https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182950 A selection made under rules for the initial constitution of a newly created service does not amount to a punitive reduction in rank unless the order itself discloses such demotion. The later affidavit did not require fresh rebuttal because it merely clarified that the original temporary post had ceased to exist independently. Equal treatment objections under Articles 14 and 16 failed where all departmental candidates were subjected to the same lawful selection process and no unfairness was shown. Rule 5 of the Central Information Service Rules, 1959 was upheld as a valid scheme for constituting the service and as not conflicting with Articles 311, 14 or 16. en-us Fri, 11 Feb 1972 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 24 May 2016 15:48:18 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182950 A selection made under rules for the initial constitution of a newly created service does not amount to a punitive reduction in rank unless the order itself discloses such demotion. The later affidavit did not require fresh rebuttal because it merely clarified that the original temporary post had ceased to exist independently. Equal treatment objections under Articles 14 and 16 failed where all departmental candidates were subjected to the same lawful selection process and no unfairness was shown. Rule 5 of the Central Information Service Rules, 1959 was upheld as a valid scheme for constituting the service and as not conflicting with Articles 311, 14 or 16. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 11 Feb 1972 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182950