STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH & ORS. vs V. SADANANDAM & ORS. ETC. ETC.

The Supreme Court examined the validity of amended Rule 3 of the Andhra Pradesh Treasury and Accounts Subordinate Service Rules 1963, determining whether it contravened para 5(2) of the Andhra Pradesh Public Employment (Organisation of Local Cadres and Regulation of Direct Recruitment) Order 1975. The Court upheld the Tribunal's finding that promotions must be conducted on a Zonal basis, as mandated by the Presidential order, and ruled that the amended Rule 3, which allowed for broader eligibility, was inconsistent with this requirement. Consequently, the Court affirmed the Tribunal's decision to declare the amended Rule invalid.