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He said that recruitment for Group ‘C’ posts like police constable was within the ambit and purview of the cadre controlling authority of the respective Union Territory government. Hence, the Ministry should uphold the decision of the Cabinet of the Union Territory of Puducherry and thereby send a positive signal that the decision of an elected government in public interest is supreme and not subordinate to a person who is not elected by the people, he said. Therefore, the proposal of the Government of Puducherry to relax the age limit is perfectly in order and in conformity with the Indian convention. It is only in the matter of recruitment for Group ‘A’ and ‘B’ posts, depending on the pay scale, that the Union Territory government refers and consults the UPSC for consideration. Though the cabinet had forwarded the proposal to Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi for her approval, Ms.
Bedi didn’t accord her assent and returned the file to the elected government thrice..