https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=178523 A statutory bar on removal of a municipal employee by an authority subordinate to the appointing authority cannot be defeated by delegation of functions. Under the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, the employee was deemed appointed under the Act, with the General Manager (Transport) as the appointing authority for the post. Although powers were delegated to the Assistant General Manager, delegation could not alter rank or status, and the relevant subordination remained one of authority, not merely administrative convenience. The concept of agency could not override the express statutory safeguard, so removal by the subordinate officer was illegal. en-us Wed, 06 Sep 1972 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 08 Feb 2016 11:21:51 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=178523 A statutory bar on removal of a municipal employee by an authority subordinate to the appointing authority cannot be defeated by delegation of functions. Under the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, the employee was deemed appointed under the Act, with the General Manager (Transport) as the appointing authority for the post. Although powers were delegated to the Assistant General Manager, delegation could not alter rank or status, and the relevant subordination remained one of authority, not merely administrative convenience. The concept of agency could not override the express statutory safeguard, so removal by the subordinate officer was illegal. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 06 Sep 1972 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=178523