Compassionate Appointment: Supreme Court Invokes Article 142 in Vinod Kumar Singh vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Supreme Court can invoke its plenary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution of India to grant compassionate appointment in a specific case, despite prior dismissals. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Vinod Kumar […]
Supreme Court Resolves Family Dispute: Lakshmi vs. Chamundamma (2018) Date of the Judgment: April 2, 2018 Citation: Not Available Judges: Kurian Joseph, J., Navin Sinha, J. Can a long-standing family dispute be resolved through compassionate means? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a case involving two ‘wives’ of a deceased man, ultimately
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Supreme Court Directs Consideration of Compassionate Appointment: Chandrabosh Tripathi vs. Madhya Pradesh Electricity Board (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the appellant’s application for compassionate appointment should be considered despite previous rejections. CASE TYPE: Service Law, Compassionate Appointment Case Name: Chandrabosh Tripathi vs. Madhya Pradesh Electricity Board & Ors. [Judgment Date]: April 02, 2018 Introduction Date of
Supreme Court Upholds Employee’s Right to Choose Employment Over Compensation in Compassionate Appointment Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a female dependent of a deceased employee has the right to choose employment over monetary compensation as per a bipartite agreement. CASE TYPE: Service Law/Compassionate Appointment Case Name: Smt. Subhadra vs. The Ministry of Coal and Anr. Judgment
Date of the Judgment: 25 July 2013 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: Dipak Misra, J., Vikramajit Sen, J. Can a person seeking compassionate appointment be exempted from a physical test? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a case concerning the Uttar Pradesh Police Department. The court clarified that while compassionate appointments
