41. (1) The Government may consult the Public Service Commissioner or the Commission, as the case may be, on :–
(a) matters relating to methods of recruitment to any of the services;
(b) the principles to be followed in making appointments in the services and in making promotions and transfers from one service to another;
(c) the suitability of candidates for such appointments, promotions or transfers;
(d) disciplinary matters affecting a person in any service, including memorials or petitions relating to such matters;
(e) any claim by, or in respect of, a person who is serving or has served His Highness the Maharaja in any service that any costs incurred by him in defending legal proceedings instituted against him in respect of acts done or purporting to be done in the execution of his duty should be paid out of the revenues of the State;
(f) any claim for the award of a pension in respect of injuries sustained by a person while serving His High ness the Maharaja in any service and any question as to the amount of any such award.
(2) It shall be the duty of the Commissioner or of the Commission to advise the Government on any matter so referred to them, and, in exercising their functions, the Commissioner or the Commission shall observe the rules prescribed by the Government in that behalf.