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Supreme Court Denies Pension Benefit by Combining Gramin Dak Sevak Service with Regular Postal Service: Union of India & Ors. vs. Gandiba Behera (08 November 2019)

November 8, 2019 / Aniruddha Bose, Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 311, Deepak Gupta, Gramin Dak Sevak, Judges, Pension Rules, Ranjan Gogoi, Service Law

Date of the Judgment: 08 November 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 1122 Judges: Ranjan Gogoi, CJI, Deepak Gupta J., Aniruddha Bose J. Can prior service as a Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) be combined with regular postal service to meet pension eligibility? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in a batch of appeals, ultimately […]

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Supreme Court Upholds Discharge of Airman for Habitual Indiscipline: Union of India vs. Abhishek Pandey (2019)

November 8, 2019 / Air Force Rules, 1969, Air Force Rules, 1969 with Rule 15(2)(g)(ii), Armed Forces Tribunal, Hemant Gupta, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Service Law

Supreme Court Upholds Discharge of Airman: Union of India vs. Abhishek Pandey (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a second warning is mandatory for discharging a habitual offender from the Indian Air Force, even when the competent authority decides against giving another chance. CASE TYPE: Service Law (Armed Forces) Case Name: Union of India & Ors. vs.

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Supreme Court Clarifies Disability Pension for Navy Personnel: Union of India vs. V.R. Nanukuttan Nair (2019)

November 7, 2019 / Armed Forces Tribunal, Disability Pension, Hemant Gupta, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Navy (Pension) Regulations, 1964, Service Law

Supreme Court Clarifies Disability Pension for Navy Personnel: Union of India vs. V.R. Nanukuttan Nair (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Entitlement to service element of disability pension for Navy personnel discharged with a disability after completing their engagement period but before completing the qualifying service for a regular pension. CASE TYPE: Service Law/Armed Forces Tribunal Case Name:

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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Salary for Unauthorized Teacher Appointment: Ravindra Singh vs. District Inspector of Schools (2019)

November 6, 2019 / A.S. Bopanna, Ad Hoc Appointments, Appointment of Teachers, Education Law, Education Law with First Removal of Difficulties Order, 1981, Hrishikesh Roy, Judges, R. Banumathi, Service Law, Service Law with Payment of Salaries Act, Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Services Commission and Selection Boards Act, 1982

Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Salary for Unauthorized Teacher Appointment: Ravindra Singh vs. District Inspector of Schools (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a teacher appointed by the management of an educational institution without following the prescribed procedure is entitled to receive a salary from the state government. CASE TYPE: Education Law, Service Law Case Name: Ravindra

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Supreme Court Denies One Rank One Pension to Army Postal Service Deputationists: Union of India vs. Lt. Col. Om Dutt Sharma (2019)

November 5, 2019 / Hemant Gupta, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Pension, Service Law, Service Law with OROP

Supreme Court Denies One Rank One Pension to Army Postal Service Deputationists: Union of India vs. Lt. Col. Om Dutt Sharma (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether personnel of the Army Postal Service (APS) on deputation from the Department of Posts are entitled to the benefit of One Rank One Pension (OROP). CASE TYPE: Service Law (Pension)

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Supreme Court settles eligibility for Ex-Servicemen Category in State Services: Rajasthan Public Service Commission vs. Shikun Ram Firoda (25 October 2019)

October 25, 2019 / Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 142, Eligibility Criteria, Ex-Servicemen, Hemant Gupta, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Rajasthan Civil Services (Absorption of Ex-servicemen) Rules, 1988, Rajasthan Civil Services (Absorption of Ex-servicemen) Rules, 1988 with Rule 6B, Rajasthan State and Subordinate Services (Direct Recruitment by Combined Competitive Examination) Rules, 1999, Recruitment Rules, Service Law

Supreme Court Clarifies Eligibility for Ex-Servicemen Category: Rajasthan Public Service Commission vs. Shikun Ram Firoda (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a candidate who was not an ex-serviceman on the last date of application can claim eligibility under the ex-servicemen category based on a subsequent press note allowing category changes. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Rajasthan

