Article 315 of the Constitution of India

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Article 315 of the Constitution of India is the provision that establishes Public Service Commissions for the Union and the states as independent constitutional bodies responsible for conducting civil service examinations and advising on recruitment.

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Article 315 of the Constitution of India canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf article of the Constitution of India ⓘ
constitutional provision ⓘ
appliesTo States of India ⓘ
Union of India ⓘ
basisFor creation of State Public Service Commissions ⓘ
creation of Union Public Service Commission ⓘ
cameIntoForceWith Constitution of India on 26 January 1950 ⓘ
category provisions on services under the Union and States ⓘ
concerns recruitment to civil services and posts ⓘ
constitutionalBodyType Public Service Commission ⓘ
constitutionalDesignObjective impartiality in civil service selection ⓘ
independence of recruitment agencies ⓘ
constitutionalStatusOfBodies independent ⓘ
definesNatureAs independent constitutional bodies ⓘ
ensures institutional framework for merit-based selection ⓘ
establishes Public Service Commissions for the States ⓘ
Public Service Commissions for the Union ⓘ
State Public Service Commissions ⓘ
Union Public Service Commission ⓘ
fallsUnder Services under the Union and the States ⓘ
formsPartOf Part XIV of the Constitution of India ⓘ
governs existence of State Public Service Commissions ⓘ
existence of Union Public Service Commission ⓘ
interpretedBy High Courts of India ⓘ
Supreme Court of India ⓘ
jurisdictionScope Union and States ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalEffect creates constitutional obligation to have Public Service Commissions ⓘ
locatedInLegalSystem India ⓘ
partOf Constitution of India ⓘ
providesThat there shall be a Public Service Commission for each State ⓘ
there shall be a Public Service Commission for the Union ⓘ
purpose to constitutionally mandate Public Service Commissions ⓘ
to ensure independent recruitment to civil services ⓘ
to separate recruitment functions from executive control ⓘ
relatedArticles Article 316 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Article 317 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Article 318 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Article 319 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Article 320 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
relatesTo Public Service Commissions ⓘ
civil services recruitment ⓘ
requires existence of at least one Public Service Commission for each State ⓘ
existence of at least one Public Service Commission for the Union ⓘ
subjectMatter establishment of Public Service Commissions ⓘ

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Union Public Service Commission → constitutionalArticle → Article 315 of the Constitution of India ⓘ