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Supreme Court Upholds Chief Justice’s Power to Set Qualifications for Promotions: Ashok Kumar vs. State of Jammu and Kashmir (2021)

January 18, 2021 / A.S. Bopanna, Classification of Employees, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Constitutional Law with Article 229, Judges, Promotions, S.A. Bobde, Service Law, Service Rules, V. Ramasubramanian

Supreme Court Upholds Chief Justice’s Power to Set Qualifications for Promotions: Ashok Kumar vs. State of Jammu and Kashmir (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Chief Justice of a High Court can prescribe educational qualifications for promotions within the High Court’s staff, and whether such classifications based on qualifications are valid. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case […]

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Supreme Court Upholds UPSC Selection Process for IAS Promotions: Union Public Service Commission vs. Jawahar Santhkumar (2019)

November 15, 2019 / A.S. Bopanna, All India Services Act, 1951, All India Services Act, 1951 with Section 3, Hrishikesh Roy, IAS (Appointment by Promotion) Regulations, 1955, Judges, Promotions, R. Banumathi, Service Law

Supreme Court Upholds UPSC Selection Process for IAS Promotions: Union Public Service Commission vs. Jawahar Santhkumar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in interfering with the Selection Committee’s assessment of candidates for promotion to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). CASE TYPE: Service Law – Promotion to IAS Case Name: Union Public Service

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Supreme Court Upholds Integrated Seniority for LDCs and Typists: K. Anjaneyulu vs. T. Ashok Raju (24 July 2019)

July 24, 2019 / A.S. Bopanna, Electricity Supply Act, Electricity Supply Act with Section 79, Judges, Promotions, R. Banumathi, Service Law, Service Regulations

Supreme Court Upholds Integrated Seniority for LDCs and Typists: K. Anjaneyulu vs. T. Ashok Raju (2019) Date of the Judgment: 24 July 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 717 Judges: Justice R. Banumathi and Justice A.S. Bopanna Can the training period of Lower Division Clerks (LDCs) be counted for seniority when they are considered for promotion to

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Supreme Court Upholds Benchmark for Promotions Based on Seniority-cum-Merit: Shriram Tomar vs. Praveen Kumar Jaggi (2019)

April 9, 2019 / Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, M.R. Shah, Performance Appraisals, Promotions, Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976, Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976 with Section 29, Seniority-cum-Merit, Service Law

Supreme Court Upholds Benchmark for Promotions Based on Seniority-cum-Merit: Shriram Tomar vs. Praveen Kumar Jaggi (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether setting a minimum benchmark for interview and performance appraisal in promotions based on seniority-cum-merit is permissible. CASE TYPE: Service Law, specifically concerning promotions in Regional Rural Banks. Case Name: Shriram Tomar and another Etc. Versus Praveen

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Supreme Court clarifies seniority for Deputy Tahsildar posts: A. Rajagopalan vs. The District Collector (2019)

March 12, 2019 / Annexure-III, Tamil Nadu Revenue Subordinate Service Rules, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 309, Judges, Promotions, R. Banumathi, R. Subhash Reddy, Rule 5(g), Tamil Nadu Revenue Subordinate Service Rules, Seniority, Service Law, Tamil Nadu Revenue Subordinate Service Rules

Supreme Court Clarifies Seniority for Deputy Tahsildar Posts in Tamil Nadu Revenue Service: A. Rajagopalan vs. The District Collector (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Implementation of amended service rules and seniority for promotions to Deputy Tahsildar posts. CASE TYPE: Service Law, specifically concerning promotions within the Tamil Nadu Revenue Subordinate Service. Case Name: A. Rajagopalan ETC. vs.

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Supreme Court Upholds Merit-cum-Seniority for Promotions: Abdul Jabbar vs. Ram Bihari Pandy (2018)

July 12, 2018 / Judges, Kurian Joseph, Merit-cum-Seniority, Promotions, Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Seniority-cum-Merit, Service Law

Supreme Court Upholds Merit-cum-Seniority for Promotions: Abdul Jabbar vs. Ram Bihari Pandy (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether promotions based on a merit-cum-seniority system are valid. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Abdul Jabbar vs. Ram Bihari Pandy & Ors. Judgment Date: 12 July 2018 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 12 July 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 607

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Graduation Requirement for Forest Guard Promotions: Maharashtra Forest Guards vs. State of Maharashtra (2017)

November 3, 2017 / Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Constitutional Law with Article 16, Fundamental Rights, Judges, Kurian Joseph, Limited Departmental Competitive Examination, Promotions, R. Banumathi, Service Law

LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a rule requiring a graduate degree to participate in a Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) for promotion violates Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Maharashtra Forest Guards and Foresters Union vs. The State of Maharashtra and Others Judgment Date: November 3, 2017 Date

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Supreme Court settles promotion criteria based on seniority: M.Elangovan vs. Union of India (2017)

July 17, 2017 / Judges, Kurian Joseph, Promotions, R. Banumathi, Seniority, Service Law, Service Law with Rule Interpretation

Date of the Judgment: July 17, 2017 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice R. Banumathi Can a cut-off date be applied to seniority-based promotions? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a case concerning promotions within the postal service. The court clarified that for promotions based solely on

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