No Minimum Residuary Service for CBDT/CBEC Chairman
THE President has amended the Central Board of Excise and Customs (Chairman and Members) Recruitment Rules, 2006.
Earlier, one of the qualifications for a Member to become Chairman was a residual service of one year or more on the date of occurrence of the vacancy of Chairman. Now this condition is removed paving the way for appointment of the senior-most Member as Chairman, even if he has only a month of service left.
A similar amendment is made in Central Board of Direct Taxes (Chairman and Members) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2011.
The Cabinet Secretary, the Foreign Secretary, the Service Chiefs all enjoy a fixed tenure of at least two years but why should Chairmen of the CBDT and CBEC not have a fixed tenure of at least two years? What can a Chairman do in a couple of months?
Please also see our TIOL - COB(WEB) – 214 and TIOL - COB( WEB) - 239
Notification Nos. G.S.R. 562(E) and 563(E) both dated: July 22, 2011