HIGH CT. OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN vs RAMESH CHAND PALIWAL

The Supreme Court addressed a challenge to the promotion of Sankal Chand Mehta as Deputy Registrar under the Rajasthan High Court (Conditions of Service of Staff) Rules, 1953, specifically Article 229 of the Constitution. The Court held that the promotion was invalid as it did not comply with the rules in effect at the time of the vacancy on February 1, 1992. The Court upheld the lower court's decision to treat the vacancy occurring on October 1, 1993, as available for filling under the original rules, while not deciding on the validity of the amendments made on February 28, 1992.