https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=307736 An office memorandum expressing future policy changes did not by itself amend service conditions for the Electrical and Mechanical branches of the Public Works Department, because the existing uniform service position and earlier executive instructions requiring ten years' service remained unaltered. The memorandum therefore did not reduce the qualifying service for promotion to seven years. It also could not be applied retrospectively to unsettle a selection made in 1983, since an executive order cannot operate with retrospective effect unless validly brought into force through the competent rule-making process. The High Court's contrary view was set aside and the selection was upheld. en-us Tue, 02 Nov 1993 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 03 May 2023 16:33:10 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=307736 An office memorandum expressing future policy changes did not by itself amend service conditions for the Electrical and Mechanical branches of the Public Works Department, because the existing uniform service position and earlier executive instructions requiring ten years' service remained unaltered. The memorandum therefore did not reduce the qualifying service for promotion to seven years. It also could not be applied retrospectively to unsettle a selection made in 1983, since an executive order cannot operate with retrospective effect unless validly brought into force through the competent rule-making process. The High Court's contrary view was set aside and the selection was upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 02 Nov 1993 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=307736