https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=157520 A service rule authorising termination of a permanent employee on notice or pay in lieu of notice, without reasons, hearing, or guiding criteria, was treated as arbitrary and inconsistent with Article 14 because it permitted insecure tenure and unguided selection. The Court also held that such a clear and unrestricted provision could not be saved by reading in reasons, limits, or procedural safeguards, since that would amount to rewriting the rule rather than interpreting it. The result was that the impugned termination power could not survive constitutional scrutiny. en-us Tue, 04 Sep 1990 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 27 Oct 2025 18:07:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=157520 A service rule authorising termination of a permanent employee on notice or pay in lieu of notice, without reasons, hearing, or guiding criteria, was treated as arbitrary and inconsistent with Article 14 because it permitted insecure tenure and unguided selection. The Court also held that such a clear and unrestricted provision could not be saved by reading in reasons, limits, or procedural safeguards, since that would amount to rewriting the rule rather than interpreting it. The result was that the impugned termination power could not survive constitutional scrutiny. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 04 Sep 1990 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=157520