Supreme Court Upholds Financial Criteria for Compassionate Appointment: Central Bank of India vs. Nitin (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether financial criteria can be a ground for rejecting a claim for compassionate appointment. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Central Bank of India vs. Nitin Judgment Date: 3 August 2022 Date of the Judgment: 3 August 2022 […]
Supreme Court on Compassionate Appointment: Suneel Kumar vs. State of U.P. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of “suitable employment” in compassionate appointment rules. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Suneel Kumar vs. State of U.P. & Ors. Judgment Date: 02 August 2022 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 02 August 2022 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 5038 of
Supreme Court Upholds Reservation for ‘Ganiga’ Caste: M.V. Chandrakanth vs. Sangappa & Ors. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether individuals belonging to the ‘Lingayat-Ganiga’ sub-caste are entitled to reservation benefits under Category II-A as ‘Ganiga’ caste. CASE TYPE: Service Law/Reservation. Case Name: M.V. Chandrakanth vs. Sangappa & Ors. Judgment Date: 29 July 2022 Introduction Date of the
Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Candidature for Using Different Languages in Application and OMR Sheet: Union of India vs. Mahendra Singh (2022) Date of the Judgment: July 25, 2022 Citation: Not Available in the source Judges: Hemant Gupta, J. and Vikram Nath, J. Can a candidate’s application be rejected for using different languages in the
Supreme Court Upholds Distinction Between Junior Residents and In-Service Doctors in ESIC: Hemant Kumar Verma vs. ESIC (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether Junior Resident Doctors are equivalent to ‘in-service’ doctors for availing reservation in Post Graduate medical courses. CASE TYPE: Service Law, Education Law Case Name: Hemant Kumar Verma & Ors vs. Employees State Insurance Corporation
Supreme Court Denies Disability Pension to Soldier Discharged on Administrative Grounds: Union of India vs. Ex. Sep. R. Munusamy (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a soldier discharged on administrative grounds, not medical grounds, is entitled to disability pension. CASE TYPE: Armed Forces Pension Law Case Name: Union of India & Ors. vs. Ex. Sep. R. Munusamy
Supreme Court Clarifies Discharge Rules for Assam Rifles Personnel: Amarendra Kumar Pandey vs. Union of India (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether discharge from service is mandatory for Assam Rifles personnel upon receiving four Red Ink entries. CASE TYPE: Service Law (Armed Forces). Case Name: Amarendra Kumar Pandey vs. Union of India & Ors. [Judgment Date]: July
Supreme Court Revisits Disciplinary Action: Gajendra Singh vs. Union of India (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the punishment of removal from service was disproportionate to the misconduct of issuing an insurance cover note without receiving the premium. CASE TYPE: Service Law/Disciplinary Proceedings Case Name: Dr. Gajendra Singh vs. Union of India & Ors. Judgment Date: July
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Supreme Court Remands Case on Technical Assistant Appointment: Biju K.K. vs. Cochin University of Science and Technology (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Selection Committee’s decision on awarding marks for experience can be challenged when prior service as a daily wager is ignored, and whether a candidate met the eligibility criteria for a Technical Assistant position.
Supreme Court Clarifies Application of Milind Judgment in Employment Cases: Bhilai Steel Plant vs. Mahesh Kumar (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the ratio of State of Maharashtra v. Milind, which protected certain appointments made under the Scheduled Tribe category, can be indiscriminately applied to employment cases where a false caste certificate was used to secure a
Supreme Court overturns High Court order on regularization of work-charge employee: State of Nagaland vs. Nishevi Achumi (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can direct the State to regularize the services of a deceased work-charge employee retrospectively, especially when the employee did not claim regularization during his lifetime and was not eligible for it
Supreme Court Upholds Tribunal’s Order on Disciplinary Proceedings Time Limits: Union of India vs. Sharvan Kumar (2022) Date of the Judgment: July 6, 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 600 Judges: Dinesh Maheshwari, J., Krishna Murari, J. Can a disciplinary proceeding be considered invalid simply because it wasn’t completed within a timeframe set by a Tribunal? The
