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A Joint Selection Committee shall conduct its proceedings with as little formality and technicality, and as quickly, as a proper consideration of the applications permits.
"(3) Where a Joint Selection Committee is reconstituted pursuant to sub-section 50da (9) or 50db (9), (10) or (11), the Committee as reconstituted may have regard to the evidence given, the argument adduced and the reasons for any decision given during proceedings before the Committee as previously constituted.
"(4) A transfer or promotion made under section 50da or 50db shall not be called in question because of a defect or irregularity in connection with the nomination of a member of the Joint Selection Committee.
"(5) A member of a Joint Selection Committee, while acting as such, is not subject to direction by any other person or by any body or authority other than a court.

Taking effect, &c., of promotions and transfers
"50e. (1) A promotion or transfer of an officer to an office takes effect as provided by the regulations.
"(2) Where a promotion under section 50 or 50da of an officer to an office takes effect, salary at the rate applicable to that office is payable to the officer on and from the prescribed day.
"(3) Where, upon the determination of an appeal against the promotion under section 50 of an officer to an office, another officer is promoted to that office by force of sub-section 50d (5), salary at the rate applicable to that office is payable to that other officer on and from the prescribed day in respect of the first-mentioned promotion.".
(2) Notwithstanding the repeal made by sub-section (1)—
     (a) section 50d of the Principal Act continues to apply in relation to—
         (i) appeals against promotions to vacant offices the vacancies in which were notified; and
         (ii) promotions notified,
    before the commencement of this section; and
     (b) section 50da of the Principal Act continues to apply in relation to a Joint Selection Committee constituted before that repeal was made as if that repeal had not been made.

Cancellation of promotion or transfer
42. Section 50g of the Principal Act is amended by omitting sub-section (1) and substituting the following sub-section:
"(1) Before the promotion or transfer of an officer to a vacant office in a Department takes effect, the Board, or the Secretary of the Department, may cancel the promotion or transfer.".

Promotion appeal rights of certain officers
43. Section 50h of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by omitting sub-section (1) and substituting the following sub-section:
    "(1) This section applies to an officer who has been told by the relevant Secretary that the relevant Secretary is satisfied that the officer is an excess officer."; and
     (b) by omitting sub-sections