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Supreme Court Upholds Termination for Abandonment of Service: LIC vs. Om Parkash (2024)

/ Life Insurance Corporation of India (Staff) Regulation, 1960, Life Insurance Corporation of India (Staff) Regulation, 1960 with Regulation 39(4)(iii), Service Law, Termination of Service

Supreme Court Upholds Termination for Abandonment of Service: LIC vs. Om Parkash (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee’s absence from duty without intimation can be treated as abandonment of service, justifying termination without a formal inquiry. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: Life Insurance Corporation of India & Ors. vs. Om Parkash. [Judgment Date]: 13 […]

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Supreme Court reinstates employee terminated for alleged misrepresentation: Ganapati Bhikarao Naik vs. Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (2024)

/ Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 with Section 13, Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, Labour Law, Service Law

Supreme Court reinstates employee terminated for alleged misrepresentation: Ganapati Bhikarao Naik vs. Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee, who secured a job as a family member of a land-loser, can be terminated if his marital relationship with the land-loser’s daughter ends in divorce. CASE TYPE: Labour Law/Service Law Case

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Supreme Court Upholds LIC’s Termination of Employee for Abandonment of Service: LIC vs. Om Parkash (2024)

/ Abandonment of Service, Life Insurance Corporation of India (Staff) Regulation, 1960, Life Insurance Corporation of India (Staff) Regulation, 1960 with Regulation 39(4)(iii), Service Law

Supreme Court Upholds LIC’s Termination of Employee for Abandonment of Service: LIC vs. Om Parkash (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employer can terminate an employee for abandonment of service without conducting a formal inquiry. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Life Insurance Corporation of India & Ors. vs. Om Parkash [Judgment Date]: 13 November 2024

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Supreme Court Clarifies Rules of the Game in Public Employment: Tej Prakash Pathak vs. Rajasthan High Court (2024)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Constitutional Law with Article 16, Fundamental Rights, Public Employment, Recruitment Rules, Service Law, Service Law with Article 309

Supreme Court Clarifies Rules of the Game in Public Employment: Tej Prakash Pathak vs. Rajasthan High Court (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Can the selection procedure for public employment be changed after the recruitment process has begun? CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Tej Prakash Pathak & Ors. vs. Rajasthan High Court & Ors. [Judgment Date]: November

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Supreme Court Reinstates Technical Grade-II Employees: Mukul Kumar Tyagi vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2024)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 16, Eligibility Criteria, Public Employment, Recruitment Rules, Service Law

Supreme Court Reinstates Technical Grade-II Employees: Mukul Kumar Tyagi vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether candidates possessing a Computer Concepts Certificate (CCC) at the time of interview, but not on the last date of application, are eligible for appointment. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Mukul Kumar Tyagi vs. The State of

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Supreme Court Ensures Uniform Pension Benefits for High Court Judges: Justice Shailendra Singh vs. Union of India (2024)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 216, Constitutional Law with Article 221, Fundamental Rights, High Court Judges Act 1954 with Section 20, Pension Benefits, Service Conditions, Service Law

Supreme Court Ensures Uniform Pension Benefits for High Court Judges: Justice Shailendra Singh vs. Union of India (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether High Court judges who were previously members of the district judiciary are entitled to the same General Provident Fund benefits as judges appointed directly from the Bar. CASE TYPE: Service Law, Constitutional Law Case

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Supreme Court Upholds Kerala PSC’s Original Qualification Criteria for Lower Division Clerk Posts: Anoop M. vs. Gireeshkumar T.M. (2024)

/ Kerala State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1958, Kerala State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1958 with Rule 10, Kerala State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1958 with Rule 6, Recruitment, Service Law, Service Law with Rule 10(a)(ii)

Supreme Court Upholds Kerala PSC’s Original Qualification Criteria for Lower Division Clerk Posts: Anoop M. vs. Gireeshkumar T.M. (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether candidates with higher qualifications, such as a Diploma in Computer Applications (DCA), can be considered eligible for the post of Lower Division Clerk (LDC) when the prescribed qualification is a Certificate in Data

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Supreme Court Upholds Rajasthan Civil Judge Exam Results: Sonal Gupta vs. Registrar General (2024)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 226, Constitutional Law with Article 32, Evaluation Process, Examination, Recruitment, Service Law

Supreme Court Upholds Rajasthan Civil Judge Exam Results: Sonal Gupta vs. Registrar General (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether there was any arbitrary variation in the marks obtained by candidates in the language examination which may affect the integrity of the overall results of the examination. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Sonal Gupta & Ors. vs.

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Supreme Court Upholds Differential Grade Pay for Artificers: Manish Kumar Rai vs. Union of India (23 October 2024)

/ Armed Forces Tribunal, Artificers, Chief Petty Officer, Indian Navy, Pay Scales, Service Law, Service Law with Regulation 247 of Reg Navy Part III

Supreme Court Upholds Differential Grade Pay for Artificers: Manish Kumar Rai vs. Union of India (2024) Date of the Judgment: 23 October 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 815 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J., Ujjal Bhuyan, J. Can the Indian Navy provide different grade pay to its technical personnel (Artificers) compared to non-technical personnel (Chief Petty Officers)

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Supreme Court Denies Interest on Revised Pension for Aided College Teachers: K.C. Kaushik vs. State of Haryana (2024)

/ Haryana Civil Services (Revised Pension) Part I Rules, 2009, Haryana Civil Services (Revised Pension) Part I Rules, 2009 with Rule 6, Interest on Delayed Payment, Pension, Service Law

Supreme Court Denies Interest on Revised Pension for Aided College Teachers: K.C. Kaushik vs. State of Haryana (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether teachers of Government Aided Private Colleges are entitled to interest on the delayed payment of revised pension, on par with teachers of Government Colleges. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: K.C. Kaushik and Others

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Supreme Court clarifies definition of ‘Workman’ under Industrial Disputes Act: Lenin Kumar Ray vs. Express Publications (2024)

/ Definition of 'Workman', Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 with Section 2(s), Termination of Service

Supreme Court Clarifies Definition of ‘Workman’ under Industrial Disputes Act: Lenin Kumar Ray vs. Express Publications (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee is a ‘workman’ under Section 2(s) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, based on their duties and salary. CASE TYPE: Industrial Dispute Case Name: Lenin Kumar Ray vs. M/s. Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.

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Supreme Court Orders Fresh Selection List for Junior Engineers, Bihar: Upholds Candidate Rights (04 October 2024)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Recruitment, Service Law, Service Law with Bihar Water Resources Department Subordinate Engineering (Civil) Cadre Recruitment Rules, 2015

Supreme Court Orders Fresh Selection List for Junior Engineers, Bihar LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State can cancel a completed selection process after a select list has been prepared. CASE TYPE: Service Law/Recruitment Case Name: Shashi Bhushan Prasad Singh vs. The State of Bihar and Others [Judgment Date]: 04 October 2024 Date of the Judgment: 04

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