Supreme Court Protects Teachers Unlawfully Denied Salary Due to School’s Manipulation: Radhey Shyam Yadav vs. State of U.P. (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether teachers should be penalized for a school’s manipulation of sanctioned posts when they were not involved in the fraud. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Radhey Shyam Yadav & Anr. ETC. vs. State […]
Supreme Court Allows Relief for Trivial Error in Application Form: Vashist Narayan Kumar vs. State of Bihar (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a minor error in an application form justifies rejection of candidature. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Vashist Narayan Kumar vs. The State of Bihar & Ors. Judgment Date: 2 January 2024 Date of
Supreme Court overturns High Court ruling on stipend parity for Ayurveda and Allopathy PG students: State of M.P. vs. Vijay Kumar Tiwari (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether Post Graduate students of Ayurveda are entitled to the same stipend as Post Graduate students of Allopathy. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The State of M.P. and Others
Supreme Court Upholds Bank’s Decision on Voluntary Retirement of Employee: U.P. Singh vs. Punjab National Bank (2023) Date of the Judgment: December 14, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 1077 Judges: Hima Kohli, J., Rajesh Bindal, J. Can an employee, who is absent from duty for a prolonged period and fails to comply with transfer orders, claim
Supreme Court Clarifies Cut-Off Date for Haryana Civil Service Eligibility: State of Haryana vs. Dinesh Singh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Determining the cut-off date for eligibility criteria in civil service appointments, specifically regarding disciplinary proceedings. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: State of Haryana and Others vs. Dinesh Singh and Another [Judgment Date]: December 14, 2023
Supreme Court overturns AFT order on policy formation for JAG (Air) promotion: Union of India vs. NK Sharma (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) can direct the government to formulate a specific policy for promotions. CASE TYPE: Service Law (Armed Forces) Case Name: Union of India & Ors vs. Air Commodore NK
Supreme Court Rules Sports Officers are Teachers for Retirement Age: P.C. Modi vs. Jawaharlal Nehru Vishwa Vidyalaya (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Physical Training Instructor (PTI)/Sports Officer is considered a “teacher” for determining retirement age. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: P.C. Modi vs. The Jawaharlal Nehru Vishwa Vidyalaya and Another Judgment Date: 13 December
Supreme Court Upholds Merger of Adult Education Staff with Education Department: Prafful Shukla vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the merger of cadres in government departments is a policy decision that can be interfered with by courts. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Prafful Shukla and Others vs. Government of Madhya Pradesh
Supreme Court on Conditional Voluntary Retirement and Compassionate Appointment: Ashok Kumar Mewari vs. Union of India (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a conditional voluntary retirement application can be partially accepted by the employer. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Ashok Kumar Mewari vs. Union of India & Others [Judgment Date]: December 5, 2023 Date of the
Supreme Court Reinstates Constable After Flawed Departmental Inquiry: Ram Lal vs. State of Rajasthan (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a departmental inquiry resulting in dismissal can be upheld when the charges are identical to those in a criminal case where the accused was acquitted, and whether the departmental inquiry ignored material evidence. CASE TYPE: Service Law;
Supreme Court overturns High Court ruling on pay scale parity for Research Assistants: Dr. P.N. Shukla vs. Union of India (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether employees in the same cadre, governed by the same rules, can be granted different pay scales based on qualifications alone, without considering the nature of their duties. CASE TYPE: Service Law
Supreme Court Leaves Open Question on Validity of Distance Education Degrees in Promotion Cases: Sebastian Dominic vs. K. Harris (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a degree obtained through distance education can be considered valid for promotion under University Grants Commission schemes. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: Sebastian Dominic vs. K. Harris & Others. Judgment Date:
