https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461212 A relaxation clause designed to prevent undue hardship may extend to a class of similarly placed officers where administrative need requires filling vacancies, and such relaxation is valid if it is neither arbitrary nor mala fide. The text also states that a promotion challenge based on supersession fails where the affected employee had no enforceable right to relief and was found unsuitable for promotion. It further explains that an irregular appointment, if not wholly void, may be regularised once the eligibility defect is cured before final adjudication, so the promotion cannot later be disturbed on that ground. en-us Tue, 20 Feb 1990 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 17:40:36 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461212 A relaxation clause designed to prevent undue hardship may extend to a class of similarly placed officers where administrative need requires filling vacancies, and such relaxation is valid if it is neither arbitrary nor mala fide. The text also states that a promotion challenge based on supersession fails where the affected employee had no enforceable right to relief and was found unsuitable for promotion. It further explains that an irregular appointment, if not wholly void, may be regularised once the eligibility defect is cured before final adjudication, so the promotion cannot later be disturbed on that ground. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 20 Feb 1990 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461212