Jaipur: Rajasthan High Court has directed the state govt to appoint an administrative member in Rajasthan Civil Services Appellate Tribunal at Jodhpur by Nov 30, warning that the chief secretary or additional chief secretary, Department of Personnel (DoP), will have to remain present before the court if the direction is not complied with.A division bench of Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur and Justice Chandra Shekhar Sharma passed the order on Nov 3, while hearing a second modification application filed by Rajasthan High Court Advocates Association.The matter has been listed for Dec 3.During the hearing, counsel for the petitioner pointed out that the state govt had been directed on Aug 5 to take steps for appointing an administrative member in the tribunal. Subsequently, the high court passed further orders on Sept 9 and Sept 17, reiterating the direction. However, the appointment had not been made despite these orders.It was further submitted that service matters were piling up in the absence of an administrative member, rendering the tribunal virtually non-functional.Taking note of the submissions, the bench directed the state govt to complete the appointment by Nov 30, failing which senior officials would have to appear before it on the next date of hearing.
