https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461211 Promotion to Senior Accountant required seniority, regular service and passing the departmental examination; an erroneous promotion could not override that mandatory eligibility condition, so the respondent was not eligible. The relaxation power under Rule 5 was discretionary, confined to recorded reasons and a relevant class or category, and its refusal was valid because no legally relevant ground justified relaxation or a direction to promote. The cancellation of promotion and reversion order was also valid, as notice was issued, reply considered, and the mistake corrected in accordance with the rules and fair procedure. en-us Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 17:40:37 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461211 Promotion to Senior Accountant required seniority, regular service and passing the departmental examination; an erroneous promotion could not override that mandatory eligibility condition, so the respondent was not eligible. The relaxation power under Rule 5 was discretionary, confined to recorded reasons and a relevant class or category, and its refusal was valid because no legally relevant ground justified relaxation or a direction to promote. The cancellation of promotion and reversion order was also valid, as notice was issued, reply considered, and the mistake corrected in accordance with the rules and fair procedure. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461211