B. S. YADAV AND OTHERS ETC. vs STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ETC.

The Supreme Court examined the constitutional validity of the Punjab Superior Judicial Service Rules, 1963, under Articles 235 and 309 of the Constitution of India. It held that the Governor has the authority to regulate the conditions of service for judicial officers, including the power to retrospectively amend rules regarding probation and seniority. The Court affirmed that the inter se seniority of judicial officers should be determined by the length of continuous service, irrespective of confirmation dates, thereby upholding the retrospective amendments made to the rules.