Q. With reference to All-India Services, consider the following statements:
1.The Rajya Sabha alone can initiate the creation of a new All-India Service through a resolution supported by two-thirds of the members present and voting.
2.The creation of the All-India Judicial Service (AIJS) requires a formal Constitutional Amendment under Article 368.
3.Parliament is empowered to regulate the recruitment and service conditions of persons appointed to these services.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
Explanation:
Statement 1 is correct: Article 312 of the Indian Constitution empowers Parliament to create new All-India Services (AIS) common to the Union and States, including an All-India Judicial Service (AIJS).
Statement 2 is incorrect: Article 312 specifies that a law creating an AIS (including AIJS) is not deemed to be an amendment for the purposes of Article 368. Statement 3 is correct (All India Services Act, 1951).
