Roshan Lal Tandon vs Union Of India on 14 August, 1967
6. This court has considered the submissions of the petitioners. At the
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outset, there is no dispute about the fact that the petitioners are members of
the Force and are therefore governed by the terms of employment which are
now embodied in Rules. Even otherwise, as public servants the terms of
engagement or employment are not mere matters of contract. As held by
the Supreme Court in its judgment reported as Roshan Lal Tandon Vs.
Union of India, AIR 1967 SC 1889 a public servant has no vested or
contractual right in regard to the terms of his service; the legal position of a
Government servant is more of status than contract, and once appointed to
the post or office, a Government servant acquires a status. His rights and
obligations are no longer determined by consent of both parties, but by
statute or statutory rules which may be framed and altered unilaterally by the
Government.