STATE OF RAJASTHAN vs TARACHAND .

The Supreme Court upheld the interpretation of Rule 28-B of the Rajasthan Administrative Service Rules, 1954, as established in Shambhu Singh Meena Vs. State of Rajasthan, which requires that an officer's record must be outstanding or consistently very good for the entire period under consideration. The Court ruled that the amendment made on November 30, 1991, could not apply retroactively to promotions challenged prior to its enactment. Consequently, the petition was dismissed without grounds for interference.