Doctrine of pleasure andC
- Bihar Journal of Public Administration
- 19(25), Jul-Sep, 2022: p.58-64
India is a democratic country where the power is vested upon its people. The power is exercised through the representatives elected for a definite period of time. However, the governmental functions demand expertise and experience. To effectuate such situations, the system have cadres of officers either appointed or nominated known as civil servants. The civil service is a subdivision of government which is usually grouped with the Executive, and without which governments cannot function. These are men and women who establish the permanent staff of the departments of governments. They are expert administrators. Some academicians refer jointly to these employees as public administration or the bureaucracy, or public services. Such civil servants in India are not subject to removal on the pleasure of the President or Cabinet unlike British system. Thus, the present paper intends to examine their status under the 'doctrine of pleasure.'- Reproduced