Supreme Court Clarifies Prospective Overruling in Teacher Appointments: State of Rajasthan vs. Nemi Chand Mahela (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Clarification on the application of prospective overruling in service matters related to bonus marks. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The State of Rajasthan vs. Nemi Chand Mahela and Others [Judgment Date]: April 30, 2019 Date of […]
Supreme Court settles pension eligibility for bank employees on deputation: Narendra Kumar vs. Syndicate Bank (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee’s past service can be forfeited due to a minor procedural lapse when joining a new post while on deputation. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Narendra Kumar vs. Chairman and Managing Director, Syndicate Bank
Supreme Court clarifies maintainability of writ petition against Institute of Banking Personnel Selection in recruitment dispute (29 April 2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) is subject to writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Rajbir Surajbhan Singh v. The Chairman, Institute
Supreme Court Upholds Mutual Transfers for SSA Teachers: State of Karnataka vs. Krishna Kumar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State Government can allow mutual transfers of teachers under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) scheme through executive orders, or if such transfers must be governed strictly by the Karnataka Civil Services (Regulation of Transfers of Teachers)
Supreme Court modifies punishment to compulsory retirement for Bank Officer in Naresh Chandra Bhardwaj vs. Bank of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the punishment of removal from service was disproportionate, warranting modification to compulsory retirement, based on the principle of parity with co-delinquent employees. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Naresh Chandra Bhardwaj vs. Bank
Supreme Court quashes regularization obtained by fraud: Punjab Urban Planning vs. Karamjit Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee who fraudulently obtains regularization is entitled to a disciplinary inquiry before termination. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority & Anr. vs. Karamjit Singh [Judgment Date]: April 15, 2019 Date of
Supreme Court Dismisses Contempt Application in Daily Wage Regularization Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a contempt application is maintainable when the order of the court has been complied with by considering the case of regularization of a daily wage employee and payment of minimum pay scale, even if the claim for regularization was rejected. CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court Upholds Benchmark for Promotions Based on Seniority-cum-Merit: Shriram Tomar vs. Praveen Kumar Jaggi (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether setting a minimum benchmark for interview and performance appraisal in promotions based on seniority-cum-merit is permissible. CASE TYPE: Service Law, specifically concerning promotions in Regional Rural Banks. Case Name: Shriram Tomar and another Etc. Versus Praveen
Supreme Court Upholds Re-evaluation for Lieutenant General Promotion: Union of India vs. Major General Arun Roy (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the method of assessment of confidential reports of Army officers and denial of consideration for promotion was done as per the policy. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Union of India & Ors. vs. Major
Supreme Court Upholds Appointment Based on Experience Certificates: Food Corporation of India vs. Rimjhim (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employer can reject a candidate for not submitting an experience certificate with the application when the advertisement does not explicitly require it, and when the candidate possesses the required experience. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name:
Supreme Court Upholds Termination of Teacher in Sexual Harassment Case: Lucy Sequeira Trust vs. Kailash Ramesh Tandel (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: The key legal issue was whether the school management was justified in terminating a teacher’s services based on a departmental inquiry, despite pending criminal proceedings related to sexual harassment allegations. CASE TYPE: Service Law, Sexual
Supreme Court Grants Disability Pension Arrears: Madan Prasad Sinha vs. Union of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a soldier is entitled to disability pension for a period when it was denied due to reassessment of disability percentage. CASE TYPE: Service Law – Armed Forces Tribunal Case Name: Madan Prasad Sinha @ Sanatan Baba vs. Union
