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Post and vacancy

Post and vacancy, the expressions 'posts' and 'vacancies', often used in the executive instructions providing for reservations, are rather problemat-ical. The word 'post' means an appointment, job, office or employment. A position to which a person is appointed. 'Vacancy' means an unoccupied post or office. The plain meaning of the two expressions make it clear that there must be a 'post' in existence to enable the 'vacancy' to occur, R.K. Sabharwal v. State of Punjab, (1995) 2 SCC 745 (751)....


Casual vacancy

Casual vacancy, means a vacancy occuring otherwise than by efflux of time in the office of an elected member of a Board and includes a vacancy in such office, arising under sub-s. (1A) of s. 17. [Cantonments Act, 1924 (2 of 1924), s. 2 (vii)]...


Vacancy and grade

Vacancy and grade, the word 'grade' has various shades of meaning in the service jurisprudence. It is sometimes used to denote a pay scale and sometimes a cadre. Whenever, a 'vacancy' arises in a permanent post or in a temporary post it would be a vacancy in the grade of Executive Engineer and the quota rule for promotion would apply, A.K. Subraman v. Union of India, AIR 1975 SC 483 (490): (1975) 1 SCC 319: (1975) 2 SCR 979....


Vacancy and post

Vacancy and post, the 'vacancy' and 'post' are usually used interchangeably, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Research v. K.L. Narasimhan, (1997) 6 SCC 283: AIR 1997 SC 3687 (3695)....


Vacancy

Vacancy, means an unoccupied post or office, R.K. Sabharwal v. State of Punjab, AIR 1995 SC 1371: (1995) 2 SCC 745: (1995) AIR SCW 1371: (1995) 29 ATC 481 (SC).It occurs when a person in lawful occupation of premises vacates it. If a person other than tenant, occupying the premises in contravention of law, vacates it, the same cannot be taken note of by rent control authorities, G.K. Chakko v. Rent Controller, (1970) Ren Cr 377 (Mys)....


Local Employment Exchange

Local Employment Exchange, means--(a) in the whole of India except the Union territory of Chandigarh that Employment Exchange (other than the Central Employment Exchange) notified in the Official Gazette by the State Government or the Administration of the Union territory as having jurisdiction over the area in which the establishments concerned is situated or over specified classes or categories of establishments or vacancies; and(b) in the Union territory of Chandigarh that Employment Exchange established either by the Union territory Administration of Chandigarh or by the State Government of Punjab or Haryana notified in the States respective Official Gazette as having jurisdiction over specified clauses or categories of establishments, or vacancies, provided that the employment exchanges established by the State Government of Punjab or Haryana shall not have jurisdiction over--(i) the public sector offices/establishments other than those belonging to the respective States; and(ii) ...


Unreserved

Unreserved, has to be applied to vacancies which do not fall within the reserved categories Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Ashok Kumar Sawhney v. Union of India, AIR 1982 SC 795: (1982) 1 SCC 497: (1982) UJ (SC) 148.The word 'unreserved' in R. 6(3) does not include the vacancies reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes who had joined the cadre through open competition, etc., Ashok Kumar Sawhney v. Union of India, (1982) 1 SCC 497: AIR 1982 SC 795 (796). [Released Emergency Commissioned Officers and Short Service Commissioned Officers (Reservation of Vacancies) Rules, 1971, R. 6(3)]...


Employment Exchange

Employment Exchange, means any office or place established and maintained by the Government for the collection and furnishing of information, either by the keeping of registers or otherwise, respecting:(i) persons who seek to engage employees,(ii) persons who seek employment, and(iii) vacancies to which persons seeking employment may be appointed. [Employment Exchanges (Com-pulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act, 1959 (31 of 1959), s. 2 (d)]...


Recorder of London

Recorder of London, one of the justices of oyer and terminer, and a justice of the peace of the quorum for putting the laws in execution for the preservation of the peace and government of the city. Being the mouth of the city, he delivers the sentences and judgments of the Court therein, and also certifies and records the city customs, etc. He is chosen by the lord mayor and aldermen, and attends the business of the city when summoned by the lord mayor, etc.; but by the Local Government Act, 1888, s. 42, sub-s. 14, after the vacancy next after the commencement of that Act, which vacancy happened in 1892 by the death of Sir Thomas Chambers, no Recorder may exercise any judicial functions unless he be appointed by the sovereign to exercise such functions....


VerbarLacuna

A small opening a small pit or depression a small blank space a gap or vacancy a hiatus...


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