https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169821 A retrospective amendment to service rules that made a degree in Engineering essential for promotion was invalid because it varied protected service conditions to the disadvantage of the affected officers without the prior approval of the Central Government required by the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966. The change also could not constitutionally extinguish an accrued right to be considered for promotion, since retrospective rule-making under Article 309 remains subject to Articles 14 and 16(1) and cannot operate arbitrarily or unfairly. The impugned notification was therefore void and struck down. en-us Wed, 17 Dec 1986 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 11 May 2015 12:48:02 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169821 A retrospective amendment to service rules that made a degree in Engineering essential for promotion was invalid because it varied protected service conditions to the disadvantage of the affected officers without the prior approval of the Central Government required by the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966. The change also could not constitutionally extinguish an accrued right to be considered for promotion, since retrospective rule-making under Article 309 remains subject to Articles 14 and 16(1) and cannot operate arbitrarily or unfairly. The impugned notification was therefore void and struck down. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 17 Dec 1986 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169821