Service Law

Supreme Court Upholds Compulsory Retirement in Railway Protection Force Neglect of Duty Case: Director General of Police, Railway Protection Force vs. Rajendra Kumar Dubey (25 November 2020)

/ Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, Disciplinary Proceedings, Indu Malhotra, Judges, Judicial Review, K. M. Joseph, Railway Protection Force Act, 1957, Railway Protection Force Act, 1957 with Section 11, Railway Protection Force Rules, 1987, Railway Protection Force Rules, 1987 with Rule 146.2, Railway Protection Force Rules, 1987 with Rule 229, Service Law

Supreme Court Upholds Compulsory Retirement in Railway Protection Force Neglect of Duty Case Date of the Judgment: 25 November 2020 Citation: (2020) INSC 913 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra, K. M. Joseph Can a High Court, in its writ jurisdiction, overturn a disciplinary authority’s decision of compulsory retirement and order reinstatement with back […]

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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Police Constable in Murder Case Despite Acquittal: State of Rajasthan vs. Heem Singh (29 October 2020)

/ Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Disciplinary Proceedings, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 201, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Indira Banerjee, Judges, Judicial Review, Offences Against Human Body, Reinstatement, Service Law

Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Police Constable in Murder Case Despite Acquittal: State of Rajasthan vs. Heem Singh (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Can a government employee be dismissed from service based on a departmental inquiry for misconduct, even after being acquitted in a criminal trial for the same offense? CASE TYPE: Service Law/Disciplinary Proceedings Case Name:

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Supreme Court settles superannuation date for teachers: Navin Chandra Dhoundiyal vs. State of Uttarakhand (2020) INSC 752 (16 October 2020)

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Supreme Court Clarifies Teacher Superannuation Rules in Kumaun University Case LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of university statutes regarding the date of superannuation for teachers. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Navin Chandra Dhoundiyal vs. State of Uttarakhand [Judgment Date]: 16 October 2020 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 16 October 2020 Citation: (2020) INSC 752 Judges: Uday

Supreme Court settles superannuation date for teachers: Navin Chandra Dhoundiyal vs. State of Uttarakhand (2020) INSC 752 (16 October 2020) Read Post »

Supreme Court overturns High Court order on contractual appointments: Rajasthan State Road Development vs. Piyush Kant Sharma (2020)

/ Ashok Bhushan, Contractual Employment, Employer-Employee Relationship, Interim Orders, Judges, M. R. Shah, R. Subhash Reddy, Service Law

Supreme Court overturns High Court order on contractual appointments: Rajasthan State Road Development vs. Piyush Kant Sharma (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can restrain an employer from hiring new contractual employees when there is a dispute about the employer-employee relationship with the existing contractual employee. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: Rajasthan State

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Supreme Court Upholds Disqualification of District Judge Candidate Due to Pending Criminal Case: Anil Bhardwaj vs. High Court of Madhya Pradesh (2020)

/ Ashok Bhushan, Character Verification, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 34, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 406, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 498A, Judges, Judicial Appointments, M.R. Shah, Service Law

Supreme Court Upholds Disqualification of District Judge Candidate Due to Pending Criminal Case: Anil Bhardwaj vs. High Court of Madhya Pradesh (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a candidate can be denied appointment to the post of District Judge due to a pending criminal case, despite being on the select list and subsequently acquitted. CASE TYPE: Service

Supreme Court Upholds Disqualification of District Judge Candidate Due to Pending Criminal Case: Anil Bhardwaj vs. High Court of Madhya Pradesh (2020) Read Post »

Supreme Court Upholds Revised Delhi Police Constable Selection: Commissioner of Police vs. Umesh Kumar (2020)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 136, Constitutional Law with Article 226, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Indira Banerjee, Judges, Recruitment, Selection Process, Service Law, Vested Right

Supreme Court Upholds Revised Delhi Police Constable Selection: Commissioner of Police vs. Umesh Kumar (2020) Date of the Judgment: 07 October 2020 Citation: 2020 INSC 685 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J and Indira Banerjee, J. This was a two-judge bench, with the opinion authored by Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J. Can a candidate who

