Secretary (d) {b) Minister in-charge of Tribal Development (:) Secretarf;1 Provided that on issue .. of a proclamation under Article, 356 , of the Constitution of India, the,composition of the Committee may be altered· .bYthe' State Government to such extent as it may deem fit. 9D: Concession- Fees, if any, prescribed for any examinatidn''f\ to any service.er post shall be. re.duced to. l/4 in the . cas?./&fca. belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.'\ · · · · · 10. Amendment ofsection IJ .-Jhe words "the element .ofdir:ct0?b:f does not exceed fity percent" occurring in Section Ll-ishall be. su.??ijf the words "the element of direct recruitment does not exceed seventyfive 11. Deletion of section I 3.- Section 13 of the principal Act shaUl:,{ 12. Amendment of section 15.- The full stop ''(.)" at the end otcl? of section 15 "of the principal Act, a colon "(:)" shall be substitute. thereafter the following proviso shall be inserted, namely,- "Provided that in the event of failure of Administrative . I)ep?r.f Head of Department to comply with the provisions of this Act, be/ be Iiable for disciplinary proceedings against him as per service .. applicable." 13. Substitution of section 16-F or section 16 of the principa] .t\S?tc following shall be substituted, namely.- '·16. Standing Committee,« {I) There shall be. a consisting of the following members. namely,« (a) Minister in-charge of Department of Personnel (2) OQe officer belonging to the . Scheduled ·. Caste or. Scheduled Tribes.);'.' not below the rank of Under secretary shaH.b?posted in the ))epa?tment of: Personal who shall act as Nodal, Officer for implementation of this A:ct." · 5 :;;;:,l4; ·ln?e+tiori' 'ofnew1 seci:i6n 16A.?Aifter ;ection 16 ofAbe principal Act, following new sectien- l6?·;shatl, be . inserted, namely- ?"]:'.· -l ;_;. :;-:-:.::.;- ._._ :--t : .:.<: ;; : ?;' :;- , '. . . ··: . '' . . . . --._; ." . , ..•. ,u16A.• Prevention of djsqualificarioufor membership of State Legislarure,» -'•1i;"i;::,h?by declared· that the Chairman· or member of the Standing ,,.Committee- .. under .?tigµ?- l6,t,Pf1tbj?, A,r;,??Jl?Jl.:!JP!:,9P . :di?qul\l;iµed and shall be,,dcemed neYJ:t;J.o ,baye. b.e?11,di?1.Jfl}ifi.?4Jorb?jpg, cb.,?n as, or for being a Member of State Legislature." 15. Insertion of new sections 18A and 18B.-After section 18 of tho principal Act, the following new sections 18A and 138 shall be inserted, namely,- , ?'l-8?. ,.fl:9.{.?9ti,<n:>,_.9f?i:;ti?!Ltaken in good faith.-No suit, prosecution of ,i o?herJegal proc?edfrigss.h1llheagainst any person for anything which is dori.e_,i:q.;g9?fajtl:tdr]ntendto be done under this Act. ;.-, ·-'. -,-,·,::- · .. : : "188. Removal of difficulties.-,(1) If any difficulty arises .in giving effecJ to the provisions of this Act, the State Government may take such steps or issue such orders not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act as tho State Government may consider necessary for removing the difficulty: Provided that no order shall be · made under this section after tho expiry of two years from the date of commencement of this Act. (2) Every order made . under this section shall be laid before the State Legislature in the manner specified in sub-section (3) of section 19 of this Act.'' 16. Amendment of section lQ.-(1) In section 19 of the principal Act,­ (i) for sub-section (2), the following shall be substituted, namely- "(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:- {a) manner and guidelines for determining the ceiling of fifty percent of reservation of the vacancies of the year under tho provision of section 4A of the Act and Clause 4B of Article 16 of the Constitution . of. India; e·-··c?,1,!ift,,;c:;,; •. ..,,?::,,., (b) the procedure and guidelines of promotion on the basis of seniority; (c) procedure of selection by the recruiting of appointing authority -in respect of candidates who satisfy the required qualifications and •i-:0.iiRij?r.??ffe.'?s.:;p?f?;·i,?.?:?tifr.?ii}l;.·;iJ?I·"':·_.. "·"····.···,,.. , ..... ,\.-,.·... .. 6 ,;'(d) mrmner, and ··guidelines oar fiJli:ng -up C)f. ?rv:?4-)Y,, both. direct recr:uitmenh and/promotion;.· .: (t) maximum age limit fof.r??tlitolentto any service.pr . ,Ct), · any . Othermatter >,vhlch:is,· -t?i? . or may -? .Bf??fribF,4.r;/g:c? ·(ii) In' sub-section ·•(3)t · for the: - words: "All· rules · made underr',>th?{?j "All rules. notifications or-orden",! shall be· subi:t•f :n11. KA.?INIKUMAR,SIN<iH/ Deputy. Secret:iry(L?\\'):· Government of Manipur.