STATE OF MYSORE vs H. PAPANNA GOWDA & ANR. ETC.

The Supreme Court ruled that the compulsory transfer of employees from government service to a university under the University of Agricultural Sciences Act, 1963, constitutes a removal from service, violating Article 311 of the Constitution of India. The Court held that the notification leading to the extinction of the respondent's status as a civil servant was void, regardless of whether the transfer affected their prospects. The decision distinguished the case from Amulya Kumar Talukdar v. Union of India, I.L.R. 13 Punj. 781.