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Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge to Review Order in Service Dispute: T.K. David vs. Kuruppampady Service Co-operative Bank Ltd. (2020)

/ Ashok Bhushan, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 136, Judges, M.R. Shah, Maintainability of Special Leave Petition, R. Subhash Reddy, Review Petition, Service Disputes, Service Law

Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge to Review Order in Service Dispute: T.K. David vs. Kuruppampady Service Co-operative Bank Ltd. (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Maintainability of a special leave petition against an order rejecting a review petition when the main order is not challenged. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: T.K. David vs. Kuruppampady Service Co-operative Bank Ltd.

Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge to Review Order in Service Dispute: T.K. David vs. Kuruppampady Service Co-operative Bank Ltd. (2020) Read Post »

Supreme Court clarifies compassionate appointment for work-charged employees’ dependents: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Amit Shrivas (29 September 2020)

/ Aniruddha Bose, Compassionate Appointment, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 142, Fundamental Rights, Judges, Krishna Murari, Regular Employees, Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Service Law, Work-Charged Employees

Compassionate Appointment: Supreme Court clarifies rights of work-charged employees’ dependents (29 September 2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether dependents of work-charged employees are entitled to compassionate appointment. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. vs. Amit Shrivas Judgment Date: 29 September 2020 Date of the Judgment: 29 September 2020 Citation: (2020) INSC

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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of CISF Officer for Corruption: Pravin Kumar vs. Union of India (2020)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 226, Disciplinary Proceedings, Fundamental Rights, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Judges, N.V. Ramana, Offences Against Public Tranquillity, Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, S. Abdul Nazeer, Service Law, Service Law with Article 311, Surya Kant

Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of CISF Officer for Corruption: Pravin Kumar vs. Union of India (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Scope of Judicial Review in Service Matters and Disciplinary Proceedings CASE TYPE: Service Law, Disciplinary Proceedings Case Name: Pravin Kumar vs. Union of India and Ors. Judgment Date: 10 September 2020 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 10

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Supreme Court Upholds Pension Rights for Absorbed Employees: Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation vs. Goverdhan Lal Soni (2020)

/ Absorption of Employees, Ashok Bhushan, Judges, K.M. Joseph, Pension Benefits, Road Transport Corporation Act, 1950, Road Transport Corporation Act, 1950 with Section 45, Service Law

Supreme Court Upholds Pension Rights for Absorbed Employees: Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation vs. Goverdhan Lal Soni (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether employees absorbed from one state public enterprise to another are entitled to pension benefits, even if their previous employer did not have a pension scheme, and the modalities of transfer of funds between the

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Supreme Court Upholds Reservation for Hindu Nadar Community in Kerala: Aswathy R.S. Karthika vs. Archana M. (2020)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 16, Hemant Gupta, Judges, Kerala State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1958, L. Nageswara Rao, Reservation Policy, S. Ravindra Bhat, Service Law, Service Law with Rule 15(a)

Supreme Court Upholds Reservation for Hindu Nadar Community in Kerala: Aswathy R.S. Karthika vs. Archana M. (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the shortfall in reservation for the Hindu Nadar community in Kerala should be filled from the subsequent rank list. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Dr. Aswathy R.S. Karthika & Ors. vs. Dr. Archana M.

Supreme Court Upholds Reservation for Hindu Nadar Community in Kerala: Aswathy R.S. Karthika vs. Archana M. (2020) Read Post »

Supreme Court Upholds Requirement of SSLC for Junior Bailiff Post: R. Palanisamy vs. The Registrar General, High Court of Madras (24 July 2020)

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Supreme Court Upholds Requirement of SSLC for Junior Bailiff Post: R. Palanisamy vs. The Registrar General, High Court of Madras (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a pass in SSLC (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) is a mandatory educational qualification for promotion to the post of Junior Bailiff. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: R. Palanisamy & Ors.

Supreme Court Upholds Requirement of SSLC for Junior Bailiff Post: R. Palanisamy vs. The Registrar General, High Court of Madras (24 July 2020) Read Post »

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