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The Civil Servants Act, 1973 QUESTION #1834
Question 1
Under Section 11(2), when the services of a civil servant are required to be terminated due to abolition of a post or reduction in the number of posts in a cadre, whose services shall ordinarily be terminated first?
  • The most recently recruited civil servant in that department
  • The civil servant with the lowest performance rating
  • The most junior civil servant in that cadre or service✔️
  • The civil servant who has been on leave for the longest period
Correct Answer Explanation
Section 11(2) provides that where services are to be terminated due to abolition of a post or reduction in numbers, the person whose services are terminated shall ordinarily be the one who is the most junior in such cadre or service. This is the 'last in, first out' principle embedded in the Act.