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Supreme Court clarifies eligibility for Special Education Teachers in Delhi: Govt. of NCT Delhi vs. Pradeep Kumar (2019)

October 24, 2019 / A.S. Bopanna, Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET), Eligibility Criteria, Hrishikesh Roy, Judges, R. Banumathi, Recruitment Rules, Relaxation in Qualifying Marks, Reservation Policy, Service Law

Supreme Court clarifies eligibility for Special Education Teachers in Delhi: Govt. of NCT Delhi vs. Pradeep Kumar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether candidates who obtained the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) qualification with relaxed pass marks for the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category from states other than Delhi, can be considered for employment as Special Education

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Supreme Court Denies Pension Claim for Delhi Transport Corporation Employee Due to Insufficient Qualifying Service: Karan Singh vs. Delhi Transport Corporation & Anr. (22 October 2019)

October 22, 2019 / Ajay Rastogi, Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, Central Civil Services Pension Rules, 1972 with Rule 21, Central Civil Services Pension Rules, 1972 with Rule 3(1)(q), Delhi Transport Corporation, Judges, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, Pension, Qualifying Service, Service Law

Supreme Court Denies Pension Claim for Delhi Transport Corporation Employee Due to Insufficient Qualifying Service Date of the Judgment: 22 October 2019 Citation: Karan Singh vs. Delhi Transport Corporation & Anr., Civil Appeal No(s). 12743 of 2017 Judges: Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, J. and Ajay Rastogi, J. Can an employee of the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC)

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Supreme Court Clarifies Order on Organized Group ‘A’ Central Services for CAPFs: Union of India vs. Sri Harananda (2019)

October 18, 2019 / Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), Indian Police Service (IPS), Judges, M.R. Shah, Organized Group 'A' Central Services, Rohinton Fali Nariman, Service Law

Supreme Court Clarifies Order on Organized Group ‘A’ Central Services for CAPFs: Union of India vs. Sri Harananda (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Clarification of an earlier order regarding the grant of Organized Group ‘A’ Central Services to Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and its impact on the deputation rights of Indian Police Service (IPS) officers. CASE

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Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Promotion Appeal: Manisha Jaiprakash vs. Union of India (2019)

October 16, 2019 / Annual Confidential Reports, Armed Forces, Armed Forces Tribunal, Army Regulation 364, Hemant Gupta, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Navy Order (Spl.) 02/2009, Promotion, Service Law, Special Army Order No. 8/S/91

Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Promotion Appeal: Manisha Jaiprakash vs. Union of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Armed Forces Tribunal was correct in upholding the rejection of a statutory complaint regarding Annual Confidential Reports (ACRs) and promotion. CASE TYPE: Service Law (Armed Forces) Case Name: Surgeon Rear Admiral Manisha Jaiprakash vs. Union of India

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Supreme Court Upholds Accelerated Promotion for Degree Holders in Engineering: State of Uttarakhand vs. S.K. Singh (2019)

October 14, 2019 / Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Constitutional Law with Article 16, Educational Qualifications, Fundamental Rights, Judges, M.R. Shah, Promotion, Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Service Law

Supreme Court Upholds Accelerated Promotion for Degree Holders in Engineering: State of Uttarakhand vs. S.K. Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether providing accelerated promotion to Junior Engineers (JEs) holding a Degree in Civil Engineering, as opposed to those with a Diploma, is constitutionally valid. CASE TYPE: Service Law – Promotion Case Name: State of Uttarakhand &

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Supreme Court Upholds Policy Change in Abkari Worker Rehabilitation Case: Kerala State Beverages Corporation vs. P.P. Suresh (2019)

October 4, 2019 / Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Constitutional Law with Article 21, Fundamental Rights, Hemant Gupta, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Legitimate Expectation, Service Law

Supreme Court Upholds Policy Change in Abkari Worker Rehabilitation Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether displaced Abkari workers have a vested right to employment and the scope of legitimate expectation in government policy changes. CASE TYPE: Service Law/Administrative Law Case Name: Kerala State Beverages (M and M) Corporation Limited vs. P.P. Suresh & Ors. Judgment Date: 04

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