STATE OF ORISSA vs KHAGESWAR DAS AND OTHERS

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision to strike down Rule 3(1)(ii) of the Orissa Industries Service Rules, 1971, as violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India. The Court found that the exclusion of the Principal of a Mining Engineering School from the cadre was arbitrary and lacked justification, as all Engineering Schools were treated equally. The Court ruled that it was sufficient to delete the words 'except Mining Engineering' from the rule rather than striking down the entire provision.