Supreme Court of India

Union of India Etc. v. Majji Jangamayya Etc.

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Reported as [1977] 2 S.C.R. 28
Bench A. N. Ray. C, M. H. Beg and Jaswant Ssngh JJ.
Decided 5 November 1976

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What the Court ordered

For the foregoing reasons the judgments and orders appealed against are set aside.

Judgment, page 24

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Constitution of India 1950, Arts. 53, 313 and 366-Scope of Government of India Act, 1935, 241-Scope of-Office Manual, 1955, Vol. fl. r. 18-Whether statutory rule. · The Government of India, in 1950, framed a rule for promotion of an Income Tax Officer as Assistant Commissioner and it was published as rule 18 in Vol. 11 of the Office Manual published in 1955. The rule provided that promotion shall be strictly on merit and that no one should ordinarily be considered for promotion unless he has completed at least ten years service as Income Tax Officer. In 1957, a memorandum was issued by the

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