Service Law

Draughtsmen Pay Scale Revision: Supreme Court clarifies applicability of OMs in Union of India vs. S.D. Bandhopadhyay (2006)

Introduction Date of the Judgment: 19/10/2006 The Supreme Court of India addressed a dispute regarding the revision of pay scales for draughtsmen working in Ordnance Factories. The central question revolved around whether these employees, having received benefits under an Office Memorandum (OM) of 1984, were further entitled to benefits under a subsequent OM of 1994. […]

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Supreme Court sets aside dismissal order after exoneration in departmental inquiry: Prithipal Singh vs. State of Punjab (2006)

Introduction Date of the Judgment: 19th October 2006 Citation: Appeal (civil) 5226 of 2004 Judges: S.B. Sinha, J. and Dalveer Bhandari, J. Can an employee’s dismissal be upheld when they were later cleared of the charges in a departmental inquiry? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in the case of Prithipal Singh

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Supreme Court sets aside High Court order regarding correction of date of birth in service records: State of Gujarat & Ors. vs. Vali Mohmed Dosabhai Sindhi (2006)

Date of the Judgment: 19th July 2006 Citation: [Not provided in the document] Judges: Arijit Pasayat and Lokeshwar Singh Panta, JJ. Can a government employee change their date of birth in their service record late in their career? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in an appeal from the Gujarat High Court. The

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Supreme Court Upholds Amendment Act on Seniority of Orissa Administrative Service Officers: Prafulla Kumar Das vs. State of Orissa (2003)

Introduction Date of the Judgment: 07/10/2003 Judges: V.N. Khare (CJI), R.C. Lahoti, B.N. Agrawal, S.B. Sinha, Dr. A.R. Lakshmanan. In cases concerning government service, seniority disputes often arise from the complex interplay of recruitment rules, merger of services, and legislative amendments. The Supreme Court of India addressed such a dispute in Prafulla Kumar Das and

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Supreme Court settles the requirement of passing the Accounts Test for Senior Assistant post: S.P. Badrinath vs. Govt. of A.P. (2003)

Introduction Date of the Judgment: 16/09/2003 The Supreme Court of India addressed the question of whether passing the Accounts Test is a mandatory requirement for promotion to the post of Senior Assistant in the Andhra Pradesh government services. This issue arose in the context of the Andhra Pradesh Ministerial Service Rules, 1966, and its applicability

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