Supreme Court Sets Aside Compassionate Appointment Order Due to Delay: Govt. of India vs. P. Venkatesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a compassionate appointment can be granted after a significant delay following the death of a government employee. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The Govt. of India & Anr. vs. P. Venkatesh Judgment Date: 1 […]
Supreme Court Rules Resignation Entails Forfeiture of Past Service: State of Punjab vs. Gurbaran Singh (2019) Date of the Judgment: March 01, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 182 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, J., Indu Malhotra, J. Can an employee who resigns from service claim pensionary benefits for their past service? The Supreme Court of India recently
Supreme Court clarifies ‘Public Duty’ for Writ Jurisdiction: Ramakrishna Mission vs. Kago Kunya (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a private hospital, partially funded by the government, performs a ‘public duty’ making it amenable to writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. CASE TYPE: Service Law, Writ Jurisdiction Case Name: Ramakrishna Mission & Anr.
Supreme Court Settles Status of Teachers in Self-Financing Institutions: Abdul Hakeem vs. Mahatma Gandhi University (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether teachers appointed in self-financing institutions affiliated with a university are considered regular employees of the university and entitled to the same benefits as regular university teachers. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Abdul Hakeem M.A. &
Supreme Court Upholds Exclusion of Unpaid Leave for Pension Eligibility in VRS Cases LEGAL ISSUE: Whether periods of unauthorized absence, for which no salary is paid, can be excluded when calculating qualifying service for pension under the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, specifically for employees who opted for the Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS). CASE
Supreme Court Upholds Appointments of Junior Linemen, Sets Aside High Court Order: K. Amarnath Reddy vs. A.P.S.P.D.C.L. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of appointments to the posts of Junior Linemen in Andhra Pradesh Transmission Corporation and Distribution Companies. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: K. Amarnath Reddy & Ors. vs. Chairman & Managing Director, A.P.S.P.D.C.L. &
Supreme Court Upholds Relaxation for Certificate Submission in Technician Appointments: Sanjay K. Dixit vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) Date of the Judgment: February 22, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 147 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J. and Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J. Can a selection process be altered mid-way by relaxing eligibility criteria not mentioned in the
Supreme Court directs Railways to provide job to displaced person: Anil Kumar vs. Union of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person whose entire house was demolished for a railway project is entitled to a Group ‘D’ job under the Railway Board’s policy, even if only a small piece of land was acquired. CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court clarifies benefits for daily wage workers in Gujarat Forest Department (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation and implementation of a Government Resolution regarding benefits for daily wage workers. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: State of Gujarat vs. PWD and Forest Employees Union Judgment Date: 15 February 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 15 February
Supreme Court Upholds Reinstatement of Teacher: Marwari Balika Vidyalaya vs. Asha Srivastava (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Maintainability of a writ petition against a private school receiving grant-in-aid for dearness allowance. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Marwari Balika Vidyalaya vs. Asha Srivastava & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 14 February 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 14 February
Supreme Court strikes down Bihar rule for judicial exam selection: Rahul Dutta vs. State of Bihar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a rule that restricts the number of candidates for the final written examination to 10% of those who appeared in the preliminary examination is valid. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Rahul Dutta & Ors.
Supreme Court Upholds Kerala Water Authority Pay Revision: T.I. Jose vs. Managing Director (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Kerala Water Authority could revise pay scales of Head Operators by removing the intermediate post of Senior Operator through a Government Order, after the High Court found the creation of the intermediate post by administrative order to
