LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of seniority based on the effective date of advice for appointment. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: K.R. Babu vs. State of Kerala & Ors. Judgment Date: 21 September 2017 Date of the Judgment: 21 September 2017 Citation: 2017 INSC 817 Judges: Kurian Joseph, J., R. Banumathi, J. Can the date of […]
LEGAL ISSUE: The case concerns the correct procedure for assessing disability for public service appointments under the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 and the rules framed thereunder. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Rima Taipodia vs. Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission & Ors. Judgment Date: 14 September
Can employees claim the right to continue in service until the age of 60? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a batch of appeals, including the case of Shaik Musthapha Saheb vs. State of Andhra Pradesh. This judgment, delivered on September 14, 2017, allows the appellants’ claim for continued service up to
Date of the Judgment: 14 September 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 737 Judges: Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice R. Banumathi Can a prolonged recruitment process, marred by litigation, finally reach a conclusion? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a case concerning the appointment of Sub-Inspectors in Bihar, where the selection process had been
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a period of training and leave without pay can be included in the calculation of qualifying service for pension benefits. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Karan Singh vs. Delhi Transport Corporation & Anr. [Judgment Date]: 13 September 2017 Date of the Judgment: 13 September 2017 Citation: Civil Appeal No.12743 of 2017
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a candidate who participates in a selection process can later challenge the same process after being unsuccessful. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: D. Sarojakumari vs. R. Helen Thilakom & Ors. Judgment Date: September 13, 2017 Date of the Judgment: September 13, 2017. Citation: Not Available. Judges: Madan B. Lokur, J. and
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State Government is obligated to absorb the staff of an aided college when it is converted to a self-financing institution. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Ayurved Vikas Mandal vs. State of Gujarat & Ors. [Judgment Date]: September 12, 2017 Introduction Date of the Judgment: September 12, 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC
Date of the Judgment: 12 September 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 760 Judges: Kurian Joseph, J., R. Banumathi, J. Can an officer’s seniority in the Indian Police Service (IPS) be determined by their grade pay, especially if they were inducted from another service? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a recent judgment, clarifying
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the dismissal of an employee for issuing receipts without receiving payment is justified. CASE TYPE: Service Law/Disciplinary Proceedings Case Name: Mihir Kumar Hazara Choudhury vs. Life Insurance Corpn. & Anr. Judgment Date: 11 September 2017 Date of the Judgment: 11 September 2017 Citation: 2017 INSC 788 Judges: R.K. Agrawal, J., Abhay Manohar
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee can claim continuity of past service after accepting a fresh appointment with the condition of foregoing previous service benefits. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: State of UP thr. its Secretary & Ors. vs. Meraj Ahmad [Judgment Date]: 7 September 2017 Date of the Judgment: 7 September 2017 Citation: 2017
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether employees of Allahabad Bank are entitled to pension under the 1995 Regulations or the 2010 Scheme. CASE TYPE: Service Law/Pension Law Case Name: Allahabad Bank & Ors. vs. Ishwar Saran & Ors. Judgment Date: 07 September 2017 Date of the Judgment: 07 September 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 737 Judges: Kurian Joseph, J.,
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the termination of Law Officers by the State Government was valid under the Maharashtra Law Officers (Appointments, Conditions of Service and Remuneration) Rules, 1984. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: State of Maharashtra & Anr. vs. Kishor M. Gadhave Patil & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 05 September 2017 Introduction Date of the Judgment:
