Sant Ram Sharma vs State Of Rajasthan & Anr on 7 August, 1967
In this connection, it is useful to refer to the decision of the Apex Court in Sant Ram v. State of Rajasthan , wherein it is held that the Government cannot amend or supersede the statutory Rules by administrative instructions. Only if the Rules are silent on any particular point, the Government can fill up the gaps and supplement the rules provided the instructions not in consistent with the Rules already framed. In the case on hand, the rules are not silent while prescribing the qualifications to the post of Assistant Executive Engineers and as such, it is not necessary for this Court to draw any inference with the aid of the circular instructions as contended by the learned counsels for the petitioners.