Supreme Court of India
T.S.R. Subramanian & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
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We are of the view that the civil servants cannot function on the basis of verbal or oral instructions, orders, suggestions, proposals, etc. and they must also be protected against wrongful and arbitrary pressure exerted by the D administrative superiors, political executive, business and other vested interests.
Judgment, page 37
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Civil Service - Preservation of integrity, fearlessness and independence of civil servants - Need of reforms for - Writ petition seeking writ of mandamus requiring Union, State and Union Territories to create independent Civil Services Board, to provide fixed tenure for posting of civil servants and requirement for every civil servant to record instructions/orders - Held: There are various lacunae in the present system in which the civil servants function, which calls for serious attention - Directions issued to constitute Civil Services Board (CSB) with high ranking serving officers, till
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