https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=467930 Timely appearance for a prescribed departmental examination satisfied the service requirement where the employees had taken the test within the stipulated period and the delayed communication of results was beyond their control; their reversion on that ground was therefore unsustainable. A Government Resolution of 2017 could not be applied retrospectively to undo already accrued promotional status, especially without a show-cause notice or hearing, because a subordinate instrument operates prospectively unless clear retrospective intent appears. The adverse reversion and related actions were quashed, and the employees were entitled to restoration of their earlier status with consequential benefits. en-us Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:23:45 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=467930 Timely appearance for a prescribed departmental examination satisfied the service requirement where the employees had taken the test within the stipulated period and the delayed communication of results was beyond their control; their reversion on that ground was therefore unsustainable. A Government Resolution of 2017 could not be applied retrospectively to undo already accrued promotional status, especially without a show-cause notice or hearing, because a subordinate instrument operates prospectively unless clear retrospective intent appears. The adverse reversion and related actions were quashed, and the employees were entitled to restoration of their earlier status with consequential benefits. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=467930