BASWANT SHANKARAPPA SWAMI vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA .

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the High Court and the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal, affirming that Rule 3 of the Superintending Engineer (Civil) Recruitment Rules, 1996 is intra vires and does not violate Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India. The Court found that the appellant failed to substantiate claims of arbitrariness or unreasonableness in the rule, which governs promotions within the Maharashtra Service of Engineers. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed, maintaining the validity of the recruitment rules as constitutional.