Supreme Court Upholds Changes to Delhi Police Recruitment Rules: Subodh Kumar vs. Commissioner of Police (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether amendments to recruitment rules that alter eligibility criteria for departmental candidates are arbitrary and violate Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Subodh Kumar & Ors. vs. Commissioner of Police […]
Supreme Court Upholds Recruitment Rules for Municipal Posts: Mohd. Rashid vs. The Director, Local Bodies (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether direct recruitment can be initiated without exhausting the promotion and deputation avenues as per the Recruitment Rules. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Mohd. Rashid vs. The Director, Local Bodies, New Secretariat & Ors. Judgment Date:
Supreme Court Clarifies Rules for Filling Vacancies in Public Service: Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission vs. Kota Lingeswara Rao (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of rules regarding filling vacancies after a selected candidate does not join. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission vs. Kota Lingeswara Rao & Ors. Judgment Date: 11
Supreme Court Rules on Equivalency of Trade Certificates for Instructor Posts Date of the Judgment: 06 December 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 999 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J., Hemant Gupta, J. Can a candidate holding multiple trade certificates be considered equivalent to a candidate holding a single, combined certificate for the same trade? The Supreme Court
Supreme Court Upholds 2010 Rules for Ongoing Recruitment: APSC vs. Pranjal Kumar Sarma (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether new recruitment rules apply to ongoing selection processes. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The Assam Public Service Commission & Ors. vs. Pranjal Kumar Sarma & Ors. Judgment Date: 28 November 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 28
Supreme Court Clarifies Eligibility for Ex-Servicemen Category: Rajasthan Public Service Commission vs. Shikun Ram Firoda (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a candidate who was not an ex-serviceman on the last date of application can claim eligibility under the ex-servicemen category based on a subsequent press note allowing category changes. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Rajasthan
Supreme Court clarifies eligibility for Special Education Teachers in Delhi: Govt. of NCT Delhi vs. Pradeep Kumar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether candidates who obtained the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) qualification with relaxed pass marks for the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category from states other than Delhi, can be considered for employment as Special Education
Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order on Appointment of Town Planning Inspector LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person can claim appointment to a public post solely based on possessing the required educational qualifications, without adhering to the applicable recruitment rules. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Commissioner of Municipal Administration & Anr. vs. M.C. Sheela
Supreme Court Clarifies Continuous Service for Promotion: Girish Kumar vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) Date of the Judgment: May 10, 2019 Citation: Girish Kumar vs. State of Maharashtra and others, Civil Appeal No. 4894 of 2019, (Arising from SLP (C) No. 2784 of 2011) Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J., M.R. Shah, J. Can an employee
Supreme Court Upholds Relaxation for Certificate Submission in Technician Appointments: Sanjay K. Dixit vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) Date of the Judgment: February 22, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 147 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J. and Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J. Can a selection process be altered mid-way by relaxing eligibility criteria not mentioned in the
Supreme Court strikes down Bihar rule for judicial exam selection: Rahul Dutta vs. State of Bihar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a rule that restricts the number of candidates for the final written examination to 10% of those who appeared in the preliminary examination is valid. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Rahul Dutta & Ors.
Supreme Court Upholds Age Limits for Higher Judicial Service: Hirandra Kumar vs. Allahabad High Court (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the age criteria and recruitment timelines set by the Uttar Pradesh Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1975 are constitutionally valid. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Hirandra Kumar vs. High Court of Judicature at Allahabad & Anr.
