Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Teacher Recruitment Case: Manilal vs. State of Rajasthan (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether candidates who secured admission to a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) course before a specified date, but with less than 50% marks in graduation, are eligible for teacher recruitment. CASE TYPE: Service Law – Teacher Recruitment Case Name: Manilal […]
Supreme Court clarifies employee allocation post-bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation LEGAL ISSUE: Determining the correct legal framework for allocating employees of Public Sector Undertakings post-state bifurcation. CASE TYPE: Service Law, State Reorganisation. Case Name: Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation & Ors. vs. V.V. Brahma Reddy & Anr. [Judgment Date]: 06 September
Supreme Court Orders Reinstatement and Back Wages for Judicial Officer: Anantdeep Singh vs. High Court of Punjab and Haryana (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a judicial officer, whose termination order was set aside by the Supreme Court, is entitled to reinstatement and back wages. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Anantdeep Singh vs. The High Court
Kerala Agricultural University vs. T.P. Murali: Supreme Court on Termination of Service for Unauthorized Absence LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the termination of an employee’s service for unauthorized absence was valid when the employer failed to follow the prescribed procedure for disciplinary inquiry. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Kerala Agricultural University & Anr. vs. T.P. Murali
Supreme Court clarifies promotion eligibility based on qualifying service: Bihar State Electricity Board vs. Dharamdeo Das (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether completion of the minimum qualifying service (Kal Awadhi) automatically entitles an employee to promotion to the next higher post. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Bihar State Electricity Board and Others vs. Dharamdeo Das Judgment
Supreme Court Upholds Termination for Concealing Criminal Cases in CRPF Recruitment: Union of India vs. Shishu Pal (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employer is justified in terminating an employee’s services for suppressing information about pending criminal cases in their verification roll. CASE TYPE: Service Law, specifically related to employment in the Central Reserve Police Force
Supreme Court Clarifies Minimum Qualifying Marks for City Manager Post in Bihar Date of the Judgment: 16 July 2024 Citation: (2024) INSC 531 Judges: Vikram Nath, J. and Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale, J. Can a candidate be disqualified from a selection process if they score the minimum qualifying marks in the written exam but fail to
Supreme Court Upholds 2011 Order on Pay Scales for UP Education Officers Date of the Judgment: 15 July 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 524 Judges: Justice Surya Kant and Justice K.V. Viswanathan Can a state government backtrack on a pay scale revision after it has been approved by the Supreme Court? The Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court Clarifies Maintainability of Writ Petitions Against Private Educational Societies in Service Disputes LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a writ petition is maintainable against a private educational society in a service dispute. CASE TYPE: Service Law, Education Law Case Name: Army Welfare Education Society vs. Sunil Kumar Sharma & Ors. Judgment Date: 9 July 2024 Date
Supreme Court Upholds High Court’s Decision on Maintainability of Writ Petitions After Privatization of Air India LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a writ petition against a government entity remains maintainable after the entity is privatized. CASE TYPE: Service Law/Constitutional Law Case Name: Mr. R.S. Madireddy & Anr. ETC. Versus Union of India & Ors. ETC. [Judgment Date]:
Supreme Court Upholds Compulsory Retirement Under CRPF Rules: Union of India vs. Santosh Kumar Tiwari (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the punishment of compulsory retirement can be imposed under the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Rules, even if not explicitly mentioned in the CRPF Act. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Union of India & Ors.
Minimum Qualifying Marks for Viva Voce: Supreme Court Upholds High Court Rules in Judicial Appointments (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether prescribing minimum qualifying marks for viva voce (interview) in judicial service exams is constitutional and in line with previous Supreme Court rulings. CASE TYPE: Service Law, specifically concerning judicial appointments. Case Name: Abhi Meet Sinha &
