Supreme Court Upholds Reinstatement with Partial Back Wages in Allahabad Bank Case (22 April 2022) Date of the Judgment: 22 April 2022 Citation: (Not Available in Source) Judges: Indira Banerjee, J. and V. Ramasubramanian, J. Can a bank employee, wrongfully dismissed, claim full back wages upon reinstatement? The Supreme Court of India recently examined this […]
Supreme Court Rules on Enhanced Superannuation for Aided College Teachers Date of the Judgment: 21 April 2022 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 2974 of 2022 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and B.V. Nagarathna, J. Can teachers in government-aided private colleges receive the same enhanced retirement age benefits as their counterparts in government colleges? The Supreme Court of
Supreme Court Upholds Ad-hoc Employee Rights: Manish Gupta & Anr. vs. President, Jan Bhagidari Samiti & Ors. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether ad-hoc employees can be replaced by other ad-hoc employees or if they can only be replaced by regularly appointed candidates. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Manish Gupta & Anr. vs. President, Jan Bhagidari
Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal for Forged Certificate: Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. vs. Rajendra D. Harmalkar (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in interfering with the disciplinary authority’s decision to dismiss an employee for submitting a forged educational certificate. CASE TYPE: Service Law/Disciplinary Proceedings Case Name: M/s Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. vs. Shri
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 Employee’s Date of Birth in VRS Dispute: Shankar Lal vs Hindustan Copper Ltd (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of the correct date of birth for an employee’s retirement benefits. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: Shankar Lal vs Hindustan Copper Ltd. & Ors. Judgment Date: 20 April 2022 Introduction Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Upholds Removal of Head Constable for Entering Women’s Barracks: Anil Kumar Upadhyay vs. Director General, SSB (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the punishment of removal from service was disproportionate for a Head Constable who entered a women’s barrack, given that a female constable involved received a lesser penalty. CASE TYPE: Service Law – Disciplinary
Supreme Court Modifies Eligibility for Higher Judicial Service Exam: All India Judges Association vs. Union of India (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Modification of eligibility criteria for promotion to the Delhi Higher Judicial Service (DHJS) through Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE). CASE TYPE: Service Law, specifically concerning judicial appointments and promotions. Case Name: All India Judges Association
Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal for Postal Assistant Fraud: Union of India vs. M. Duraisamy (2022) Date of the Judgment: April 19, 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 401 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and B.V. Nagarathna, J. Can a disciplinary authority’s decision to remove a public servant for serious fraud be overturned by a court based on sympathy?
Supreme Court Upholds No Waiting List Rule in Teacher Recruitment: Vallampati Sathish Babu vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a candidate can claim appointment to a post that remained unfilled due to a selected candidate not joining, when there is no provision for a waiting list. CASE TYPE: Service Law; Teacher Recruitment.
Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Teachers with Specialized History Degrees: Indresh Kumar Mishra vs. State of Jharkhand (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether candidates holding postgraduate or graduate degrees in specialized branches of history (such as Ancient History or Medieval History) meet the eligibility criteria requiring a degree in “History” for teaching positions. CASE TYPE: Education/Service Law
Supreme Court Upholds State’s Pay Scale Discretion in University Appointments: State of Uttarakhand vs. Sudhir Budakoti (2022) Date of the Judgment: April 07, 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 398 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., M.M. Sundresh, J. Can a state government be compelled to adopt pay scales recommended by the Central Government for its university staff?
