Constitutional Law with Article 320

Supreme Court settles seniority rights of temporarily appointed engineers: P. Rammohan Rao vs. K. Srinivas (2025) INSC 212 (13 February 2025)

/ Andhra Pradesh Subordinate Service Rules, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 320, Judges, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Sandeep Mehta, Seniority, Service Law

Date of the Judgment: 13 February 2025 Citation: (2025) INSC 212 Judges: Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, J., Sandeep Mehta, J. When does the service of a temporarily appointed engineer count towards seniority? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a recent case involving engineers in Andhra Pradesh. The court clarified the rules for determining […]

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Supreme Court Directs KPSC to Expand Rank List for Junior Health Inspectors: Ajith G. Das vs. State of Kerala (2024)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 320, Public Service Commissions, Rank List, Selection Process, Service Law

Supreme Court Directs KPSC to Expand Rank List for Junior Health Inspectors: Ajith G. Das vs. State of Kerala (2024) Date of the Judgment: 19 December 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 1037 Judges: Vikram Nath, J. and Prasanna B. Varale, J. Can a Public Service Commission refuse to expand a rank list when the government, the

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Supreme Court Upholds Merit-Based Selection: Goa PSC vs. Pankaj Rane (2022)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 309, Constitutional Law with Article 320, Hrishikesh Roy, Judges, K.M. Joseph, Recruitment Rules, Service Law

Supreme Court Upholds Merit-Based Selection: Goa PSC vs. Pankaj Rane (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Public Service Commission can introduce a minimum qualifying mark for the interview stage of a selection process when the relevant rules only specify minimum marks for the written examination. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Goa Public Service Commission vs.

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Supreme Court criticizes High Court’s ‘Cut-Copy-Paste’ Judgments in Promotion Case (2021)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 320, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Judges, M R Shah, Promotion to IAS, Service Law

Supreme Court criticizes High Court’s ‘Cut-Copy-Paste’ Judgments in Promotion Case (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court can simply copy and paste the judgment of the Tribunal without independent application of mind. CASE TYPE: Service Law (Promotion to IAS) Case Name: Union Public Service Commission vs. Bibhu Prasad Sarangi and others [Judgment Date]: 05 March

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Supreme Court Stays Additional Police Sub-Inspector Appointments: Gajanan Bansode vs. State of Maharashtra (2021)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Constitutional Law with Article 320, Indu Malhotra, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Recruitment Rules, Service Law, Service Law with Rule 5 of the Police Sub-Inspector (Recruitment) Rules, 1995, Vineet Saran

Supreme Court Stays Additional Police Sub-Inspector Appointments: Gajanan Bansode vs. State of Maharashtra (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State Government can appoint additional candidates beyond the notified vacancies for the post of Police Sub-Inspector without consulting the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) and violating the prescribed recruitment rules. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Gajanan

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Supreme Court Upholds 2010 Rules for Ongoing Recruitment: APSC vs. Pranjal Kumar Sarma (28 November 2019)

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Supreme Court Upholds 2010 Rules for Ongoing Recruitment: APSC vs. Pranjal Kumar Sarma (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether new recruitment rules apply to ongoing selection processes. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The Assam Public Service Commission & Ors. vs. Pranjal Kumar Sarma & Ors. Judgment Date: 28 November 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 28

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Supreme Court Upholds UPSC’s Selection Process for IPS: Union Public Service Commission vs. M. Sathiya Priya (2018)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 320, Judges, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, Navin Sinha, Promotion, Selection Process, Service Law, Service Law with IPS (Appointment by Promotion) Regulations, 1955, Regulation 5

Supreme Court Upholds UPSC’s Selection Process for IPS: Union Public Service Commission vs. M. Sathiya Priya (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) and High Court can reassess the merit of candidates already assessed by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Selection Committee for promotions to the Indian Police Service (IPS). CASE TYPE:

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