https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=181908 The Government Resolution dated 20 March 1982 did not govern promotion to Section Officer in the High Court, because those promotions were controlled by rules framed by the Chief Justice under Article 229 and inconsistent executive instructions could not override them. The selection was therefore not invalid merely because all eligible candidates were considered within the zone of consideration. However, Rule 47(2) required merit to be assessed on past performance, written test and oral test, and past performance could not be ignored. As no rational criterion was adopted for that component, the unpromoted candidates were directed to be reconsidered afresh for promotion. en-us Fri, 12 May 2006 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 16 Oct 2017 16:57:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=181908 The Government Resolution dated 20 March 1982 did not govern promotion to Section Officer in the High Court, because those promotions were controlled by rules framed by the Chief Justice under Article 229 and inconsistent executive instructions could not override them. The selection was therefore not invalid merely because all eligible candidates were considered within the zone of consideration. However, Rule 47(2) required merit to be assessed on past performance, written test and oral test, and past performance could not be ignored. As no rational criterion was adopted for that component, the unpromoted candidates were directed to be reconsidered afresh for promotion. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 12 May 2006 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=181908