Introduction  With the independence of our country, the responsibilities of the services have become onerous. They may make or mark the efficiency of the 'machinery of administration, a machinery so vital for the peace and progress of the country. A country without an efficient civil service cannot progress in spite of the earnestness of the people at the helm of affairs in the country. Whatever democratic institutions exist, experience has shown that it is essential to protect the public services as far as possible from political or personal influence.1 In the words of the Report of the Joint Select Committee on Indian Constitution Reforms (1933-34). The system of responsible Government to be successful in practical working requires the existence of a competent and independent civil service staffed by persons capable of giving successive ministers advise, based on long administrative experience, secure in the ....