Civil Services Bill, 2009

Article from TOI

Pros:

• Will take out such moves that are currently being seen in UP. CM wont be able to transfer officials at will.
• Will involve Opposition in such appointments. I have always believed that appointments of posts such as EC, CBI Chief, Supreme Court Judges (they are still decided by a panel) and of posts like Auditor General should be done with consensus. I know for consensus it may be that there is no appointment if Opposition plays a destructive role but it will also ensure that these bodies remain independent. It could be done with say 75% majority with no party allowing 'whip' in such cases. So that even honest members in destructive parties can help in breaking a deadlock. And I believe that more than 75% of our MP's are good enough. Its another matter that just the bad ones keep showing their faces in public.
• Better criteria for appointment for top posts.

Cons:

• Directly conflicts with the federal structure of India. Centre having say in administrative tasks of states.
  
• Administration is there to assist the CM in its working. With CM bound by these rules in administrative postings it may not be able to perform to its full potential.

What can be done is:

• Newly elected government should have right of transferring any official without any rules.
  
• Central body should not be too much involved in the process. And in any case it should not have the final say. This is to ensure that centre does not take over the state.