Sathya Kumar And Ors. vs The State Of Andhra Pradesh And Ors. on 3 February, 1970
In Sathya Kumar's case (supra), the validity certain special rules for Andhra Pradesh State judicial service was considered. It was held they were invalid for having been introduced without obtaining the prior permission of the Govt. of India under Section 115 Sub-section (7) of the States Reorganisation Act. Principles of valid classification in order to afford equality of opportunity for promotion to all those who belonged to a single class were also considered. But, here again, we find no pronouncement on the validity of the A.T.A. Rule 22 mentioned above.