https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275928 Rule 4(2)(c) and Rule 13 of the Rajasthan Excise Service (General Branch) Rules, 1974 were upheld as a valid exercise of the Government's rule-making power under Article 309. The Court found that the rules lawfully permitted determination of cadre strength from time to time, maintenance of a minimum number of encadred posts, and deputation appointments to non-encadred posts. As no material showed arbitrariness or discrimination against departmental officers, the challenge based on Articles 14 and 16 failed and the rules were held constitutionally valid. en-us Fri, 11 May 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 23 Oct 2018 11:22:12 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275928 Rule 4(2)(c) and Rule 13 of the Rajasthan Excise Service (General Branch) Rules, 1974 were upheld as a valid exercise of the Government's rule-making power under Article 309. The Court found that the rules lawfully permitted determination of cadre strength from time to time, maintenance of a minimum number of encadred posts, and deputation appointments to non-encadred posts. As no material showed arbitrariness or discrimination against departmental officers, the challenge based on Articles 14 and 16 failed and the rules were held constitutionally valid. Case-Laws Central Excise Fri, 11 May 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275928