Supreme Court Upholds Promotion Based on DPC Date, Not Vacancy Date: Manoj Kumar Jindal vs. Rajni Mahajan & Ors. (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether promotion should be based on the date of vacancy or the date of the Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) meeting. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Manoj Kumar Jindal vs. Rajni Mahajan & […]
Supreme Court Upholds Recruitment Rules for Municipal Posts: Mohd. Rashid vs. The Director, Local Bodies (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether direct recruitment can be initiated without exhausting the promotion and deputation avenues as per the Recruitment Rules. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Mohd. Rashid vs. The Director, Local Bodies, New Secretariat & Ors. Judgment Date:
Introduction Date of the Judgment: September 15, 2008 Judges: C.K. Thakker, J., Lokeshwar Singh Panta, J. When an employee is transferred from one department to another on compassionate grounds, does that employee lose their previously earned seniority? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a case concerning the Union of India and several
