Service Law – Recruitment Process – Eligibility Criteria – Quashing of Selection Process – The appellant and others challenged the cancellation of the recruitment process for Junior Engineer (Civil) posts in Bihar, initiated through an advertisement dated 08.03.2019 – The State Government canceled the process following litigation on the eligibility of candidates with ...
Education Service – Appointment of Principal – Requisition Sent to Board – The petitioners challenged the transfer orders appointing other individuals as Principals in intermediate institutions – The petitioners contended that once the requisition for appointment had been sent to the U.P. Secondary Education Service Selection Board in accordance with Rule 11(4) of the 1998 ...
Service Law - Succession Certificate – Legal Heirship – Section 372 of Indian Succession Act – Second Marriage Void – Succession Certificate Granted to First Wife – The applicant, the second wife, contested the succession certificate granted to the respondent, the first wife, regarding the movable properties and family pension of the deceased Gangadhar. The courts bel...
Service Law – Termination of Teachers – Petitioners, employed as teachers in various government schools, were terminated after their educational certificates, particularly B.Ed. degrees, were found to be forged – Petitioners challenged the termination, alleging procedural lapses in the inquiry – Court held that the use of forged certificates for securing public employment a...
Service Law - Employment Eligibility – Criminal Charges and Moral Turpitude – Circular dated 04.12.2019 – The petitioner, who was selected for a post in the Rajasthan State Services based on his merit, was denied appointment due to pending criminal charges related to matrimonial disputes – Held: The respondents erred in mechanically applying the circular without considering...
Service Law - Social Forestry Workers – Claim for Permanency – Kalelkar Award – Writ Petitions by Social Forestry Division challenging the Industrial Court’s orders granting permanency to daily wage workers under the Kalelkar Award – Petitioners contended that workers were engaged seasonally and not entitled to permanency as no sanctioned posts existed – Held: I...
Pension Eligibility – Appellants, former employees of Uttar Pradesh Roadways, claimed pension rights post-absorption into the UPSRTC – Initial rulings denied pension citing their non-pensionable status at the time of absorption – Supreme Court analyzed the application of various government orders (GOs) and service regulations – Rejected appellants’ claims based on lac...
Service Law - Seniority Determination – Semi-Skilled vs Skilled Grade – Application of Trade Test and Probation – The appellant contested his placement in the seniority list issued by the Engine Factory Avadi, Chennai, claiming it should be based on the merit list during initial appointment rather than on the completion of probation and passing of a trade test – Held: The a...
Service Law - Payment of Gratuity – Delay in Payment – Interest on Gratuity – Appeal Dismissal – Petitioner, a retired Professor and Head of Anesthesia Department at Gujarat Cancer and Research Institute, sought interest at 10% on the delayed payment of Rs. 10,00,000 in gratuity for the period from 01.05.2018 to 31.08.2021 – Gratuity amount enhanced by amendment to Rs...
Service Law - Police Service – Censure Entry – Uttar Pradesh Police Officers of the Subordinate Ranks (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1991 – Procedural Violations Claimed – Censure Upheld – Appellant, a Sub-Inspector of Police, was handed a censure entry for negligence in completing investigations – Appellant claimed violation of natural justice as no show cause ...