UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. vs ARUN KUMAR ROY

The Supreme Court held that a Notification cannot override statutory rules governing service conditions, specifically Rule 5(1)(b) of the Central Civil Services (Temporary Service) Rules, 1965. The Court clarified that the amended rule, which allows termination of service without prior payment of notice salary, is applicable, and the reliance on a Notification by the High Court was misplaced. Consequently, the Court allowed the appeal, affirming that the termination was valid despite the absence of notice salary payment at the time of termination.