https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169701 A rule that merely reduced promotional chances did not by itself vary conditions of service or require Central Government approval, but a proviso giving preference to directly recruited Mamlatdars was invalid because it created an unjustified classification within the same class of officers. Promotion to the State cadre of Deputy Collectors through separate divisional select lists was unconstitutional, as it denied eligible Mamlatdars a common State-wide field of consideration and made advancement depend on local vacancy timing rather than uniform comparative assessment of merit and seniority. The challenge based on earlier seniority resolutions and the recruitment framework failed, but the discriminatory promotion system was struck down and promotions and seniority had to be readjusted on a constitutionally valid basis. en-us Mon, 12 Nov 1973 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 01 May 2015 11:41:08 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169701 A rule that merely reduced promotional chances did not by itself vary conditions of service or require Central Government approval, but a proviso giving preference to directly recruited Mamlatdars was invalid because it created an unjustified classification within the same class of officers. Promotion to the State cadre of Deputy Collectors through separate divisional select lists was unconstitutional, as it denied eligible Mamlatdars a common State-wide field of consideration and made advancement depend on local vacancy timing rather than uniform comparative assessment of merit and seniority. The challenge based on earlier seniority resolutions and the recruitment framework failed, but the discriminatory promotion system was struck down and promotions and seniority had to be readjusted on a constitutionally valid basis. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 12 Nov 1973 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169701