Section 277 - Interpretation, &c.; in Government of India Act, 1935 [Repealed]
Interpretation, &c.;.
(1) In this Part of this Act--
the expressions "All-India Service", "Central Service Class I" "Central Services Class II," "Railway Service Class I," "Railway Service Class II" and "Provincial Service" mean respectively the services which were immediately before the commencement of Part III of this Act, so described respectively in the classification rules then in force under section ninety-six 3 of the Government of India Act;
and references to dismissal from His Majesty's service include references to removal from His Majesty's service.
1[(2) References in this Part of this Act to persons appointed to a civil service of, or a civil post under, the Crown in India--
(a) include references to persons who, after service in India, Burma or Aden, retired from the service of His Majesty before the commencement of Part III of this Act;
(b) do not include references to persons so appointed who, after the commencement of Part III of this Act, become members of a civil service of, or hold civil posts under, the Crown in Burma or Aden].
1[(3) The inclusion in this Part of this Act of provisions expressly equiring the Governor-General or a Governor to exercise his individual judgment with respect to any matter shall not be construed as derogating from the special responsibility of the Governor-General and the Governors for the securing to, and to the dependants of, persons who are or have been members of the public services of any rights provided or preserved for them by or under this Act and the safeguarding of their legitimate interests].
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1. This Part came into force on 1-4-1937--See Government of India (Commencement and Transitory Provisions) Order, 1936, para. 3.