Introduction Date of the Judgment: 11th February 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 184 Judges: Dipankar Datta, J., Prashant Kumar Mishra, J. When a family loses its primary breadwinner, can the surviving members expect immediate financial assistance from the deceased’s employer? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this critical question in the case of Canara Bank […]
Introduction Date of the Judgment: February 10, 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 176 Judges: Pankaj Mithal, J., Sandeep Mehta, J. Was the recruitment process for Class IV employees in Palamu, Jharkhand, fair and transparent? The Supreme Court of India recently examined this question in a case involving appointments made based on an advertisement from 2010. The
Supreme Court Orders Regularization of Long-Serving Part-Time Workers: Jaggo vs. Union of India (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether long-serving part-time employees performing essential duties are entitled to regularization. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Jaggo vs. Union of India & Ors. Judgment Date: 20 December 2024 Date of the Judgment: 20 December 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC
Supreme Court Upholds Experience Marks for Outsourced Employees: Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University vs. Monika (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether outsourced employees are eligible for experience marks in direct recruitment. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University vs. Monika & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 29 November 2024 Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Clarifies Rules of the Game in Public Employment: Tej Prakash Pathak vs. Rajasthan High Court (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Can the selection procedure for public employment be changed after the recruitment process has begun? CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Tej Prakash Pathak & Ors. vs. Rajasthan High Court & Ors. [Judgment Date]: November
Supreme Court Reinstates Technical Grade-II Employees: Mukul Kumar Tyagi vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether candidates possessing a Computer Concepts Certificate (CCC) at the time of interview, but not on the last date of application, are eligible for appointment. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Mukul Kumar Tyagi vs. The State of
Supreme Court clarifies promotion eligibility based on qualifying service: Bihar State Electricity Board vs. Dharamdeo Das (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether completion of the minimum qualifying service (Kal Awadhi) automatically entitles an employee to promotion to the next higher post. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Bihar State Electricity Board and Others vs. Dharamdeo Das Judgment
Minimum Qualifying Marks for Viva Voce: Supreme Court Upholds High Court Rules in Judicial Appointments (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether prescribing minimum qualifying marks for viva voce (interview) in judicial service exams is constitutional and in line with previous Supreme Court rulings. CASE TYPE: Service Law, specifically concerning judicial appointments. Case Name: Abhi Meet Sinha &
Supreme Court Upholds Preference for Age in Backlog Vacancy Appointments: Chaitra Nagammanavar vs. State of Karnataka (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the age preference rule under the Karnataka State Civil Services (Unfilled Vacancies Reserved For Persons Belonging to the SC’s and ST’s) (Special Recruitment) Rules, 2001 applies to appointments of Assistant Professors in Universities. CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court quashes High Court order, reinstates Anganwadi worker: Anjum Ara vs. State of Bihar (2024) INSC 40 (08 January 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an Anganwadi worker’s appointment can be cancelled based on a guideline that was later struck down by the High Court. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Anjum Ara vs. The State
Supreme Court Upholds Appointment of Civil Judges Despite Procedural Flaws Date of the Judgment: 20 November 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 1007 Judges: C.T. Ravikumar, J. and Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. Can appointments to judicial posts be upheld even if the selection process had procedural flaws? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a
Supreme Court Quashes Arbitrary Selection Process for Physical Training Instructors: Nutan Kumari vs. B.R.A. Bihar University (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a selection process for public employment can be deemed arbitrary and illegal due to inconsistent marking and undisclosed criteria. CASE TYPE: Service Law – Public Employment Case Name: Nutan Kumari vs. B.R.A. Bihar University and
