Union Of India & Ors vs C.N. Ponnappan on 5 December, 1995
4. We may also note that in the context of a different service, on
the same principle and noticing C.N. Ponnappan's case (supra),
in M.M. Thomas & Ors. vs. Union of India & Ors. (2017) 13 SCC
722, it was observed as under :