Sant Ram Sharma vs State Of Rajasthan & Anr on 7 August, 1967
19. A Constitution Bench of this Court in Sant Ram
Sharma v. State of Rajasthan [AIR 1967 SC
1910] held as under: (AIR p. 1914, para 7)
Patna High Court CWJC No.6393 of 2025 dt.16-04-2026
46/53
"7. ... It is true that the Government
cannot amend or supersede statutory
rules by administrative instructions, but
if the rules are silent on any particular
point Government can fill up the gaps
and supplement the rules and issue
instructions not inconsistent with the
rules already framed." (emphasis added)