Consider the following statements

1. The constitution provides that no government employee either of an all-India service or a state government shall be dismissed or removed by an authority subordinate to the own that appointed him/her.

2. The protective safeguards given under Article 311 are applicable only to civil servants and not available to defence personnel.

Select the correct statement.

• Article 311 (1): It says that no government employee either of an all-India service or a state government shall be dismissed or removed by an authority subordinate to the own that appointed him/her.
• Article 311 (2): It says that no civil servant shall be dismissed or removed or reduced in rank except after an inquiry in which s/he has been informed of the charges and given a reasonable opportunity of being heard in respect of those charges.

People Protected under Article 311

• Civil service of the Union,
• All India Service, and
• Civil service of any State,
• People who hold a civil post under the Union or any State.
• The protective safeguards given under Article 311 are applicable only to civil servants, i.e. public officers. They are not available to defence personnel.

Hence both statements are correct.

By: Shubham Tiwari