Service Law

Supreme Court Closes Contempt Petition Regarding Seniority of Rajasthan Administrative Service Officers (23 January 2020)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 16(4-A), Constitutional Law with Article 309, Indira Banerjee, Judges, M.R. Shah, Reservation in Promotion, Seniority, Service Law, Service Law with Rajasthan Administrative Service Rules, 1954, Uday Umesh Lalit

Supreme Court Closes Contempt Petition Regarding Seniority of Rajasthan Administrative Service Officers (23 January 2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State of Rajasthan was in contempt of court for not following the directions of the Supreme Court regarding the grant of consequential seniority to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe employees in promotions. CASE TYPE: Contempt Petition (Civil) Case […]

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Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Application Due to Missing Experience Certificate: Karnataka State Seeds Development Corporation vs. Smt. H.L. Kaveri (2020)

/ Ajay Rastogi, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Government Job Applications, Judges, Karnataka State Civil Services (Unfilled Vacancies Reserved for the Persons Belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) (Special Recruitment) Rules, 2001, Service Law

Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Application Due to Missing Experience Certificate: Karnataka State Seeds Development Corporation vs. Smt. H.L. Kaveri (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an application for a government job can be rejected for failing to enclose the required experience certificate. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The Karnataka State Seeds Development Corporation Limited &

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Supreme Court Upholds Retirement Age of 60 for Medical Faculty: Chandra Mohan Varma vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2020)

/ Ajay Rastogi, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Extension of Service, Judges, Retirement Age, Service Law, Superannuation

Supreme Court Upholds Retirement Age of 60 for Medical Faculty: Chandra Mohan Varma vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a government notification increasing the retirement age applies to employees already granted an extension of service. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: Chandra Mohan Varma vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. [Judgment

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Supreme Court Upholds Termination of Provisional Employee: Kamlesh vs. Union of India (20 January 2020)

/ Appointment, Deepak Gupta, Judges, Regularization, S. Abdul Nazeer, Service Law, Termination of Service

Supreme Court Upholds Termination of Provisional Employee: Kamlesh vs. Union of India (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a provisionally appointed employee can claim regularization of services due to prolonged service. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Kamlesh vs. Union of India Through Secretary Department of Post & Ors. Judgment Date: 20 January 2020 Date of the

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Supreme Court Denies Grade Pay Parity for Army Chief Engineers: Union of India vs. Brig. Balbir Singh (Retd.) (2020)

/ Army Act, 1950, Army Act, 1950 with Section 192, Equal Pay for Equal Work, Hemant Gupta, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Military Service, Service Law

Supreme Court Denies Grade Pay Parity for Army Chief Engineers: Union of India vs. Brig. Balbir Singh (Retd.) (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether Army officers on tenure postings in the Military Engineering Services (MES) are entitled to the same grade pay as their civilian counterparts holding the same post. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Union

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Supreme Court modifies retirement benefits for teacher denied appointment: State of Uttar Pradesh vs. Ali Hussain Ansari (2020)

/ Consequential Benefits, Judges, Retirement Benefits, S. Abdul Nazeer, Sanjiv Khanna, Service Law

Supreme Court modifies retirement benefits for teacher denied appointment: State of Uttar Pradesh vs. Ali Hussain Ansari (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a teacher who was initially recommended for appointment but not actually appointed and later appointed after a long gap, is entitled to back wages and consequential benefits from the date of initial recommendation. CASE

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Supreme Court Upholds Recruitment Rules for Municipal Posts: Mohd. Rashid vs. The Director, Local Bodies (2020)

/ Departmental Promotion Committee, Direct Recruitment, Hemant Gupta, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Municipal Law, Recruitment Rules, Service Law

Supreme Court Upholds Recruitment Rules for Municipal Posts: Mohd. Rashid vs. The Director, Local Bodies (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether direct recruitment can be initiated without exhausting the promotion and deputation avenues as per the Recruitment Rules. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Mohd. Rashid vs. The Director, Local Bodies, New Secretariat & Ors. Judgment Date:

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Supreme Court Denies Full Salary for Suspension Period After Penalty Reduction in Bank Employee Case (14 January 2020)

/ Back Wages, Disciplinary Proceedings, Hemant Gupta, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Muzaffarnagar Kshetriya Gramin Bank (Modified) Officer and Staff Services Regulations, 2010, Muzaffarnagar Kshetriya Gramin Bank (Modified) Officer and Staff Services Regulations, 2010 with Regulation 38 (kha) (4), Regulation 38 (kha) (4), Service Law, Suspension

Supreme Court Denies Full Salary for Suspension Period After Penalty Reduction in Bank Employee Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee is entitled to full salary for the suspension period when the initial dismissal order is reduced to a lesser penalty. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Om Pal Singh vs. Disciplinary Authority & Ors. Judgment

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Supreme Court Directs Retiral Benefits for IG Rank Officer Despite Medical Unfitness: Shamsher Singh Sandhu vs. Union of India (2020)

/ Ajay Rastogi, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 142, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Judges, Medical Fitness, Promotion, Retiral Benefits, Service Law

Supreme Court Directs Retiral Benefits for IG Rank Officer Despite Medical Unfitness: Shamsher Singh Sandhu vs. Union of India (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an officer who was promoted to the rank of Inspector General of Police (IG) and subsequently reverted due to medical unfitness, is entitled to retiral benefits of the IG rank. CASE TYPE:

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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal for Long Unauthorized Absence: State of Odisha vs. Ganesh Chandra Sahoo (2020)

/ D.Y. Chandrachud, Disciplinary Proceedings, Hrishikesh Roy, Judges, Medical Certificates, Orissa Service Code, 1939, Orissa Service Code, 1939 with Rule 72, Service Law, Unauthorized Absence

Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal for Long Unauthorized Absence: State of Odisha vs. Ganesh Chandra Sahoo (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a disciplinary authority’s decision to dismiss an employee for prolonged unauthorized absence can be overturned based on a belated medical certificate, especially when the employee defied orders for medical examination. CASE TYPE: Service Law – Disciplinary

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Supreme Court clarifies: Select List Exhausted After Appointment in Service Matters: Union of India vs. G Ramesh (2020)

/ Appointment, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Exhaustion of Select List, Hrishikesh Roy, Judges, Select List, Service Law

Supreme Court on Exhaustion of Select List after Appointment: Union of India vs. G Ramesh (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a select list for a government job remains valid after a candidate from that list is appointed and subsequently dismissed. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: Union of India & Ors vs. G Ramesh. Judgment Date:

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Supreme Court Denies Compassionate Appointment Based on Gratuity Claim: Indian Bank vs. Promila (2020) INSC 12

/ Compassionate Appointment, Judges, K.M. Joseph, Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Service Law, Service Law with Gratuity

Supreme Court Denies Compassionate Appointment: Indian Bank vs. Promila (2020) INSC 12 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a dependent of a deceased bank employee is entitled to compassionate appointment when the family has already received full gratuity benefits. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Indian Bank & Ors. vs. Promila & Anr. Judgment Date: 8 January 2020

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