https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=176053 Appointment to the post of Officer on Special Duty in the Assam Legislative Assembly Secretariat had to satisfy the qualifications stated in the 1985 advertisement. Those qualifications required either seven years' standing practice as an advocate or pleader, or service as a judicial officer eligible for appointment as a District Judge or Additional District Judge. The appellant, holding only a Grade III post under the Assam Judicial Service Rules, 1967, had not first become eligible for Grade II promotion and therefore did not meet the prescribed standard. The later Assam Legislative Assembly Secretariat Rules, 1986, including Schedule II and Rule 38, could not validate an appointment that was unlawful from the outset. en-us Fri, 20 Mar 1998 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 11 Dec 2015 13:04:19 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=176053 Appointment to the post of Officer on Special Duty in the Assam Legislative Assembly Secretariat had to satisfy the qualifications stated in the 1985 advertisement. Those qualifications required either seven years' standing practice as an advocate or pleader, or service as a judicial officer eligible for appointment as a District Judge or Additional District Judge. The appellant, holding only a Grade III post under the Assam Judicial Service Rules, 1967, had not first become eligible for Grade II promotion and therefore did not meet the prescribed standard. The later Assam Legislative Assembly Secretariat Rules, 1986, including Schedule II and Rule 38, could not validate an appointment that was unlawful from the outset. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 20 Mar 1998 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=176053