Service Law

Supreme Court overturns High Court order on continuity of service for contract employees after misconduct: The Depot Manager vs. Sri R.K. Reddy (2018)

/ Continuity of Service, Contract Employees, Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, Industrial Dispute, Judges, Labour Court, Labour Law, M.R. Shah, Service Law, Termination of Service

Supreme Court overturns High Court order on continuity of service for contract employees after misconduct: The Depot Manager vs. Sri R.K. Reddy (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a contract employee, terminated for misconduct after a departmental inquiry, is entitled to continuity of service upon re-engagement. CASE TYPE: Service Law, Labour Law. Case Name: The Depot Manager […]

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Supreme Court Upholds Pay for Extended Study Leave in Army Medical Corps Case: Union of India vs. Col. P.D. Poonekar (2018)

/ Armed Forces, Army Instructions, Army Medical Corps, Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, Judges, M.R. Shah, Pay and Allowances, Retiral Benefits, Service Law, Study Leave

Supreme Court Upholds Pay for Extended Study Leave in Army Medical Corps Case: Union of India vs. Col. P.D. Poonekar (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an Army Medical Corps officer is entitled to pay and allowances for an extended period of study leave, when the extension was sanctioned by the President of India. CASE TYPE: Service

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Supreme Court clarifies continuity of service for re-engaged contract employees: APSRTC vs. A.U.M. Rao (2018)

/ Contractual Employment, D.Y. Chandrachud, Judges, M.R. Shah, Re-engagement, Service Law, Termination of Service

Supreme Court on Continuity of Service for Re-engaged Contract Employees: APSRTC vs. A.U.M. Rao (2018) Date of the Judgment: 7 December 2018 Citation: 2018 INSC 1018 Judges: Hon’ble Dr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Hon’ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah Can a contract employee, re-engaged after termination, claim continuity of service for the period between termination and

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Supreme Court Upholds 10-Year Teaching Experience for Principal Posts: Vivek Mudgil vs. State of U.P. (2018)

/ Appointment of Principals, Education Law, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, R. Subhash Reddy, Section 16-E(3), Intermediate Education Act 1921, Service Law, Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Services Selection Board Act, 1982

Supreme Court Upholds 10-Year Teaching Experience for Principal Posts: Vivek Mudgil vs. State of U.P. (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a candidate lacking the stipulated 10 years of teaching experience on the last date of application can be appointed as Principal. CASE TYPE: Education Law, Service Law Case Name: Vivek Mudgil vs. State of U.P. &

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Supreme Court Clarifies Eligibility for Technician-III Posts: Diploma Holders Not Equivalent to ITI (2018)

/ Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Eligibility Criteria, Equivalence of Qualifications, Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services Decentralisation and Recruitment Act, 2010, Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services Decentralisation and Recruitment Act, 2010 with Section 6, Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services Decentralization and Recruitment Rules, 2010, Judges, Recruitment Rules, Service Law, Uday Umesh Lalit

Supreme Court Clarifies Eligibility for Technician-III Posts: Diploma Holders Not Equivalent to ITI (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a diploma in electrical engineering is equivalent to an ITI certification for the post of Technician-III. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Zahoor Ahmad Rather and Ors. vs. Sheikh Imtiyaz Ahmad and Ors. Judgment Date: 05 December 2018

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Supreme Court Upholds Tenure Limit for College Development Council Director: S C Singh vs. State of Uttarakhand (2018)

/ College Development Council, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Guidelines for College Development Council, Judges, Service Law, Tenure of Employment, Uday Umesh Lalit, University Grants Commission Act, 1956, University Grants Commission Guidelines

Supreme Court Upholds Tenure Limit for College Development Council Director: S C Singh vs. State of Uttarakhand (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the tenure limitation of two terms of three years for the Director of the College Development Council (CDC) applies only to those appointed on a deputation basis or to all appointees. CASE TYPE: Service

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Supreme Court recognizes marriage for post-retirement benefits: Navtej Singh vs. Union of India (2018)

/ Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, Judges, Service Law, Service Law with Air Force Act, 1950, Service Law with Air Force Order (AFO), Service Law with Post-Retirement Benefits, Uday Umesh Lalit

Supreme Court Recognizes Marriage for Post-Retirement Benefits: Navtej Singh vs. Union of India (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the marriage of an Air Force officer, contracted without prior permission, can be recognized for post-retirement benefits. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Sqn. Ldr. (Retd.) Navtej Singh vs. Union of India and Ors. [Judgment Date]: 05 December

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Supreme Court Clarifies Appointment Rules for Higher Secondary Teachers in Kerala: V.K. Girija vs. Reshma Parayil (2018)

/ Ajay Rastogi, Ashok Bhushan, Judges, Kerala Education Act, 1958, Kerala Education Act, 1958 with Chapter XXXII, Kerala Education Rules, 1959, Recruitment Rules, Service Law, Service Law with Kerala State and Subordinate Services Rules, 1992

Supreme Court Clarifies Appointment Rules for Higher Secondary Teachers in Kerala: V.K. Girija vs. Reshma Parayil (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of rules for appointment of teachers in aided Higher Secondary Schools in Kerala. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: V.K. Girija vs. Reshma Parayil & Ors. Judgment Date: 04 December 2018 Date of the Judgment:

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Supreme Court Upholds Termination of Illegal Appointments in Bihar Health Services

/ Appointments, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Constitutional Law with Article 16, Deepak Gupta, Illegal Appointments, Judges, Madan B. Lokur, Regularization, S. Abdul Nazeer, Service Law

Supreme Court Upholds Termination of Illegal Appointments in Bihar Health Services LEGAL ISSUE: Whether employees appointed illegally, without following due process, can claim regularization based on long service. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The State of Bihar and Ors. vs. Kirti Narayan Prasad [Judgment Date]: 30 November 2018 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 30

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Supreme Court Directs Railways to Absorb Parcel Porters: Ram Bhajan Das & Ors. vs. Union of India & Ors. (28 November 2018)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 142, Contract Labour, Hemant Gupta, Judges, Kurian Joseph, Railway Employees, Regularization of Employees, Service Law

Supreme Court Directs Railways to Absorb Parcel Porters: Ram Bhajan Das & Ors. vs. Union of India & Ors. (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether long-serving parcel and goods porters should be absorbed into regular railway employment. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Ram Bhajan Das & Ors. vs. Union of India & Ors. Judgment Date: 28

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Supreme Court Directs Filling of Vacant Sub-Inspector Posts in Uttar Pradesh: Alok Kumar Singh vs. State of U.P. (2018)

/ Judges, Kurian Joseph, Merit, Recruitment Rules, Reservation, Service Law, Uday Umesh Lalit, Uttar Pradesh Sub-Inspector and Inspector (Civil Police) Service Rules, 2018, Uttar Pradesh Sub-Inspector and Inspector (Civil Police) Service Rules, 2018 with Rule 15(h), Uttar Pradesh Sub-Inspector and Inspector (Civil Police) Service Rules, 2018 with Rule 15(j)

Supreme Court Directs Filling of Vacant Sub-Inspector Posts in Uttar Pradesh LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of recruitment rules and filling of vacancies in public employment. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Alok Kumar Singh & Others vs. State of U.P. & Others Judgment Date: 27 November 2018 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 27 November 2018 Citation:

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Supreme Court Upholds Railway’s Discretion in Filling Vacancies from Extra Panel: Dinesh Kumar Kashyap vs. South East Central Railway (2018)

/ Appointment, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Deepak Gupta, Fundamental Rights, Hemant Gupta, Judges, Kurian Joseph, Railway Recruitment, Select Panel, Service Law

Supreme Court Upholds Railway’s Discretion in Filling Vacancies from Extra Panel: Dinesh Kumar Kashyap vs. South East Central Railway (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a candidate from the extra panel (20% over and above the vacancies) has a right to appointment if vacancies remain unfilled. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Dinesh Kumar Kashyap & Ors.

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