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Supreme Court Upholds Appointment of Technical Assistants as Assistant Engineers: Association of Engineers vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2024)

/ Appointment and Promotion, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Constitutional Law with Article 309, Service Law, Tamil Nadu State and Subordinate Services Rules

Supreme Court Upholds Appointment of Technical Assistants as Assistant Engineers: Association of Engineers vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether Technical Assistants with B.E./A.M.I.E. qualifications and five years of service can be appointed as Assistant Engineers through transfer, in the absence of specific rules. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Association of Engineers […]

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Supreme Court Clarifies Pension Benefits for Women SSCOs: Wg Cdr A U Tayyaba (retd) vs. Union of India (2024)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Interpretation of Judgments, Pension Benefits, Service Law, Short Service Commissioned Officers

Supreme Court Clarifies Pension Benefits for Women SSCOs: Wg Cdr A U Tayyaba (retd) vs. Union of India (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Clarification of pensionary benefits for women Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs). CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Wg Cdr A U Tayyaba (retd) & Ors vs. Union of India & Ors [Judgment Date]: April

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Supreme Court Orders Reinstatement of Professors in Jamia Milia Islamia: Meher Fatima Hussain vs. Jamia Milia Islamia & Ors. (2024)

/ Appointments & Service Conditions, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Right to Equality, Service Law, Service Law with State of Karnataka v. Uma Devi

Supreme Court Orders Reinstatement of Professors in Jamia Milia Islamia: Meher Fatima Hussain vs. Jamia Milia Islamia & Ors. (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether teachers appointed through a proper selection process can be denied continuation after the merger of their posts with the regular establishment of the University. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Meher Fatima

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Supreme Court clarifies appointment of non-teaching staff as Shikshan Sevak: Sant Bhagwan Baba Shikshan Mandal vs. Gunwant (2024)

/ Education Law, Education Law with Section 5, Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Regulation Act, 1977, Service Law, Service Law with Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Regulation Act, 1977, Service Law with Section 2(24A), Shikshan Sevak

Supreme Court Clarifies Appointment of Non-Teaching Staff as Shikshan Sevak: Sant Bhagwan Baba Shikshan Mandal vs. Gunwant (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a non-teaching employee of a private school, who has acquired the necessary educational qualifications, can be appointed as a Shikshan Sevak (a teaching post). CASE TYPE: Education Law, Service Law Case Name: Sant Bhagwan

Supreme Court clarifies appointment of non-teaching staff as Shikshan Sevak: Sant Bhagwan Baba Shikshan Mandal vs. Gunwant (2024) Read Post »

Supreme Court Orders Disability Pension and Compensation for Wrongfully Discharged Army Personnel Diagnosed with AIDS: Satyanand Singh vs. Union of India (2024) INSC 236 (20 March 2024)

/ Army Rules, 1954, Army Rules, 1954 with Rule 13, Disability Pension, Discharge from Service, Medical Negligence, Service Law

Supreme Court Orders Disability Pension and Compensation for Wrongfully Discharged Army Personnel Diagnosed with AIDS: Satyanand Singh vs. Union of India (2024) INSC 236 (20 March 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an army personnel, wrongly diagnosed with AIDS and consequently discharged, is entitled to disability pension and compensation. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Satyanand Singh

Supreme Court Orders Disability Pension and Compensation for Wrongfully Discharged Army Personnel Diagnosed with AIDS: Satyanand Singh vs. Union of India (2024) INSC 236 (20 March 2024) Read Post »

Supreme Court Settles Pension Calculation for District Judges Elevated to High Court: Union of India vs. Justice (Retd) Raj Rahul Garg (2024) INSC 219 (15 March 2024)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 217, Constitutional Law with Article 221, High Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act 1954, Pension, Service Law, Service Law with Section 15, High Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act 1954

Supreme Court Settles Pension Calculation for District Judges Elevated to High Court: Union of India vs. Justice (Retd) Raj Rahul Garg (2024) INSC 219 (15 March 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Calculation of pensionary benefits for a District Judge who is later appointed as a Judge of the High Court. CASE TYPE: Service Law – Pension Case

Supreme Court Settles Pension Calculation for District Judges Elevated to High Court: Union of India vs. Justice (Retd) Raj Rahul Garg (2024) INSC 219 (15 March 2024) Read Post »

