Supreme Court Orders Opening of Sealed Cover in Promotion Case: Dr. Ajit Kumar Shrivastava vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a sealed cover procedure can be adopted for promotion when no departmental inquiry is pending against the officer. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Dr. Ajit Kumar Shrivastava vs. The State of […]
Supreme Court Upholds Labour Court Decision: State of Uttarakhand vs. Smt. Sureshwati (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in reversing the Labour Court’s award based on the lack of a disciplinary inquiry, when the Labour Court had already considered all the evidence presented by both parties. CASE TYPE: Labour Law Case Name:
Supreme Court Upholds Termination of Headmistress After Disciplinary Inquiry: Shri Yogiraj Shikshan Prasarak Mandal vs. Vidya (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the inquiry committee followed the correct procedure in a disciplinary inquiry against an employee. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Shri Yogiraj Shikshan Prasarak Mandal & Ors. vs. Vidya (Dead) Thru Lrs. & Anr. Judgment
Supreme Court quashes regularization obtained by fraud: Punjab Urban Planning vs. Karamjit Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee who fraudulently obtains regularization is entitled to a disciplinary inquiry before termination. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority & Anr. vs. Karamjit Singh [Judgment Date]: April 15, 2019 Date of
Date of the Judgment: 30 July 2013 Citation: (2013) INSC 536 Judges: K. S. Radhakrishnan, J. and Pinaki Chandra Ghose, J. Can a disciplinary authority impose a minor penalty after issuing a charge-sheet for a major penalty, without conducting a full departmental inquiry? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a case concerning
