RBE No. 78/2007: Promotion – Law Officer – Group ‘B’

No.E(GP)2005/2/26, dated 18.05.2007

Sub: Selection for Promotion to Group ‘B’ post of Law Officer in scale Rs.7500-12000.

1. Please refer to Board’s letter No.2003/E(GC)12-14 Pt.I(06), dated 09.03.2006 regarding restructuring of the Gazetted cadre of the Legal Department of the new Zones and Divisions, in terms of which 11 posts of Chief Law Assistant (scale Rs.7450-11500) have been upgraded to Group ‘B’ posts as Law Officer (scale Rs.7500-12000).

2. In this context, it has been decided by the Board that the upgraded Group ‘B’ post of Law Officer may be filled by the senior most Chief Law Assistant in Scale Rs.7450-11500 subject to the candidate being found fit for promotion to Group ‘B’, through a screening process consisting of written examination and viva-voce (including assessment of record of service) with the same qualifying marks as prescribed for Group ‘B’ selections.

3. It is further clarified that the above procedure is to be followed for filling up only those Group ‘B’ posts of Law Officers that have been upgraded in terms of Board’s letter dated 09.03.2006 referred to in para 1 above and not for the normal vacancies in the Group ‘B’ posts, for which separate instructions may be awaited.

Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 78/2007

Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.19/2008, RBE No.136/2016, RBE No.104/2017,