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Supreme Court Upholds Pay Revision for UP Jal Nigam Employees, Dismissing Namami Gange Department’s Challenge: Namami Gange and Rural Water Supply Department vs. Om Prakash Singh (2025) INSC 40

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Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge to Pay Revision for UP Jal Nigam Employees: Namami Gange & Rural Water Supply Dept. vs. Om Prakash Singh (2025) INSC 40 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the newly formed Namami Gange and Rural Water Supply Department is liable to pay the revised pay and retiral benefits to employees of the erstwhile Uttar […]

Supreme Court Upholds Pay Revision for UP Jal Nigam Employees, Dismissing Namami Gange Department’s Challenge: Namami Gange and Rural Water Supply Department vs. Om Prakash Singh (2025) INSC 40 Read Post »

Supreme Court Upholds Seniority of Absorbed Employees in Inter-Departmental Transfers: Geetha V.M. & Ors. vs. Rethnasenan K. & Ors. (2025)

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Supreme Court Upholds Seniority of Absorbed Employees in Inter-Departmental Transfers: Geetha V.M. & Ors. vs. Rethnasenan K. & Ors. (2025) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether employees absorbed into a new department following a government policy decision retain their original seniority or are treated as new recruits. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Geetha V.M. & Ors. vs.

Supreme Court Upholds Seniority of Absorbed Employees in Inter-Departmental Transfers: Geetha V.M. & Ors. vs. Rethnasenan K. & Ors. (2025) Read Post »

Supreme Court Orders Regularization of Long-Serving Part-Time Workers: Jaggo vs. Union of India (20 December 2024)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Constitutional Law with Article 16, Part-Time Employees Rights, Regularization of Service, Service Law, Service Law with Uma Devi Case

Supreme Court Orders Regularization of Long-Serving Part-Time Workers: Jaggo vs. Union of India (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether long-serving part-time employees performing essential duties are entitled to regularization. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Jaggo vs. Union of India & Ors. Judgment Date: 20 December 2024 Date of the Judgment: 20 December 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC

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Supreme Court Directs KPSC to Expand Rank List for Junior Health Inspectors: Ajith G. Das vs. State of Kerala (2024)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 320, Public Service Commissions, Rank List, Selection Process, Service Law

Supreme Court Directs KPSC to Expand Rank List for Junior Health Inspectors: Ajith G. Das vs. State of Kerala (2024) Date of the Judgment: 19 December 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 1037 Judges: Vikram Nath, J. and Prasanna B. Varale, J. Can a Public Service Commission refuse to expand a rank list when the government, the

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Supreme Court Allows Voluntary Retirement for Absentee Doctors, Denies Back Pay (2024)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 142, Constitutional Law with Article 311(2), Service Law, Service Law with Termination of Employment, Voluntary Retirement Scheme

Supreme Court Allows Voluntary Retirement for Absentee Doctors, Denies Back Pay (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the termination of employment of doctors who remained absent from duty, without deciding on their pending Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) applications, was justified under Article 311(2)(b) of the Constitution of India. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: State of U.P.

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Supreme Court Upholds OBC Status, Rejects Scheduled Caste Claim Based on Illegal Notification: Union of India vs. Rohit Nandan (2024)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 341, Reservation, Service Law, Service Law with (For Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes) Act, 1991

Supreme Court Upholds OBC Status, Rejects Scheduled Caste Claim Based on Illegal Notification: Union of India vs. Rohit Nandan (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of State Government notification altering caste categories for reservation. CASE TYPE: Service Law (Reservation). Case Name: Union of India & Ors. vs. Rohit Nandan Judgment Date: 13 December 2024 Date of the

Supreme Court Upholds OBC Status, Rejects Scheduled Caste Claim Based on Illegal Notification: Union of India vs. Rohit Nandan (2024) Read Post »

Supreme Court clarifies rights of temporary employees in State of Odisha vs. Dilip Kumar Mohapatra (2024)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Constitutional Law with Article 226, Constitutional Law with Article 227, Reinstatement, Service Law, Temporary Employees Rights

Supreme Court clarifies rights of temporary employees in State of Odisha vs. Dilip Kumar Mohapatra (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: The core legal issue revolves around the rights of temporary employees and whether they are entitled to reinstatement upon termination, especially when similarly situated individuals have been reinstated. CASE TYPE: This case falls under Service Law, specifically

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Supreme Court grants parity in permanent commission to Army Dental Corps officer: Lt. Col. Suprita Chandel vs. Union of India (2024) INSC 942 (09 December 2024)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 142, Fundamental Rights, Permanent Commission, Service Law, Service Law with Army Instructions

Supreme Court grants parity in permanent commission to Army Dental Corps officer: Lt. Col. Suprita Chandel vs. Union of India (2024) INSC 942 (09 December 2024) Date of the Judgment: 09 December 2024 Citation: (2024) INSC 942 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J. and K.V. Viswanathan, J. Can a government department deny a benefit to an individual

Supreme Court grants parity in permanent commission to Army Dental Corps officer: Lt. Col. Suprita Chandel vs. Union of India (2024) INSC 942 (09 December 2024) Read Post »

Supreme Court clarifies promotion eligibility for deputation employees: National Highway Authority of India vs. G Athipathi (2024)

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Supreme Court clarifies promotion eligibility for deputation employees: National Highway Authority of India vs. G Athipathi (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether prior deputation service can be counted towards promotion eligibility after a break in service due to repatriation and subsequent direct recruitment. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: National Highway Authority of India vs. G Athipathi

Supreme Court clarifies promotion eligibility for deputation employees: National Highway Authority of India vs. G Athipathi (2024) Read Post »

Supreme Court Upholds Retirement Age of 60 for Director at CSI Institute Affiliated with JNT University: P.J. Dharmaraj vs. Church of South India & Ors. (2024) INSC 938 (6 December 2024)

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Supreme Court Upholds Retirement Age of 60 for Director at CSI Institute Affiliated with JNT University LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the enhanced retirement age of 65 years for teachers in technical institutions, as per amended AICTE and UGC regulations, automatically applies to a Director of an affiliated institute when the state government and affiliating university have

Supreme Court Upholds Retirement Age of 60 for Director at CSI Institute Affiliated with JNT University: P.J. Dharmaraj vs. Church of South India & Ors. (2024) INSC 938 (6 December 2024) Read Post »

Supreme Court Upholds Employee Rights in Termination Case: Basudev Dutta vs. State of West Bengal (2024)

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Supreme Court Upholds Employee Rights in Termination Case: Basudev Dutta vs. State of West Bengal (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee can be terminated without a proper inquiry and in violation of natural justice principles. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Basudev Dutta vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors. Judgment Date: 05 December

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Supreme Court Grants Liberalised Family Pension to Widow of Soldier Who Died in Extreme Climatic Conditions: Union of India vs. Saroj Devi (2024) INSC 921 (03 December 2024)

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Supreme Court Grants Liberalised Family Pension to Widow of Soldier Who Died in Extreme Climatic Conditions: Union of India vs. Saroj Devi (2024) INSC 921 (03 December 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the death of a soldier due to illness caused by extreme climatic conditions while on duty near the Line of Control (LC) qualifies as

Supreme Court Grants Liberalised Family Pension to Widow of Soldier Who Died in Extreme Climatic Conditions: Union of India vs. Saroj Devi (2024) INSC 921 (03 December 2024) Read Post »

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