Compassionate Appointment: Supreme Court sets aside High Court order on Junior Assistant Post LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a candidate who accepts a lower post on compassionate grounds, with an undertaking not to claim a higher post in the future, can later seek appointment to the higher post from the initial date of appointment. CASE TYPE: Service […]
Supreme Court Orders Back Wages for Wrongfully Terminated Employee: Pradeep Jain vs. Manganese Ore India Ltd. (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee, whose termination was found to be illegal, is entitled to back wages, and what is the burden of proof regarding gainful employment during the period of termination. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name:
Supreme Court Clarifies Reporting of Vacancies to Public Service Commission: Director of Indian System of Medicine vs. Dr. Susmi C.T. (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Kerala Administrative Tribunal (KAT) can direct the Department of Indian System of Medicine to report additional vacancies to the Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) based on anticipated vacancies due to
Supreme Court clarifies seniority of ad-hoc and regular LDCs: Shyam Sunder Oberoi vs. District and Session Judge (2021) Date of the Judgment: December 8, 2021 Citation: 2021 INSC 744 Judges: Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice Abhay S. Oka. The judgment was authored by Justice Rastogi. Can ad-hoc employees who are regularized later claim seniority from
Supreme Court settles seniority dispute for Junior Engineers in Uttar Pradesh Date of the Judgment: 08 December 2021 Citation: 2021 INSC 730 Judges: Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud, J., Vikram Nath, J., B.V. Nagarathna, J. Can a seniority list be prepared based on the date of receipt of select lists instead of merit? The Supreme Court of
Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Appeal in Railway Protection Force Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether disciplinary proceedings can be initiated without a formal inquiry under Rule 161 of the Railway Protection Force Rules, 1987. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Union of India & Ors. vs. Ram Bahadur Yadav Judgment Date: 26 November 2021 Date of
Supreme Court Upholds Haryana’s Stand on Art & Craft Diploma Equivalency: Devender Bhaskar vs. State of Haryana (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a diploma in Art and Craft obtained through distance education from Kurukshetra University is equivalent to a diploma awarded by the Haryana Industrial Training Department for the purpose of appointment as an Arts and
Supreme Court Upholds Partial Recovery of Loss in Uttar Pradesh Forest Corporation Case Date of the Judgment: 23 November 2021 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 6947 of 2021 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and B.V. Nagarathna, J. Can a disciplinary authority impose a punishment based on charges not proven by the Enquiry Officer? The Supreme Court recently
Supreme Court Overturns High Court Order on Deputy Collector Appointment: State of UP vs. Chunni Lal (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can direct the State to appoint two individuals to a single post. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: State of U.P. vs. Chunni Lal & Ors. Judgment Date: 23 November 2021 Introduction
Supreme Court Upholds Punjab Power Corporation’s Stagnation Scheme: Bal Krishan Sharma Case (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an office order upgrading posts requires publication in the Official Gazette under Section 79 of the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 and whether employees are entitled to a higher pay scale of a promotional post without holding the responsibilities of
Supreme Court Upholds State’s Promotion Rules: State of UP vs. Vikash Kumar Singh (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court can issue a writ of mandamus to grant relaxation in qualifying service for promotion when the rules specify a minimum service period and the relaxation is discretionary. CASE TYPE: Service Law – Promotion Case Name:
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Supreme Court Clarifies Compassionate Appointment Policy: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Ashish Awasthi (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Applicability of subsequent policies for compassionate appointments. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. vs. Ashish Awasthi Judgment Date: 18 November 2021 Date of the Judgment: 18 November 2021 Citation: [Not Available in
