**Summary:**
This notification, G.S.R. 447(E), issued by the Supreme Court of India on July 3, 2025, amends the Supreme Court Officers and Servants Conditions of Service and Conduct Rules, 1961. The amendment, made in exercise of the powers conferred by clause 2 of Article 146 of the Constitution, substitutes the existing Rule 4A. The new Rule 4A pertains to reservation in direct recruitment to various categories of posts specified in the Schedule. These reservations apply to candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Physically Challenged individuals, Ex-servicemen, and dependents of Freedom Fighters. The reservations will align with the Rules, orders, and Notifications issued by the Government of India concerning posts with corresponding pay scales, subject to modifications, variations, or exceptions specified by the Chief Justice from time to time. The order is referenced as F. No. 34/2025-SCRC and was issued by T.I. Rajput, Registrar Recruitment.
Key Entities Referenced
Supreme Court of India: The highest judicial body of India, issuing the notification.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued (likely the capital territory of Delhi).
Article 146: A clause within the Constitution of India that grants power related to the Supreme Court's officers and servants.
Constitution: Refers to the Constitution of India, the supreme law of the country.
Chief Justice of India: The head of the Supreme Court of India, responsible for making the amendment.
Supreme Court Officers and Servants Conditions of Service and Conduct Rules, 1961: The specific set of rules being amended by the notification.
Scheduled Castes: A group of historically disadvantaged communities in India, eligible for reservation.
Scheduled Tribes: A group of indigenous communities in India, eligible for reservation.
Other Backward Classes: A group of communities that are socially and educationally disadvantaged, eligible for reservation.
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स.ं 404] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, िुलाई 4, 2025/आषाढ़ 13, 1947
No. 404] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JULY 4, 2025/ASHADHA 13, 1947
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 3rd July, 2025
G.S.R. 447(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of Article 146 of the Constitution, the Chief
Justice of India hereby makes the following amendment to the Supreme Court Officers and Servants (Conditions of
Service and Conduct) Rules, 1961:
The existing Rule 4A shall be substituted by the following:-
“4A. Reservation in direct recruitment to various categories of posts specified in the Schedule, for the
candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Physically
Challenged, Ex-servicemen and dependant of Freedom Fighters shall be in accordance with the Rules,
orders, and Notifications issued from time to time by the Government of India in respect of posts
carrying the pay scale corresponding to the pay scale prescribed for the post specified in the Schedule,
subject to such modification, variation or exception as the Chief Justice may, from time to time, specify.”
[F. No. 34/2025-SC(RC)]
By Order,
T.I. RAJPUT, Registrar (Recruitment)
4416 GI/2025 (1)
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