Protnicki v. New York State Department of Civil Service

The above-entitled proceedings were commenced by the petitioners by the service of a petition and an order to show cause upon the respondents, constituting the New York State Department of Civil Service, on the grounds that the respondents acted without authority by proceeding under the present section 25 of the Civil Service Law.

The petition and the answer of the respondents reveal that in December of 1958 the New York State Civil Service Commission, pursuant to subdivision 7 of section 11 of the Civil Service Law then in effect, commenced a proceeding against the *1023local commission for the…