https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=273828 Special statutory recruitment rules framed under the Fire Force Act continued to govern fire service promotions because the legislative field was already occupied, and a later amendment to general civil service rules under Article 309 could not displace them. The Court applied the principle that a general later rule does not impliedly override an earlier special statutory scheme unless clear intention appears. Promotion to Leading Firemen therefore remained subject to the qualifying examination required by the special rules, and seniority alone was insufficient. en-us Wed, 14 Jan 1998 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 16 Jul 2018 18:02:49 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=273828 Special statutory recruitment rules framed under the Fire Force Act continued to govern fire service promotions because the legislative field was already occupied, and a later amendment to general civil service rules under Article 309 could not displace them. The Court applied the principle that a general later rule does not impliedly override an earlier special statutory scheme unless clear intention appears. Promotion to Leading Firemen therefore remained subject to the qualifying examination required by the special rules, and seniority alone was insufficient. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 14 Jan 1998 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=273828