Supreme Court Clarifies Promotion Rights After Cadre Restructuring in Orissa Administrative Service Case (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether candidates have a vested right to promotion based on recommendations when the cadre is restructured and the original posts are abolished. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: State of Orissa & Anr. vs. Dhirendra Sundar Das & Ors. […]
Seniority Dispute Resolved: Supreme Court Upholds Date of Joining for Sub-Divisional Engineers (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of seniority between Sub-Divisional Engineers promoted through seniority-cum-fitness and those promoted through Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE). CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Vinod Verma vs. Union of India & Ors. [Judgment Date]: April 2, 2019 Date of the
Supreme Court Clarifies Seniority for Deputy Tahsildar Posts in Tamil Nadu Revenue Service: A. Rajagopalan vs. The District Collector (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Implementation of amended service rules and seniority for promotions to Deputy Tahsildar posts. CASE TYPE: Service Law, specifically concerning promotions within the Tamil Nadu Revenue Subordinate Service. Case Name: A. Rajagopalan ETC. vs.
Supreme Court Clarifies Seniority Rules for Railway Engineers: Prabhat Ranjan Singh vs. R.K. Kushwaha (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Indian Railways is bound by the rules framed by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) regarding seniority, or can it formulate its own rules? And whether the Indian Railway Establishment Manual (IREM) has statutory force?
Supreme Court Upholds Recruitment Process for Punjab Superior Judicial Service: Gurmeet Pal Singh vs. State of Punjab (2018) Date of the Judgment: May 15, 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 429 Judges: J. Chelameswar, J., Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J. Can a recruitment process be challenged after a candidate participates without objection and is later unsuccessful? The Supreme
Supreme Court clarifies confirmation rules for Jharkhand Judicial Service: Ashok Kumar vs. State of Jharkhand (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether passing a departmental Hindi examination is a mandatory condition for the confirmation of Civil Judges in Jharkhand, in addition to the examination conducted by the Judicial Academy. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Ashok Kumar &
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether ad-hoc service can be counted towards regular service for promotion eligibility. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Union of India & Ors. vs. Shri G.R.Rama Krishna & Anr. Judgment Date: 23rd August, 2013 Date of the Judgment: 23rd August, 2013 Citation: (2013) INSC 586 Judges: K.S. Radhakrishnan, J. and A.K. Sikri, J.
