Supreme Court Orders Regularization of Long-Serving Temporary Employees: Vinod Kumar vs. Union of India (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether long-serving temporary employees are entitled to regularization. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: Vinod Kumar & Ors. vs. Union of India & Ors. Judgment Date: January 30, 2024 Introduction Date of the Judgment: January 30, 2024 Citation: […]
Supreme Court Restricts Representation by Ex-Employees in Departmental Inquiries: Rajasthan Marudhara Gramin Bank vs. Ramesh Chandra Meena (2022) INSC 10 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee has the right to be represented by a former employee in departmental proceedings. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: Rajasthan Marudhara Gramin Bank & Anr. vs. Ramesh Chandra Meena &
Supreme Court clarifies Time-Bound Promotion Scheme for Electricians: Institute of Chartered Accountants of India vs. J.R. William Singh (2020) Date of the Judgment: 24 January 2020 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 200 of 2020 Judges: Ashok Bhushan, J., M. R. Shah, J. Can an employee, specifically an electrician, claim a time-bound promotion to a higher post,
Supreme Court Upholds Pension Scheme Cut-Off Date but Grants Relief in Exceptional Case: Oriental Bank of Commerce vs. Janak Raj Sharma (2019) Date of the Judgment: 01 October 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 1189 Judges: R. Banumathi, J., A.S. Bopanna, J., Hrishikesh Roy, J. Can a bank employee who missed the deadline to opt for a
Supreme Court clarifies gratuity eligibility for teachers under the Payment of Gratuity Act: Birla Institute of Technology vs. State of Jharkhand (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether teachers are considered “employees” under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, and thus eligible for gratuity benefits. CASE TYPE: Labour Law Case Name: Birla Institute of Technology vs. The State
Supreme Court Upholds University’s Right to Evict Retired Employees from Housing: Ranchi University vs. Jharkhand State Housing Board (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether retired employees of a university can claim a right to continue occupying university-allotted housing after their retirement, based on a cancelled allotment and subsequent payment to the housing board. CASE TYPE: Civil Law
Chennai Port Trust Canteen Workers: Supreme Court Rules on Employee Status (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether canteen workers of Chennai Port Trust are to be treated as regular employees of the Port Trust. CASE TYPE: Labour Law Case Name: Chennai Port Trust vs. The Chennai Port Trust Industrial Employees Canteen Workers Welfare Association and Ors. Judgment
Supreme Court Clarifies Teacher Status of Field Supervisors in Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology Date of the Judgment: 23 April 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 327 Judges: S.A. Bobde, J., L. Nageswara Rao, J. Can a university employee, specifically a Field Supervisor, be considered a teacher and be entitled to the benefits of a teacher?
Supreme Court Upholds Employee Rights in Retirement Age Dispute: Paradeep Phosphates Ltd. vs. State of Orissa (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a temporary increase in the retirement age of employees constitutes a ‘privilege’ that cannot be withdrawn without prior notice under Section 9A of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. CASE TYPE: Industrial Dispute Case Name: Paradeep
LEGAL ISSUE: Inter-regional transfer of an employee and their appropriate placement in the new region. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The Regional Director, Employees State Insurance Corporation & Anr. vs. Soumitra Sengupta & Ors. [Judgment Date]: November 23, 2017 Date of the Judgment: November 23, 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 1009 Judges: Hon’ble Mr. Justice
Date of the Judgment: 25 June 2013 Citation: (2013) INSC 467 Judges: A.K. Patnaik, J. and Ranjan Gogoi, J. Can a municipal corporation deny pension benefits to its employees by delaying the implementation of pension rules? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in a case concerning the Bihar Municipal Officers and Servants
Date of the Judgment: 21 February 1978 Citation: 1978 INSC 298 Judges: Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer, Justice D.A. Desai, Justice R.S. Pathak, Justice O. Chinnappa Reddy, Justice A.D. Koshal, Justice P.N. Shinghal, Justice Jaswant Singh What constitutes an ‘industry’ under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947? This question has been a subject of extensive legal debate.
