STATE OF RAJASTHAN vs R.DAYAL .

The Supreme Court upheld the appointments of B.S. Bhatnagar and H.L. Meena made by the Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) under Rule 24-A of the Rajasthan Service of Engineers (Building and the Roads Branch) Rules, 1954, despite subsequent amendments. The Court clarified that the criteria for selection must be based on the rules in effect at the time of the DPC meeting on April 13, 1995, rather than the amended rules effective from July 24, 1995. The Court held that the appointments were valid as they adhered to the existing criteria at the time of selection, thereby dismissing the writ petition challenging these appointments.