https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284030 The SC held the appointment and promotion of the third respondent void: his regularization was void ab initio for lack of PSC selection, his promotion was tainted by mala fide conduct, the post conversion lacked Finance concurrence and violated the 1992 Rules, and his ad hoc service could not be counted to meet the five-year substantive service requirement. Reservation percentage was unlawfully exceeded and the post was already held by a reserved-category incumbent. The High Court judgment was set aside, the promotion order quashed, and costs of Rs.50,000 were to be borne equally by the State and the third respondent. en-us Thu, 27 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 19 Sep 2025 10:27:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284030 The SC held the appointment and promotion of the third respondent void: his regularization was void ab initio for lack of PSC selection, his promotion was tainted by mala fide conduct, the post conversion lacked Finance concurrence and violated the 1992 Rules, and his ad hoc service could not be counted to meet the five-year substantive service requirement. Reservation percentage was unlawfully exceeded and the post was already held by a reserved-category incumbent. The High Court judgment was set aside, the promotion order quashed, and costs of Rs.50,000 were to be borne equally by the State and the third respondent. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 27 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284030