Service Law – Termination of Probationer – The petitioner was appointed as a Watchman and placed on probation for two years. Due to unsatisfactory performance, his probation was extended by one year. He was later discharged from service for unauthorized absence. The petitioner argued that his discharge was punitive in nature and carried a stigma. Held: The court found that the discharg...
Service Law – Appointment Validity – Retrospective Application of Rules – The petitioners were appointed as teachers and non-teaching staff before the enforcement of the 1978 and 1984 Rules, which mandated training qualifications and a prescribed selection procedure – The institution received temporary and permanent recognition in 1980 and 1984, and was included in the gran...
Service Law – Rule 29(1)(vi) of CCS CCA Rules – Revisional Authority's powers to enhance punishment – Whether the Revisional Authority was justified in exercising its powers under Rule 29(1)(vi) to enhance the punishment of the respondent after five years – Held, the enhancement of the punishment by the Revisional Authority was not justified due to the lapse of a reason...
Service Law – Repatriation of Employees – After the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, APSRTC employees were repatriated to their parent zones under TSRTC – High Court quashed the repatriation orders and directed permanent allocation to deputational posts – Supreme Court held that the High Court’s reliance on Section 77 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 was m...
Industrial Dispute – Termination of Workman – Validity of Domestic Inquiry – Petitioner challenged the termination order and the Labour Court's decision – Workman dismissed for misconduct, including physical assault on a superior and a co-worker – Domestic inquiry upheld by the Labour Court – Petitioner failed to challenge the inquiry's fairness earlier ...
Service Law – Termination – Probationer – Whether termination of a judicial officer during probation can be retrospectively reinstated – Held, once the termination order is set aside, the employee is deemed to be in service and is entitled to reinstatement and back wages – Supreme Court directs the High Court and the State to reinstate the appellant into service and a...
Service Law - Civil Law – Reservation in Promotion – Cadre of Head Teachers – Petition filed challenging the benefit of reservation to scheduled caste candidates beyond their entitled quota in promotions to Head Teachers – Petitioners contended that 20% quota for reserved category candidates had been exhausted – High Court directed the State to ensure that reservation...
Service Law – Termination of Employment – Non-compliance with Procedural Requirements – Termination of respondent's services by Kerala Agricultural University for unauthorized absence after expiry of Leave Without Allowance (LWA) challenged – High Court Division Bench set aside the termination, holding that the university failed to follow the prescribed procedure under ...
Public Interest Litigation – Challenge against Police Transfer Orders – Bombay High Court – Petition challenging the validity of the transfer orders issued by the Joint Commissioner of Police (Administration), Mumbai, transferring certain police officers within the Mumbai Police Commissionerate contrary to the mandates of Section 22N of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951, as amende...
Service Law – Pay Scale Parity – Appellants challenged the Single Judge’s order granting higher pay scales and benefits to the respondents, similar to those awarded to another set of petitioners in a prior case – Appellants argued the respondents were “fence sitters” and their claims were time-barred due to delay, waiver, and acquiescence – High Court set ...