Service Law

Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Pay Scale Merger for Typists and Clerks in Ranchi University: Bijay Kumar Sharma & Ors. vs. Ranchi University & Ors. (2021) INSC 123

/ Bihar State Universities Act, Bihar State Universities Act with Section 10(6), Judges, Pay Scale, R. Subhash Reddy, Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Service Law, Service Law with Pay Parity

Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Pay Scale Merger for Typists and Clerks in Ranchi University LEGAL ISSUE: Whether employees in the category of Typist, Counter Clerk, Routine Clerk, and Store Keeper are entitled to a merger of pay scales with Upper Division and Lower Division Assistants/Clerks. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Bijay Kumar Sharma […]

Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Pay Scale Merger for Typists and Clerks in Ranchi University: Bijay Kumar Sharma & Ors. vs. Ranchi University & Ors. (2021) INSC 123 Read Post »

Supreme Court Upholds State’s Selection Process in Police Constable Recruitment: Pramod Kumar Singh vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2021)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 32, Government Recruitment, Hrishikesh Roy, Judges, Reservation Policy, S. Ravindra Bhat, Service Law, Uday Umesh Lalit

Supreme Court Upholds State’s Selection Process in Police Constable Recruitment: Pramod Kumar Singh vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State’s adjustment of candidates from reserved categories to the open category in a police constable recruitment process is valid. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Pramod Kumar Singh & Ors. vs. State

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Supreme Court Denies Review DPC for IAS Promotion: Vinod Prasad Raturi vs. Union of India (2021)

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Supreme Court Denies Review DPC for IAS Promotion: Vinod Prasad Raturi vs. Union of India (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a review Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) can be directed to reconsider the promotion of an officer to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre, when that officer was serving in a different state at the time of

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Supreme Court criticizes High Court’s ‘Cut-Copy-Paste’ Judgments in Promotion Case (2021)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 320, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Judges, M R Shah, Promotion to IAS, Service Law

Supreme Court criticizes High Court’s ‘Cut-Copy-Paste’ Judgments in Promotion Case (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court can simply copy and paste the judgment of the Tribunal without independent application of mind. CASE TYPE: Service Law (Promotion to IAS) Case Name: Union Public Service Commission vs. Bibhu Prasad Sarangi and others [Judgment Date]: 05 March

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Supreme Court settles the method of filling backlog vacancies in direct recruitment for reserved categories: The State of Tamil Nadu & Ors. vs. K. Shobana Etc. Etc. (05 March 2021)

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Supreme Court Clarifies Reservation Policy for Direct Recruitment in Tamil Nadu Date of the Judgment: 05 March 2021 Citation: Civil Appeal Nos. 3745-3754 of 2020 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., Dinesh Maheshwari, J., Hrishikesh Roy, J. How should backlog vacancies for reserved categories be filled in direct recruitment? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed

Supreme Court settles the method of filling backlog vacancies in direct recruitment for reserved categories: The State of Tamil Nadu & Ors. vs. K. Shobana Etc. Etc. (05 March 2021) Read Post »

Supreme Court settles the issue of Disproportionate Punishment in Departmental Proceedings: Union of India vs. P. Balasubrahmanyam (04 March 2021)

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Supreme Court Upholds Tribunal’s Decision on Disproportionate Punishment in Departmental Proceedings Date of the Judgment: 04 March 2021 Citation: Civil Appeal Nos. 3592-3593 of 2020 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J. and Hrishikesh Roy, J. Can a disciplinary authority impose a major penalty when the most serious charges against an employee are not proven? The Supreme

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Supreme Court Upholds Cut-off Date for Pension Scheme: Himachal Road Transport Corp. vs. Retired Employees Union (22 February 2021)

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Supreme Court Upholds Cut-off Date for Pension Scheme: Himachal Road Transport Corp. vs. Retired Employees Union (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a cut-off date for implementing a pension scheme can be considered discriminatory when applied to employees who retired before that date and were already covered under a Contributory Provident Fund Scheme. CASE TYPE: Service Law

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Supreme Court Clarifies “Injury” in Seafarer Disability Claims: Nawal Kishore Sharma vs. Union of India (2021)

/ Dinesh Maheshwari, Disability Law, Hrishikesh Roy, Judges, Labour Law, Maritime Law, National Maritime Board Agreement, Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995, Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Service Law

Supreme Court Clarifies “Injury” in Seafarer Disability Claims: Nawal Kishore Sharma vs. Union of India (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of “injury” in maritime employment contracts for disability compensation. CASE TYPE: Labour Law/Service Law. Case Name: Nawal Kishore Sharma vs. Union of India and Ors. [Judgment Date]: 10 February 2021 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 10

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Supreme Court Upholds Compulsory Retirement for Bank Manager in Loan Misconduct Case: Boloram Bordoloi vs. Lakhimi Gaolia Bank & Ors. (2021) INSC 54

/ Ashok Bhushan, Banking Law, Compulsory Retirement, Disciplinary Proceedings, Judges, Lakhimi Gaolia Bank, Loan Disbursement, M.R. Shah, Misconduct in Banking, Proportionality of Punishment, R. Subhash Reddy, Service Law

Supreme Court Upholds Compulsory Retirement for Bank Manager in Loan Misconduct Case Date of the Judgment: February 08, 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 54 Judges: Ashok Bhushan, J., R. Subhash Reddy, J., M.R. Shah, J. Can a bank employee be compulsorily retired for misconduct related to loan disbursement? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question

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Supreme Court Reduces Interest on Deferred Salaries and Pensions in Andhra Pradesh: State of Andhra Pradesh vs. Dinavahi Lakshmi Kameswari (2021)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 21, Constitutional Law with Article 300A, D.Y. Chandrachud, Deferment of Payments, Fundamental Rights, Judges, M.R. Shah, Pensions, Salaries, Service Law

Supreme Court Reduces Interest on Deferred Salaries and Pensions in Andhra Pradesh: State of Andhra Pradesh vs. Dinavahi Lakshmi Kameswari (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of State Government’s order to defer salaries and pensions due to financial crisis and the imposition of interest on the deferred amounts. CASE TYPE: Service Law, Public Interest Litigation Case Name:

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Supreme Court Stays Additional Police Sub-Inspector Appointments: Gajanan Bansode vs. State of Maharashtra (2021)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Constitutional Law with Article 320, Indu Malhotra, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Recruitment Rules, Service Law, Service Law with Rule 5 of the Police Sub-Inspector (Recruitment) Rules, 1995, Vineet Saran

Supreme Court Stays Additional Police Sub-Inspector Appointments: Gajanan Bansode vs. State of Maharashtra (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State Government can appoint additional candidates beyond the notified vacancies for the post of Police Sub-Inspector without consulting the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) and violating the prescribed recruitment rules. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Gajanan

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Supreme Court settles seniority dispute in King George Medical University: Pooran Chand vs. Chancellor & Ors. (2021) INSC 26

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Supreme Court settles seniority dispute in King George Medical University: Pooran Chand vs. Chancellor & Ors. (2021) INSC 26 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a challenge to the appointment of a faculty member in a university can be entertained after a significant delay, and whether the experience of a Senior Research Fellow with the WHO can be

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