- “civil servant” means a person who is a member of a civil
service of the Province or holds a civil post in connection
with the affairs of the Province, but does not include –
(i) a person who is on deputation to the Province from the
Federation or any other Province or authority; or
(ii) a person who is employed on contract, or on workcharged basis, or who is paid from contingencies; or
(iii) a person who is “worker” or “workman” as defined in
the Factories Act, 1934 (XXV of 1934), or the
Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923 (VIII of 1923);
*[(bb) “deputation” means the posting of a person in accordance
with sub-section (1) of section 10-A;]
(c) “Government” means the Government of Sindh;
*Clause (aa) & (bb) inserted by the Sindh Civil Servants (Amdt.) Ord. 2012
(Sindh Ordinance No.VI of 2012), the Sindh Govt. Gaz., Extr. Pt. I, P No. 494, dt.
September 4, 2012. Declared ultra vires by Apex Court reported as
2013-SCMR-1752.
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(d) “initial appointment” means appointment made otherwise
than by promotion or transfer *[or absorption];
(e) “pay” means the amount drawn monthly by a civil servant as
pay, and includes technical pay, special pay, personal pay
and any other emoluments declared by the prescribed
authority to be pay;
(f) “permanent post” means a post sanctioned without limit of
time;
(g) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules;
(h) “rules” means rules made or deemed to have been made
under this Act;
(i) “selection authority” means the Sindh Public Service
Commission, a departmental selection board, departmental
selection committee or other authority or body on the
recommendation of, or in consultation with which any
appointment or promotion, as may be prescribed, is made;
(j) “temporary post” means a post other than permanent post.
(2) For the purpose of this Act, an appointment, whether by
promotion or otherwise, shall be deemed to have been made on regular
basis if it is made in the prescribed manner.
*In clause (d), inserted by the Sindh Civil Servants (Amdt.) Ord., 2012 (Sindh
Ordinance No. VI of 2012), the Sindh Govt. Gaz., Extr. Pt. I, P. No. 494, dt. September
4, 2012. Declared ultra vires by Apex Court reported as 2013-SCMR-1752.
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CHAPTER – II
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
SERVICE OF CIVIL SERVANTS - Terms and conditions. – The terms and conditions of
service of a civil servant shall be as provided in this Act and the rules. - Tenure of office of civil servants. – Every civil servant
shall hold office during the pleasure of Government. - Appointments. – Appointments to a civil service of the
Province of a civil post in connection with the affairs of the Province shall
be made in the prescribed manner by Government or by a person
authorized by it in that behalf:
Provided that two per centum of such appointments shall, subject
to availability, be made from amongst the disabled persons as defined in
the Disabled Persons, (Employment and Rehabilitation) Ordinance, 1981.