https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=165212 Confirmation to the substantive post of Tahsildar was void where no substantive or anticipated vacancy existed, because the confirming authority acted beyond its competence; the later creation of supernumerary posts could not cure that defect, and the successor Government could treat the earlier confirmation as ineffective under the re-organisation provision. Since the employees had remained only officiating Tahsildars in law, the impugned notification merely corrected the legal position and did not impose a penalty or reduce a valid substantive rank. Article 311(2) was therefore not attracted. en-us Thu, 19 Sep 1963 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 15:34:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=165212 Confirmation to the substantive post of Tahsildar was void where no substantive or anticipated vacancy existed, because the confirming authority acted beyond its competence; the later creation of supernumerary posts could not cure that defect, and the successor Government could treat the earlier confirmation as ineffective under the re-organisation provision. Since the employees had remained only officiating Tahsildars in law, the impugned notification merely corrected the legal position and did not impose a penalty or reduce a valid substantive rank. Article 311(2) was therefore not attracted. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 19 Sep 1963 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=165212