https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=291978 Reversion from an officiating higher post is punitive where it carries penal consequences such as loss of seniority or forecloses future promotion; the order was therefore treated as a reduction in rank attracting Article 311(2). An executive order affecting service rights must also be made in the Governor's name and authenticated under Article 166(1); an inter-departmental letter was insufficient. The reversion was further held vulnerable for mala fides and want of jurisdiction, because the Government mechanically relied on the Public Service Commission's advice without independent consideration and treated distinct cadres as interchangeable. The impugned reversion was quashed and consequential relief followed. en-us Fri, 07 Jun 1963 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 03 Dec 2020 10:38:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=291978 Reversion from an officiating higher post is punitive where it carries penal consequences such as loss of seniority or forecloses future promotion; the order was therefore treated as a reduction in rank attracting Article 311(2). An executive order affecting service rights must also be made in the Governor's name and authenticated under Article 166(1); an inter-departmental letter was insufficient. The reversion was further held vulnerable for mala fides and want of jurisdiction, because the Government mechanically relied on the Public Service Commission's advice without independent consideration and treated distinct cadres as interchangeable. The impugned reversion was quashed and consequential relief followed. Case-Laws Service Tax Fri, 07 Jun 1963 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=291978