https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184579 Expiry of probation did not by itself confer confirmation or a right to the higher post under the Punjab Civil Services rules; Rule 24 only made the probationer eligible for substantive appointment, so the appellant remained a probationer. The reversion from Extra Assistant Commissioner to Tehsildar was, however, found to be punitive in substance because it followed an inquiry, exoneration, later hostility, and an unexplained reversal despite a satisfactory record. As no opportunity to show cause was given, Article 311(2) was violated and the reversion order was quashed with costs. en-us Fri, 06 Apr 1962 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 13 Jul 2016 12:33:36 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184579 Expiry of probation did not by itself confer confirmation or a right to the higher post under the Punjab Civil Services rules; Rule 24 only made the probationer eligible for substantive appointment, so the appellant remained a probationer. The reversion from Extra Assistant Commissioner to Tehsildar was, however, found to be punitive in substance because it followed an inquiry, exoneration, later hostility, and an unexplained reversal despite a satisfactory record. As no opportunity to show cause was given, Article 311(2) was violated and the reversion order was quashed with costs. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 06 Apr 1962 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184579