Supreme Court Overrules Rangaiah: Appointments to Public Posts Governed by Existing Rules (20 May 2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether appointments to public posts that fell vacant before the amendment of service rules are governed by the old rules or the new rules. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. vs. Raj […]
Supreme Court quashes reinstatement of illegally appointed teachers in Odisha: State of Odisha vs. Sulekh Chandra Pradhan (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the appointments of teachers made by the Managing Committee of Aided Middle English (M.E.) Schools, without following the prescribed statutory procedure, are valid and whether they are entitled to be absorbed as government servants.
Supreme Court Upholds Punjab Power Corporation’s Stagnation Scheme: Bal Krishan Sharma Case (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an office order upgrading posts requires publication in the Official Gazette under Section 79 of the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 and whether employees are entitled to a higher pay scale of a promotional post without holding the responsibilities of
Supreme Court Upholds Cut-off Date for Triple Benefit Scheme in Bihar Deficit Colleges Date of the Judgment: 04 February 2020 Citation: (2020) INSC 92 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J. and K.M. Joseph, J. Can a government set a cut-off date for extending benefits to employees, even if it creates a distinction between those who retired
Introduction Date of the Judgment: 28 August 2009 Judges: Tarun Chatterjee, R.M. Lodha Imagine a school struggling to get approval for a staff member. Does the government have the final say, even years after the initial request? The Supreme Court of India addressed this very issue in a case involving Amala Annai Higher Secondary School,
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.
