Summary:
A previous inquiry committee, headed by former IAS officers Tapan Lal Baruah and MP Bezbaruah, had recommended structural and functional reforms in the commission. The court accordingly directed the state government, particularly the commissioner and secretary of the personnel department, to immediately take a decision on the draft." Though the draft rules were sent to the commissioner and secretary of the state government's personnel department in January this year for its approval, no decision has been taken yet. "Nepotism and corruption in the APSC is nothing new. The police investigation in the cash-for-job scam in the APSC has also indicated how the existing rules were misused for corruption," read the PIL.The petitioner's counsel, Syed Burhanur Rahman, citing the court order, said, "The commission prepared a draft of new APSC (Procedure & Conduct of Business) Rules, 2017 for ensuring a corruption-free selection process..