Supreme Court Clarifies Seniority for Ad Hoc Engineers: Rashi Mani Mishra vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether services rendered as ad hoc prior to regularization should be counted for seniority. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Rashi Mani Mishra and others vs. State of Uttar Pradesh and others Judgment Date: 28 July […]
Supreme Court Denies Military Service Benefit for Seniority in Punjab Civil Service: Jagmohan Singh Dhillon vs. Satwant Singh (2021) Date of the Judgment: 26 March 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 174 Judges: Ashok Bhushan, J., S. Abdul Nazeer, J., Hemant Gupta, J. Can prior military service be counted towards seniority in the Punjab Civil Service for
Supreme Court Denies Review DPC for IAS Promotion: Vinod Prasad Raturi vs. Union of India (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a review Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) can be directed to reconsider the promotion of an officer to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre, when that officer was serving in a different state at the time of
Supreme Court settles seniority dispute in King George Medical University: Pooran Chand vs. Chancellor & Ors. (2021) INSC 26 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a challenge to the appointment of a faculty member in a university can be entertained after a significant delay, and whether the experience of a Senior Research Fellow with the WHO can be
Supreme Court Upholds Seniority Based on Date of Appointment in Rajasthan Tax Department LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of seniority between direct recruits and departmental promotees. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Manohar Lal Jat & Ors. vs. The State of Rajasthan & Ors. Judgment Date: 26 November 2020 Date of the Judgment: 26 November 2020 Citation:
Supreme Court Directs Larger Bench to Reconsider Seniority Rules for Madhya Pradesh Civil Servants LEGAL ISSUE: Seniority determination of civil servants who fail to pass departmental exams within the stipulated probation period. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Warad Murti Mishra vs. State of Madhya Pradesh and anr. Judgment Date: 15 June 2020 Date of
Supreme Court Upholds “Catch-Up Rule” in Seniority for General Category Promotees: Pravakar Mallick vs. State of Orissa (2020) Date of the Judgment: April 17, 2020 Citation: 2020 INSC 329 Judges: Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, J. and R. Subhash Reddy, J. Can a state government grant seniority to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) employees promoted through reservation, even
Supreme Court Decides Seniority Dispute Between Direct Recruits and Promotee Deputy Collectors: Vinod Giri Goswami vs. State of Uttarakhand (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of seniority between direct recruits and promotee Deputy Collectors. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Vinod Giri Goswami & Ors. vs. The State of Uttarakhand & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 14 February 2020
Supreme Court Upholds Seniority Based on Absorption Terms: Govinda Chandra Tiria vs. Sibaji Charan Panda (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee, upon absorption into a new department, can claim seniority from their initial date of joining the parent department, despite accepting terms of absorption that stipulate a lower seniority. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name:
Supreme Court Closes Contempt Petition Regarding Seniority of Rajasthan Administrative Service Officers (23 January 2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State of Rajasthan was in contempt of court for not following the directions of the Supreme Court regarding the grant of consequential seniority to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe employees in promotions. CASE TYPE: Contempt Petition (Civil) Case
Supreme Court Clarifies Regularization and Promotion Rights for Ad-Hoc Employees: Siraj Ahmad vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether prior ad-hoc service of an employee appointed through a selection process can be counted for promotion after regularization, even if the initial appointment lacked formal concurrence from the Public Service Commission. CASE TYPE: Service
Supreme Court Directs Seniority Based on Roster, Not Just Appointment Date Date of the Judgment: 06 December 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 949 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J., Hemant Gupta, J. Can a seniority list be based solely on the date of appointment, or should it also consider the merit list and reservation roster? The Supreme
