Supreme Court quashes ‘Severe Displeasure’ penalty and orders promotion for Army Officer: Union of India vs. Col. A.D. Nargolkar (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Court of Inquiry (COI) adhered to the principles of natural justice and Army Rule 180 while imposing a ‘Severe Displeasure (Recordable)’ penalty on an Army Officer. CASE TYPE: Armed Forces Tribunal […]
Supreme Court Upholds University’s Right to Evict Retired Employees from Housing: Ranchi University vs. Jharkhand State Housing Board (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether retired employees of a university can claim a right to continue occupying university-allotted housing after their retirement, based on a cancelled allotment and subsequent payment to the housing board. CASE TYPE: Civil Law
Supreme Court quashes promotion of Executive Engineer: Ajit Kr. Bhuyan vs. Debajit Das (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the promotion of a government employee to an ex-cadre post and subsequent encadrement was illegal and whether delay and laches should prevent a challenge to such a promotion. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Ajit Kr. Bhuyan and
Supreme Court Upholds Reinstatement, Orders Back Wages for Deceased LIC Employee: Life Insurance Corporation of India vs. Sri Kalappa M. Sankad (2018) INSC 886 Date of the Judgment: 12 October 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 886 Judges: Abhay Manohar Sapre, J., Indu Malhotra, J. Can an employer’s termination order be set aside even if the employee
Supreme Court Clarifies Inter-Se Seniority in Punjab Superior Judicial Service (2018) Date of the Judgment: October 03, 2018 Citation: 2018 INSC 881 Judges: A.K. Sikri, J., Ashok Bhushan, J. (authored the judgment) Can a delay in the appointment of direct recruits affect their seniority compared to promotee officers? The Supreme Court of India addressed this
Supreme Court settles the inclusion of contract employees in Indian Broadcasting Service: Union of India vs. E. Krishna Rao (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether contract employees of Doordarshan, later declared government servants, are entitled to be included in the Indian Broadcasting (Programme) Service and receive associated benefits. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Union of India
Supreme Court allows challenge to M.P. Education Rules Amendment: Archana Rathore vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court’s order upholding the amendment to the M.P. Education Service Rules should prevent the appellants from challenging subsequent amendments. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: Archana Rathore and Ors. vs. State of Madhya
Supreme Court clarifies data requirements for SC/ST promotion reservations: Jarnail Singh vs. Lachhmi Narain Gupta (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the state needs to collect quantifiable data on the backwardness of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) for reservation in promotions. CASE TYPE: Service Law, Constitutional Law Case Name: Jarnail Singh & Others vs. Lachhmi
Supreme Court Orders Reinstatement Despite Qualification Issue: Mamta Rohit vs. Dr. Prafulla Ranjan (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an appointment can be cancelled due to a lack of required qualifications after the appointee has joined, served, and been confirmed, especially when the appointing authority relaxed the qualification criteria. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Mamta Rohit
Supreme Court Clarifies Service Calculation for Inter-Company Transfers: Coal India Ltd. vs. Navin Kumar Singh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether past service in a parent company can be counted for promotion eligibility after an inter-company transfer on personal grounds. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Coal India Ltd. & Anr. vs. Navin Kumar Singh Judgment Date:
Supreme Court on Relaxation of Service Rules for Promotion: Anil Kumar P.P. vs. State of Kerala (2018) Date of the Judgment: 25 September 2018 Citation: Civil Appeal No(s). 9954-9955 of 2018 (Arising out of SLP(C) No. 7378-7379 of 2017) Judges: Kurian Joseph J., Sanjay Kishan Kaul J. Can the government exempt an employee from mandatory
Supreme Court Upholds Pay Disparity Between Ministerial and Executive Police Staff in Madhya Pradesh LEGAL ISSUE: Whether Ministerial staff in the Madhya Pradesh Police Department are entitled to pay parity with the Executive Force. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: S.H. Baig & Ors. vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. Judgment Date: 25