Supreme Court Upholds Transfer Order Based on MLA Recommendation in Service Matter: Sri Pubi Lombi vs. State of Arunachal Pradesh (2024) INSC 200 (13 March 2024)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 226, Judicial Review, Service Law, Service Law with Malafide, Transfer of Employees

Supreme Court Upholds Transfer Order Based on MLA Recommendation in Service Matter LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a transfer order based on the recommendation of a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is valid. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Sri Pubi Lombi vs. The State of Arunachal Pradesh & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 13 March 2024 Introduction

Supreme Court Upholds Transfer Order Based on MLA Recommendation in Service Matter: Sri Pubi Lombi vs. State of Arunachal Pradesh (2024) INSC 200 (13 March 2024) Read Post »

Supreme Court Upholds Accepting Authority’s Power in Performance Appraisals: State of Haryana vs. Ashok Khemka (2024)

/ All India Services (Performance Appraisal Report) Rules, 2007, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 226, Judicial Review, Performance Appraisal, Service Law, Service Law with Rule 5(1) of the All India Services (Performance Appraisal Report) Rules, 2007

Supreme Court Upholds Accepting Authority’s Power in Performance Appraisals: State of Haryana vs. Ashok Khemka (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Accepting Authority can revise performance appraisal grades of an IAS officer after the timelines prescribed in the schedule but within the time limit prescribed in the All India Services (Performance Appraisal Report) Rules, 2007. CASE

Supreme Court Upholds Accepting Authority’s Power in Performance Appraisals: State of Haryana vs. Ashok Khemka (2024) Read Post »

Supreme Court Upholds 30:70 Local Reservation Rule in Telangana Recruitment: Telangana Residential Educational Institutions Recruitment Board vs. Saluvadi Sumalatha & Anr. (2024)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 371D, Local Reservations, Presidential Order, Recruitment Rules, Service Law, Service Law with 30:70 Ratio

Supreme Court Upholds 30:70 Local Reservation Rule in Telangana Recruitment: Telangana Residential Educational Institutions Recruitment Board vs. Saluvadi Sumalatha & Anr. (2024) Date of the Judgment: March 5, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 176 Judges: A.S. Bopanna, J. and M.M. Sundresh, J. Can a recruitment agency’s decision be overturned simply because a court disagrees with its

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Supreme Court Directs Fresh Consideration for Permanent Commission: Cdr Seema Chaudhary vs. Union of India (2024)

/ Armed Forces Tribunal, Navy Act, 1957, Navy Act, 1957 with Section 9(2), Permanent Commission, Service Law, Short Service Commission

Supreme Court Directs Fresh Consideration for Permanent Commission: Cdr Seema Chaudhary vs. Union of India (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an in-service Short Service Commissioned (SSC) officer, previously denied Permanent Commission (PC) due to a prospective policy, should be reconsidered based on a prior Supreme Court judgment. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Cdr Seema Chaudhary

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Supreme Court clarifies rules on non-disclosure of acquitted criminal cases in job applications: Ravindra Kumar vs. State of U.P. (22 February 2024)

/ Character Verification, Employment, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 324, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 504, Service Law

Supreme Court on Non-Disclosure of Acquitted Criminal Cases in Job Applications LEGAL ISSUE: Whether non-disclosure of a criminal case, in which the candidate was acquitted, is always fatal for employment. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Ravindra Kumar vs. State of U.P. & Ors. Judgment Date: 22 February 2024 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 22

Supreme Court clarifies rules on non-disclosure of acquitted criminal cases in job applications: Ravindra Kumar vs. State of U.P. (22 February 2024) Read Post »

Supreme Court Upholds Lecturer Appointments in Home Science: Vidya K. vs. State of Karnataka (2024)

/ Karnataka Education Department Service (Department of Collegiate Education) (Special Recruitment) Rules, 1993, Karnataka Education Department Service Rules, Karnataka Education Department Service Rules with Rule 3, Karnataka Education Department Service Rules with Rule 4, Recruitment Rules, Service Law

Supreme Court Upholds Lecturer Appointments in Home Science: Vidya K. vs. State of Karnataka (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a notification for filling lecturer posts in Home Science must specify subject-wise specializations within Home Science. CASE TYPE: Service Law, Recruitment. Case Name: Smt. Vidya K. & Ors. vs. State of Karnataka & Ors. Judgment Date: 22

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