Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972

Sealed Cover Procedure and Promotion: Supreme Court Clarifies in Doly Loyi Case (24 September 2024)

Supreme Court on Sealed Cover Procedure: Doly Loyi Case Analysis LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a mere grant of prosecution sanction is sufficient to initiate the sealed cover procedure for promotions. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Union of India and Ors. vs. Doly Loyi Judgment Date: 24 September 2024 Date of the Judgment: 24 September 2024 […]

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Supreme Court clarifies pension benefits for contractual employees: Doordarshan vs. Magi H Desai (2023)

Supreme Court clarifies pension benefits for contractual employees: Doordarshan vs. Magi H Desai (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether contractual service can be counted as temporary service for pension benefits. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Director General, Doordarshan Prasar Bharti Corporation of India & Anr. vs. Smt. Magi H Desai [Judgment Date]: 24 March 2023 Date

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Supreme Court clarifies: Contractual Service is not Temporary Service for Pension Benefits in Doordarshan Case (24 March 2023)

Supreme Court: Contractual Service Not Equal to Temporary Service for Pension – Doordarshan vs. Magi H Desai (2023) Date of the Judgment: 24 March 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 290 Judges: M.R. Shah, J., C.T. Ravikumar, J. Can prior contractual service be counted as temporary service for pension benefits? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed

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Supreme Court allows withdrawal of resignation: Govt. of NCT of Delhi vs. Kamlesh Rani Bhatla (23 March 2023)

Supreme Court Allows Withdrawal of Resignation: Kamlesh Rani Bhatla vs. Govt. of NCT of Delhi (2023) Date of the Judgment: 23 March 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 228 Judges: Aniruddha Bose, J., Krishna Murari, J. Can an employee withdraw their resignation after it has been accepted by the employer? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed

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Supreme Court Upholds Withdrawal of Resignation: Kamlesh Rani Bhatla vs. Govt. of NCT of Delhi (23 March 2023)

Supreme Court Upholds Withdrawal of Resignation: Kamlesh Rani Bhatla vs. Govt. of NCT of Delhi (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee can withdraw their resignation after it has been accepted, particularly when the employer’s rejection was based on a different ground than the validity of the withdrawal itself. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The

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Supreme Court Denies Family Pension to Child Adopted After Government Servant’s Death: Shri Ram Shridhar Chimurkar vs. Union of India (2023) INSC 46

Supreme Court Denies Family Pension to Child Adopted After Government Servant’s Death Date of the Judgment: 17 January 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 46 Judges: K.M. Joseph J., B.V. Nagarathna J. Can a child adopted by the widow of a government servant after the government servant’s death be considered part of the “family” for the purpose

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Supreme Court clarifies family pension eligibility for adopted children of deceased government servants: Shri Ram Shridhar Chimurkar vs. Union of India (2023) INSC 492 (17 January 2023)

Supreme Court clarifies family pension eligibility for adopted children of deceased government servants Date of the Judgment: 17 January 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 492 Judges: K.M. Joseph J. and B.V. Nagarathna J. Can a child adopted by the widow of a government servant after the government servant’s death be eligible for family pension? The Supreme

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Supreme Court Upholds Premature Retirement: CISF Employee’s Service Record Scrutinized (2022)

Premature Retirement of CISF Head Constable Upheld: Supreme Court Sets Aside Delhi HC Order LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a government employee’s entire service record, including past adverse remarks, can be considered for premature retirement, even if the employee has been promoted since those remarks. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Central Industrial Security Force vs. HC

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Supreme Court Upholds Cut-off Date for Pension Scheme: Himachal Road Transport Corp. vs. Retired Employees Union (22 February 2021)

Supreme Court Upholds Cut-off Date for Pension Scheme: Himachal Road Transport Corp. vs. Retired Employees Union (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a cut-off date for implementing a pension scheme can be considered discriminatory when applied to employees who retired before that date and were already covered under a Contributory Provident Fund Scheme. CASE TYPE: Service Law

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Supreme Court clarifies the distinction between Resignation and Voluntary Retirement in Pension Cases: BSES Yamuna Power Ltd. vs. Ghanshyam Chand Sharma (2019) INSC 974 (5 December 2019)

Supreme Court clarifies the distinction between Resignation and Voluntary Retirement in Pension Cases LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee’s resignation can be reclassified as voluntary retirement to grant pensionary benefits. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: BSES Yamuna Power Ltd. vs. Ghanshyam Chand Sharma & Anr. Judgment Date: 5 December 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment:

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Supreme Court Denies Pension Benefit by Combining Gramin Dak Sevak Service with Regular Postal Service: Union of India & Ors. vs. Gandiba Behera (08 November 2019)

Date of the Judgment: 08 November 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 1122 Judges: Ranjan Gogoi, CJI, Deepak Gupta J., Aniruddha Bose J. Can prior service as a Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) be combined with regular postal service to meet pension eligibility? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in a batch of appeals, ultimately

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Supreme Court Denies Pension Claim for Delhi Transport Corporation Employee Due to Insufficient Qualifying Service: Karan Singh vs. Delhi Transport Corporation & Anr. (22 October 2019)

Supreme Court Denies Pension Claim for Delhi Transport Corporation Employee Due to Insufficient Qualifying Service Date of the Judgment: 22 October 2019 Citation: Karan Singh vs. Delhi Transport Corporation & Anr., Civil Appeal No(s). 12743 of 2017 Judges: Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, J. and Ajay Rastogi, J. Can an employee of the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC)

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