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 […]
Supreme Court Overrules N.R. Parmar on Seniority: Direct Recruits vs. Promotees in Manipur Police Service (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of inter-se seniority between direct recruits and promotees in the Manipur Police Service. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: K. Meghachandra Singh & Ors. vs. Ningam Siro & Ors. Judgment Date: 19 November 2019 Date of
Supreme Court Upholds Seniority-Based Promotion in Air Force: Air Commodore Naveen Jain vs. Union of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether promotion to the rank of Air Vice Marshal should be based on merit alone or a combination of merit and seniority. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Air Commodore Naveen Jain vs. Union of India
Seniority Dispute Resolved: Supreme Court Upholds Date of Joining for Sub-Divisional Engineers (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of seniority between Sub-Divisional Engineers promoted through seniority-cum-fitness and those promoted through Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE). CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Vinod Verma vs. Union of India & Ors. [Judgment Date]: April 2, 2019 Date of the
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.
Supreme Court Upholds Army Commander Appointments: Ravi Dastane vs. Union of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the appointment of Army Commanders was based on seniority alone, or on a comparative evaluation of merit as per the selection process. CASE TYPE: Service Law (Army Appointments) Case Name: Lt Gen Ravi Dastane, AVSM, VSM vs. Union of
Supreme Court quashes promotion of Executive Engineer: Ajit Kr. Bhuyan vs. Debajit Das (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the promotion of a government employee to an ex-cadre post and subsequent encadrement was illegal and whether delay and laches should prevent a challenge to such a promotion. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Ajit Kr. Bhuyan and
Supreme Court Clarifies Inter-Se Seniority in Punjab Superior Judicial Service (2018) Date of the Judgment: October 03, 2018 Citation: 2018 INSC 881 Judges: A.K. Sikri, J., Ashok Bhushan, J. (authored the judgment) Can a delay in the appointment of direct recruits affect their seniority compared to promotee officers? The Supreme Court of India addressed this
Supreme Court Clarifies Service Calculation for Inter-Company Transfers: Coal India Ltd. vs. Navin Kumar Singh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether past service in a parent company can be counted for promotion eligibility after an inter-company transfer on personal grounds. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Coal India Ltd. & Anr. vs. Navin Kumar Singh Judgment Date:
Supreme Court Directs Appointment of Candidate After Re-evaluation of Marks in State Service Exam: Roma Sonkar vs. Madhya Pradesh State Public Service Commission (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a candidate is entitled to appointment after re-evaluation of marks in a state service examination. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Roma Sonkar vs. Madhya Pradesh State Public
Supreme Court Upholds Seniority of Promotee HJS Officers in Uttar Pradesh Date of the Judgment: 28 March 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 247 Judges: Adarsh Kumar Goel, J., Rohinton Fali Nariman, J. Can a delay in conducting suitability tests for promotions impact the seniority of judicial officers? The Supreme Court addressed this question in a dispute
LEGAL ISSUE: Clarification on the date of implementation of post-based roster for promotions in government services. CASE TYPE: Service Law – Promotion and Reservation. Case Name: V. Lakshmikanthan and Anr. vs. Union of India and Ors. [Judgment Date]: 22 November 2017 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 22 November 2017 Citation: [Not available in the source]
