LEGAL ISSUE: Whether part-time sweepers appointed under a special recruitment drive are entitled to a regular pay scale after completing three years of service. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Rakesh Kumar Charmakar & Ors. vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. [Judgment Date]: January 31, 2025 Date of the Judgment: January 31, 2025 […]
Supreme Court settles eligibility for promotion to Tracer post: Jyostnamayee Mishra vs. State of Odisha (2025) INSC 87 (20 January 2025) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee is entitled to claim promotion to a post for which they do not fall in the feeder cadre and which is meant to be filled by direct recruitment. CASE
Supreme Court Clarifies Minimum Qualifying Marks for City Manager Post in Bihar Date of the Judgment: 16 July 2024 Citation: (2024) INSC 531 Judges: Vikram Nath, J. and Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale, J. Can a candidate be disqualified from a selection process if they score the minimum qualifying marks in the written exam but fail to
Supreme Court Upholds Special Main Exam for MP State Service: Deependra Yadav vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a special main examination can be conducted for candidates who became eligible after a revision of the preliminary exam results due to changes in reservation rules. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Deependra Yadav
Supreme Court Upholds Appointment of Technical Assistants as Assistant Engineers: Association of Engineers vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether Technical Assistants with B.E./A.M.I.E. qualifications and five years of service can be appointed as Assistant Engineers through transfer, in the absence of specific rules. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Association of Engineers
Supreme Court Upholds High Court’s Power in Judicial Appointments: Dr. Kavita Kamboj vs. High Court of Punjab and Haryana (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: The core legal issue revolves around the High Court’s authority to set eligibility criteria for promotions within the state’s higher judicial service, specifically the requirement of securing a minimum of 50% marks in
Supreme Court Clarifies Applicability of Standing Orders vs. CCA Rules in Disciplinary Proceedings for Workmen LEGAL ISSUE: Applicability of Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965 (CCA Rules) versus Standing Orders under the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 in disciplinary proceedings against workmen. CASE TYPE: Service Law/Industrial Law Case Name: Union of
Supreme Court Upholds Recruitment Rules in Himachal Pradesh Junior Office Assistant Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether relaxation in essential eligibility criteria for government jobs can be made after the last date for application submission. CASE TYPE: Service Law/Recruitment Case Name: Ankita Thakur & Ors. vs. The H.P. Staff Selection Commission & Ors. Judgment Date: 9 November
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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order on Flexible Complementing Scheme Rules: Union of India vs. Manjurani Routray (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court can declare a rule ultra vires without a specific challenge in the pleadings. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Union of India & Ors. vs. Manjurani Routray & Ors. [Judgment
Supreme Court on Legitimate Expectation in Judicial Appointments: Sivanandan C T vs. High Court of Kerala (2023) Date of the Judgment: July 12, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 709 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, CJI, Hrishikesh Roy J, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha J, Pankaj Mithal J, Manoj Misra J Can a High Court change the rules of
Supreme Court on Abolition of Village Level Worker Posts: Government of Tamil Nadu vs. Tamil Nadu Makkal Nala Paniyalargal (2023) Introduction Date of the Judgment: April 11, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 350 Judges: Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice Bela M. Trivedi Can a state government be compelled to reinstate and regularize employees of a discontinued
Supreme Court Upholds Requirement of Diploma in Civil Engineering for Promotion: Unnikrishnan vs. Union of India (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Diploma in Draughtsman Estimating and Design (DED) is equivalent to a Diploma in Civil Engineering for promotion to the post of Superintendent BR Grade-I. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: Unnikrishnan CV and Others
