Supreme Court Upholds Reservation for Hindu Nadar Community in Kerala: Aswathy R.S. Karthika vs. Archana M. (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the shortfall in reservation for the Hindu Nadar community in Kerala should be filled from the subsequent rank list. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Dr. Aswathy R.S. Karthika & Ors. vs. Dr. Archana M. […]
Supreme Court Upholds “Catch-Up Rule” in Seniority for General Category Promotees: Pravakar Mallick vs. State of Orissa (2020) Date of the Judgment: April 17, 2020 Citation: 2020 INSC 329 Judges: Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, J. and R. Subhash Reddy, J. Can a state government grant seniority to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) employees promoted through reservation, even
Supreme Court Upholds Changes to Delhi Police Recruitment Rules: Subodh Kumar vs. Commissioner of Police (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether amendments to recruitment rules that alter eligibility criteria for departmental candidates are arbitrary and violate Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Subodh Kumar & Ors. vs. Commissioner of Police
Supreme Court Clarifies Compassionate Appointment Rules: N.C. Santhosh vs. State of Karnataka (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the norms applicable for compassionate appointment are those existing on the date of death of the government employee or on the date of consideration of the application. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: N.C. Santhosh vs. State of Karnataka
Supreme Court Clarifies Promotion Policy for Army Officers: Brig. Nalin Kumar Bhatia vs. Union of India (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether non-empanelment for promotion was contrary to the promotion policy. CASE TYPE: Service Law (Armed Forces) Case Name: Brig. Nalin Kumar Bhatia vs. Union of India and Ors. Judgment Date: 11 February 2020 Date of the
Supreme Court Clarifies Reservation Policy for Single Posts: R R Inamdar vs. State of Karnataka (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether reservation policies apply to single posts within a cadre. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: R R Inamdar vs. State of Karnataka & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 28 November 2019 Date of the Judgment: 28 November 2019
Supreme Court Upholds Accelerated Promotion for Degree Holders in Engineering: State of Uttarakhand vs. S.K. Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether providing accelerated promotion to Junior Engineers (JEs) holding a Degree in Civil Engineering, as opposed to those with a Diploma, is constitutionally valid. CASE TYPE: Service Law – Promotion Case Name: State of Uttarakhand &
Supreme Court Upholds Seniority-Based Promotion in Air Force: Air Commodore Naveen Jain vs. Union of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether promotion to the rank of Air Vice Marshal should be based on merit alone or a combination of merit and seniority. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Air Commodore Naveen Jain vs. Union of India
Supreme Court Directs Fresh Verification of Caste Certificates Issued for Local Body Elections LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the constitution of Caste Scrutiny Committees and the mandatory requirement of vigilance cell reports, as per the Supreme Court’s directions, can be overridden by a state government’s notification. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Caste Certificate Verification Case Name: District
Supreme Court Upholds Reservation Act 2018: B.K. Pavitra II LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of the Karnataka Extension of Consequential Seniority Act, 2018. CASE TYPE: Service Law, Reservation in Promotions. Case Name: B.K. Pavitra and Ors. vs. The Union of India and Ors. Judgment Date: May 10, 2019 Date of the Judgment: May 10, 2019 Citation: Not
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Supreme Court Upholds Relaxation for Certificate Submission in Technician Appointments: Sanjay K. Dixit vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) Date of the Judgment: February 22, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 147 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J. and Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J. Can a selection process be altered mid-way by relaxing eligibility criteria not mentioned in the
Supreme Court Upholds Railways’ Promotion Policy, Rejects Delay Claim: Union of India vs. C. Girija (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a claim for promotion can be rejected due to significant delay and whether the reservation policy for promotions was correctly applied. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Union of India & Ors. vs. C. Girija &
