Supreme Court Addresses Validity of Category Certificates for Civil Judge Posts LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of category certificates for reserved category candidates in recruitment processes. CASE TYPE: Service Law, Recruitment Case Name: Sakshi Arha vs. The Rajasthan High Court & Others [Judgment Date]: May 18, 2023 Date of the Judgment: May 18, 2023 Citation: (Arising out […]
Supreme Court Upholds Revised Merit List Based on Re-evaluation in Delhi High Court Private Secretary Appointments: Sunil & Ors. vs. High Court of Delhi & Ors. (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether candidates whose marks were increased after re-evaluation are entitled to a revised merit list that reflects their new scores for seniority. CASE TYPE: Service Law/Recruitment
Supreme Court Upholds Revised Merit List Based on Re-evaluation for Private Secretary Posts: Sunil & Ors. vs. High Court of Delhi & Ors. (2023) Date of the Judgment: 28 April 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 459 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and Sanjay Karol, J. Can a merit list be revised to reflect the correct marks of
Supreme Court allows appointment of Health Workers despite delayed registration: Laxmi Saroj vs. State of UP (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether candidates for government jobs can be denied appointment due to a delay in receiving a registration certificate from the concerned authority, when the delay is not attributable to the candidate. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case
Supreme Court overturns High Court order on Constable Appointment: State of Rajasthan vs. Chetan Jeff (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a candidate who suppressed information about a pending criminal case in their job application can be appointed as a constable. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: State of Rajasthan & Ors. vs. Chetan Jeff Judgment Date:
Supreme Court reinstates Constable after discharge for non-disclosure of trivial case: Pawan Kumar vs. Union of India (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether non-disclosure of a trivial criminal case, which ended in an honorable acquittal, can be a valid ground for discharging a selected candidate from service. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Pawan Kumar vs. Union
Supreme Court Upholds Normalization of Marks for UP Police Sub-Inspector Exam LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the normalization of marks for a multi-session exam should be applied before determining eligibility or only for preparing the final merit list. CASE TYPE: Service Law – Recruitment Case Name: State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. vs. Atul Kumar Dwivedi &
Supreme Court overturns High Court order on teacher selection: State of Odisha vs. Arati Mohapatra (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can rely on information obtained under the Right to Information Act (RTI) from a superseded select list to determine a candidate’s marks, when a re-selection process has been conducted. CASE TYPE: Service Law
Supreme Court Upholds Provisional B.Ed. Results for Teacher Eligibility: Haryana Staff Selection Commission vs. Priyanka & Ors. (2021) Date of the Judgment: September 1, 2021 Citation: 2021 INSC 622 Judges: Justice Vineet Saran and Justice Dinesh Maheshwari Can a candidate be disqualified from a selection process for a government job if they possess a provisional
Supreme Court Upholds Termination of Teacher Appointed Due to Error: State of Odisha vs. Kamalini Khilar (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a teacher appointed due to an administrative error, where another candidate was rightfully selected, can be terminated to rectify the error. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: State of Odisha & Ors. vs. Kamalini Khilar
Supreme Court Denies Constable Job to Acquitted Accused: State of Rajasthan vs. Love Kush Meena (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an acquittal based on “benefit of doubt” prevents a candidate from being disqualified for a government job. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The State of Rajasthan & Ors. vs. Love Kush Meena [Judgment Date]: March
Supreme Court Clarifies Horizontal Reservation for OBC Women in UP Police Constable Recruitment LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of horizontal reservation in public employment. CASE TYPE: Service Law, Recruitment. Case Name: Saurav Yadav & Ors. vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. Judgment Date: 18 December 2020 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 18 December 2020 Citation: (2020)
