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Supreme Court Upholds Seniority of Compassionate Appointees over Direct Recruits in Engineering Services

Supreme Court Upholds Seniority of Compassionate Appointees over Direct Recruits in Engineering Services LEGAL ISSUE: Whether compassionate appointees are entitled to seniority over direct recruits in the Tamil Nadu Highways Engineering Service. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: M. Kendra Devi vs. The Government of Tamil Nadu and Others Judgment Date: 10 March 2022 Introduction […]

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Supreme Court Clarifies Data Collection for SC/ST Promotion Reservations: Jarnail Singh vs. Lachhmi Narain Gupta (2022)

Supreme Court Clarifies Data Collection for SC/ST Promotion Reservations: Jarnail Singh vs. Lachhmi Narain Gupta (2022) Date of the Judgment: January 28, 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 78 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J., Sanjiv Khanna, J., B.R. Gavai, J. The Supreme Court of India addressed a series of appeals concerning the contentious issue of reservations in

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Supreme Court clarifies data collection for reservation in promotions: Jarnail Singh vs. Lachhmi Narain Gupta (2022)

Supreme Court Clarifies Data Collection for Reservation in Promotions: Jarnail Singh vs. Lachhmi Narain Gupta (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Clarification on the method of collecting quantifiable data for reservation in promotions for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). CASE TYPE: Service Law, Constitutional Law Case Name: Jarnail Singh & Ors. vs. Lachhmi Narain Gupta &

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Supreme Court Clarifies Data Requirements for Reservation in Promotions: Jarnail Singh vs. Lachhmi Narain Gupta (2022)

Supreme Court Clarifies Data Requirements for Reservation in Promotions: Jarnail Singh vs. Lachhmi Narain Gupta (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: What constitutes adequate quantifiable data for providing reservations in promotions for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: Jarnail Singh & Ors. vs. Lachhmi Narain Gupta & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 28 January

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Supreme Court Upholds Termination of LARSGESS Scheme: Chief Personnel Officer vs. A Nishanth George (2022)

Supreme Court Upholds Termination of LARSGESS Scheme: Chief Personnel Officer vs. A Nishanth George (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Liberalized Active Retirement Scheme for Guaranteed Employment for Safety Staff (LARSGESS) scheme was valid and whether claims under the scheme could be entertained after its termination. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The Chief Personnel Officer

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Supreme Court Upholds Termination of LARSGESS Scheme: No Backdoor Entry to Railway Jobs

Supreme Court Upholds Termination of LARSGESS Scheme: No Backdoor Entry to Railway Jobs LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Liberalized Active Retirement Scheme for Guaranteed Employment for Safety Staff (LARSGESS) scheme was valid and whether claims under the scheme can be entertained after its termination. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The Chief Personnel Officer & Ors.

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Supreme Court settles reservation for OBC in NEET All India Quota seats, defers decision on EWS criteria: Neil Aurelio Nunes vs. Union of India (20 January 2022)

Supreme Court Upholds OBC Reservation in NEET AIQ Seats, Defers EWS Criteria Decision (20 January 2022) LEGAL ISSUE: The legal principle addressed in this judgment is the validity of Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation in the All India Quota (AIQ) seats for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and the criteria for determining Economically

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Supreme Court Upholds Pension Rights of Bank Employees, Dismissing Retroactive Rule Change: Punjab State Cooperative Agricultural Development Bank Ltd. vs. The Registrar, Cooperative Societies and Others (2022) INSC 14

Supreme Court Upholds Pension Rights of Bank Employees, Dismissing Retroactive Rule Change Date of the Judgment: 11 January 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 14 Judges: Hon’ble Justices Ajay Rastogi and Abhay S. Oka Can a cooperative bank retroactively withdraw a pension scheme, thereby denying its retired employees their entitled benefits? The Supreme Court of India addressed

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Supreme Court clarifies rules for compassionate appointment: Bheemesh vs. Department of Education (2021)

Supreme Court Clarifies Compassionate Appointment Rules: Bheemesh vs. Govt. of Education (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether amendments to compassionate appointment rules apply retrospectively. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The Secretary to Govt. Department of Education (Primary) & Ors. vs. Bheemesh Alias Bheemappa [Judgment Date]: December 16, 2021 Date of the Judgment: December 16, 2021 Citation:

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Supreme Court settles seniority dispute for Junior Engineers in Uttar Pradesh: Ajay Kumar Shukla vs. Arvind Rai (2021)

Supreme Court settles seniority dispute for Junior Engineers in Uttar Pradesh Date of the Judgment: 08 December 2021 Citation: 2021 INSC 730 Judges: Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud, J., Vikram Nath, J., B.V. Nagarathna, J. Can a seniority list be prepared based on the date of receipt of select lists instead of merit? The Supreme Court of

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Supreme Court Upholds Tenure-Based Appointment in CPRI: Union of India vs. N Murugesan (2021)

Supreme Court Upholds Tenure-Based Appointment in CPRI: Union of India vs. N Murugesan (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a tenure-based appointment through direct recruitment is valid under the Central Power Research Institute (CPRI) rules. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: Union of India & Others vs. N Murugesan ETC. Judgment Date: 07 October 2021 Introduction Date

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Supreme Court clarifies “suitable post” for compassionate appointment: State of Uttar Pradesh vs. Premlata (2021)

Supreme Court Clarifies Compassionate Appointment Rules: State of Uttar Pradesh vs. Premlata (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of “suitable post” in compassionate appointment rules. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. vs. Premlata [Judgment Date]: October 5, 2021 Date of the Judgment: October 5, 2021 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 6003

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