Date of the Judgment: July 03, 2013 Citation: C.V. Francis vs. Union of India & Ors., Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 31250 of 2011 Judges: Altamas Kabir, CJI, Anil R. Dave, J., Ranjana Prakash Desai, J. Can an employee claim automatic voluntary retirement if the employer does not respond to their application within a specific […]
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Medical Board’s opinion on a soldier’s mental health condition, specifically Schizophrenia, is final and binding, or if it can be reviewed, especially when there is evidence suggesting the condition might be related to military service. CASE TYPE: Service Law (Disability Pension) Case Name: Veer Pal Singh vs. Secretary, Ministry of Defence
Date of the Judgment: 2 July 2013 Judges: G.S. Singhvi, J. and Kurian Joseph, J. The Supreme Court is revisiting a case regarding the withdrawal of an Office Memorandum (O.M.) related to pension benefits. The court had previously reserved judgment, but new information has come to light. This information includes discrepancies in previous statements made
Date of the Judgment: July 1, 2013 Citation: 2013 INSC 469 Judges: P. Sathasivam, J., Jagdish Singh Khehar, J. (authored the judgment) Can an employee receive an out-of-turn promotion that bypasses established service rules? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a recent case, focusing on the conflict between general and special service
Date of the Judgment: 25 June 2013 Citation: (2013) INSC 467 Judges: A.K. Patnaik, J. and Ranjan Gogoi, J. Can a municipal corporation deny pension benefits to its employees by delaying the implementation of pension rules? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in a case concerning the Bihar Municipal Officers and Servants
Date of the Judgment: May 6, 2013 Citation: (2013) INSC 318 Judges: H.L. Gokhale, J. and Ranjan Gogoi, J. Can a government order clarifying promotion rules unintentionally create new preferences? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a case concerning promotions of typists to Section Officers in the Kerala Administrative Secretariat. The
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether cut-off marks can be applied mid-recruitment. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission vs. Tage Habung. Judgment Date: May 1, 2013 Introduction Date of the Judgment: May 1, 2013 Citation: 2013 INSC 325 Judges: Justice P. Sathasivam and Justice M.Y. Eqbal Can a Public Service Commission change the
Date of the Judgment: 22 August 2012 Citation: 2012 INSC 598 Judges: Justice Surinder Singh Nijjar and Justice H.L. Gokhale Can an employee claim promotion as a matter of right, even after facing disciplinary action? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a case involving an officer of Purvanchal Gramin Bank. The court
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether past service in a non-pensionable post can be added to continuous pensionable service for calculating pension and gratuity. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: State of U.P. & Anr. vs. Narendra Bahadur Singh & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 6th September 2011 Date of the Judgment: 6th September 2011 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 7662
Date of the Judgment: 16th November, 2010 Citation: 2010 INSC 747 Judges: Dalveer Bhandari, J., Deepak Verma, J. Can a government employee change their date of birth in service records close to retirement? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a case where an employee sought to correct his date of birth after
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether employees are entitled to time-bound higher pay scales without fulfilling the prerequisite qualifications for promotion. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Bhakra Beas Management Board vs. Krishan Kumar Vij & Anr. Judgment Date: 19 August 2010 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 19 August 2010 Citation: (2010) INSC 624 Judges: Dalveer Bhandari, J.,
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee convicted of an offense involving moral turpitude can be dismissed from service, despite being granted probation under the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Sushil Kumar Singhal vs. The Regional Manager, Punjab National Bank Judgment Date: 10 August 2010 Date of the Judgment: 10 August
