▁country ▁was ▁under ▁British ▁rule . ▁After ▁ 5 ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁independence , ▁the ▁Public ▁Service ▁Commission ▁was ▁constit uted ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁under ▁the ▁prov isions ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁of ▁India ▁and ▁Public ▁Service ▁Commission ▁Reg ulations ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁its ▁initial ▁formation , ▁the ▁commission ▁served ▁under ▁ 1 3 ▁Chair men ▁and ▁ 6 4 ▁members . ▁ ▁D ut ies ▁and ▁functions ▁The ▁commission ▁perform ▁its ▁duties ▁and ▁functions ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁Article - 3 2 0 ▁and ▁Government ▁of ▁India ▁act ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁In ▁case , ▁the ▁commission ▁lack ▁rec ruit ment ▁trans par ency ▁or ▁perform ▁its ▁duties ▁arbitr arily , ▁it ▁is ▁responsible ▁to ▁follow ▁the ▁jud icial ▁proceed ings ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁determine ▁and ▁en force ▁legal ▁rights . ▁To ▁conduct ▁exam in ations ▁including ▁civil ▁and ▁department al ▁for ▁appoint ments ▁in ▁the ▁state . ▁To ▁advise ▁the ▁state ▁government ▁ ▁on ▁all ▁matters ▁rel ating ▁to ▁the ▁methods ▁of ▁rec ruit ment . ▁To ▁make ▁appoint ments ▁to ▁civil ▁services ▁and ▁prom ot ions . ▁To ▁advise ▁the ▁state ▁government ▁in ▁transfer ring ▁the ▁officers ▁from ▁one ▁service ▁to ▁another . ▁To ▁grant ▁p ensions ▁and ▁awards ▁in ▁respect ▁of ▁inj uries ▁sust ained ▁by ▁a ▁person ▁while ▁serving ▁under ▁the ▁Government ▁in ▁a ▁civil ▁capacity . ▁To ▁consult ▁the ▁Union ▁Public ▁Service ▁Commission ▁in ▁fr aming ▁the ▁rules ▁and ▁rec ruit