Supreme Court Clarifies Advance Increments for Lecturers with PhDs: Sree Sankaracharya University vs. Dr. Manu (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a government order clarifying the eligibility for advance increments to lecturers holding Ph.D. degrees can be applied retrospectively. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit & Ors. vs. Dr. Manu & Anr. […]
Supreme Court Quashes Tamil Nadu Land Grabbing Special Cells: Government of Tamil Nadu vs. R. Thamarai Selvam (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Tamil Nadu government can establish special cells to investigate “land grabbing” cases without a clear legal definition of the term. CASE TYPE: Criminal and Civil Case Name: Government of Tamil Nadu & Others
Supreme Court Clarifies Incentive Eligibility for Industrial Units: Kerala State Electricity Board vs. Rubfila International LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the date of commencement of commercial production or the date of energization should be considered for granting electricity tariff incentives to industrial units. CASE TYPE: Civil Appeal (Electricity Tariff Incentive Dispute) Case Name: Kerala State Electricity Board
Supreme Court Upholds Forest Guard Training Rights: Omkar Sinha vs. Sahadat Khan (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Forest Guard who stood first in training is entitled to be selected for further training as Forester based on a 1977 circular, and whether a subsequent government communication effectively withdrew that circular. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name:
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Compassionate Appointment: Supreme Court sets aside High Court order on Junior Assistant Post LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a candidate who accepts a lower post on compassionate grounds, with an undertaking not to claim a higher post in the future, can later seek appointment to the higher post from the initial date of appointment. CASE TYPE: Service
Supreme Court Upholds Cut-off Date for Revised Pay Scale: State of Uttar Pradesh vs. Vijay Shankar Dubey (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a cut-off date fixed by the government for implementing revised pay scales can be challenged when the revision is based on an analogy with another organization. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: State of
Supreme Court Denies Higher Pay Scale to Pre-1996 Retired Armed Forces Officers Date of the Judgment: 21 February 2018 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: A.K. Sikri, J., Ashok Bhushan, J. (authored the judgment) Can retired armed forces officers who retired before 01.01.1996 claim a higher pay scale based on a government order meant for
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a prior decision regarding cadre restructuring can be superseded by a later comprehensive review. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Union of India & Ors. vs. S. Ravichandran & Ors. Date of the Judgment: 11 August 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 707 Judges: Madan B. Lokur, J., Prafulla C. Pant, J., Deepak Gupta,
Introduction Date of the Judgment: 19/10/2006 The Supreme Court of India addressed a dispute regarding the revision of pay scales for draughtsmen working in Ordnance Factories. The central question revolved around whether these employees, having received benefits under an Office Memorandum (OM) of 1984, were further entitled to benefits under a subsequent OM of 1994.
