https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461523 Statutory service rules framed under Article 309 governed eligibility for promotion to Deputy Director, Health Services. Rule 9A required ten years' membership of the service, and the enacted definition of service had to be applied. The promoted officer had not completed the prescribed qualifying service when considered. A notification treating PCMS Class II as PCMS Class I could not equate the cadres for all purposes or cure ineligibility, particularly where it contemplated separate amendments to the rules. Executive notifications cannot amend, override, or substitute statutory service rules. The promotion was invalid, and reconsideration by a fresh Departmental Promotion Committee was required strictly under the statutory rules. en-us Wed, 11 Apr 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 11 Apr 2025 15:56:57 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461523 Statutory service rules framed under Article 309 governed eligibility for promotion to Deputy Director, Health Services. Rule 9A required ten years' membership of the service, and the enacted definition of service had to be applied. The promoted officer had not completed the prescribed qualifying service when considered. A notification treating PCMS Class II as PCMS Class I could not equate the cadres for all purposes or cure ineligibility, particularly where it contemplated separate amendments to the rules. Executive notifications cannot amend, override, or substitute statutory service rules. The promotion was invalid, and reconsideration by a fresh Departmental Promotion Committee was required strictly under the statutory rules. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 11 Apr 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461523