Guwahati, May 21 -- In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court of India on Wednesday struck down a Madhya Pradesh government order that permitted Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers to review the performance appraisal reports of Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers.

The apex court termed the state's move "contemptuous" and a direct violation of its long-standing judicial directions.

According to LawTrend, a bench comprising Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice Augustine George Masih declared the June 29, 2024, government order (GO) to be in "total violation" of the Supreme Court's previous binding judgment from September 22, 2000.

"We have no hesitation in holding that the impugned GO is rather contemptuous in n...