In exercise of the powers
conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution and in supersession
of the Ministry of Defence, Defence Accounts Department (Senior Auditor)
Recruitment Rules, 2013 in so far as they relate to Senior Auditor except as
respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the
President hereby makes the following rules regulating the method of recruitment
to the post of Senior Auditor in the Ministry of Defence, Defence Accounts
Department, namely:- (1)
These rules may be called the Ministry of
Defence, Defence Accounts Department (Senior Auditor) Recruitment Rules, 2023. (2)
They shall come into force on the date of
their publication in the Official Gazette. The number
of the said post, its classification and level in the pay matrix attached
thereto shall be as specified in columns (2) to (4) of the Schedule annexed to
these rules. The method
of recruitment, age-limit, qualifications and other matters relating to the
said post shall be as specified in columns (5) to (13) of the said Schedule. No person,- (a)
who has entered into or contracted a
marriage with a person having a spouse living; or (b)
who, having a spouse living, has
entered into or contracted a marriage with any person, shall be
eligible for appointment to the said post: Provided
that the Central Government may, if satisfied that such marriage is permissible
under the personal law applicable to such person and the other party to the
marriage and that there are other grounds for so doing, exempt any person from
the operation of this rule. Where the
Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient to do
so, it may, by order, for reasons to be recorded in writing and in consultation
with the Union Public Service Commission relax any of the provisions of these
rules with respect to any class or category of persons. Nothing in
these rules shall affect reservations, relaxation of age-limit and other
concessions required to be provided for the Schedules Castes, the Scheduled
Tribes, Ex-serviceman and any other special categories of persons in accordance
with orders issued by the Government from time to time in this regard.MINISTRY OF
DEFENCE, DEFENCE ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT (SENIOR AUDITOR) RECRUITMENT RULES, 2023
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