Section 31(1) in The Rajasthan Police Service Rules, 1954
(1)A vacancy in the Service which can not be filled in immediately either by direct recruitment or by promotion under the rules may be filled in by the Government or by the "Authority competent to make appointment" as the case may be, by appointing in an officiating capacity thereto an officer eligible for appointment to the post by promotion or by appointing temporarily thereto a person eligible for direct recruitment to the Service, where such direct recruitment has been provided under the provisions of these Rules:Provided that such an appointment will not be continued beyond a period of one year without referring the case to the Commission for concurrence, where such concurrence is necessary, and shall be terminated immediately on its refusal to concur:Provided further that in respect of a Service or a post in a Service for which both the methods of recruitment have been prescribed, the Government or the Authority competent to make appointments, as the case may be shall not fill the temporary vacancy by appointing a person eligible for direct recruitment unless no suitable person eligible for promotion is available.
