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title: "Civil Services Board & Fixed Tenure Explained"
description: "A Civil Services Board recommends postings and fixed tenures for civil servants, mandated by the 2013 T.S.R. Subramanian judgment to curb arbitrary transfers."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- A Civil Services Board is a statutory or executive body that recommends transfers, postings, and assured fixed tenures for civil servants to insulate the bureaucracy from arbitrary political interference.
- What legal authority established the Civil Services Board and fixed tenure?
- Who chairs the Civil Services Board at the central and state levels?
- Are the Board's recommendations binding on the political executive?
- How does the Civil Services Board differ from the UPSC?

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In its 31 October 2013 ruling in T.S.R. Subramanian v. Union of India, the Supreme Court directed all states to constitute Civil Services Boards and grant officers a minimum assured tenure.

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