RAJ KUMAR vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that the retrospective amendment to the Central Civil Services (Temporary Services) Rules, 1965, specifically the proviso to rule 5(1), allows for the termination of a government servant's services without the obligation to pay a month's pay and allowances. The Court clarified that the amendment, effective from May 1, 1965, invalidates the precedent set in R.M.S. v. K. V. Gopinath. The Court ruled that actions taken under the amended rule are legally valid, and the dismissal of the appellant was upheld as it complied with the amended provisions.