Provident Fund Damages – Section 14-B of the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act – Reduction of Damages – Order Quashed – The petitioner challenged the Appellate Tribunal’s order reducing damages from 100% to 17% under Section 14-B for delayed remittance of provident fund contributions – The Tribunal reduced the damages based on the r...
Labour Law - Majithia Wage Board Classification – Reliance on Wikipedia – Reconsideration Ordered – The petitioner, DB Corp Limited, challenged the Labour Court's classification of the company under Class-I as per the Majithia Wage Board based on gross revenue data sourced from Wikipedia – Held: The Tribunal was forced to rely on Wikipedia as the petitioner failed to su...
Facts:
The appellants were promoted to the post of Assistant Engineers under Regulation 7(a)(ii) read with Regulation 10 of the Civil Regulations. Two other individuals, Shri Kirpal Singh Mangat and Shri Raj Kumar Garg, who were junior to the appellants in the category of Assistant Engineer (Civil), were appointed through direct recruitment based on their qualifications under Regulation 7(a)(i...
Service Law - Regularization of Services – Discrimination – Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India – Petition Allowed – Petitioners appointed under the Primary Assistant Teachers (PAT) scheme sought regularization from 09.12.2014 instead of 20.08.2020, citing parity with Gram Vidya Upasaks and Para Teachers who were regularized after completing 8/10 years of servic...
Service Law – APAR Downgradation – Bias Allegations – Petitioner, serving as Second in Command (2-I/C) in CRPF, challenged the adverse remarks and downgradation of his APAR from "Very Good" to "Good" for the period 01.04.2018 to 29.10.2018 – Contended that the downgrade was due to bias and vindictive attitude of his Commandant (respondent no. 4) after pe...
Facts:
The case involves a dispute over the selection process for the post of Physical Training Instructor (PTI) conducted by the Haryana Staff Selection Commission. The selection process included multiple criteria and stages, which were altered arbitrarily by the Chairman of the Commission. Candidates participated in the selection process without knowledge of changing criteria.
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Service Law – Regularization of Casual Employment – Long-term Employment as Circle Organizers (COVDO) – Petitioners’ Discharge Set Aside – The petitioners were employed as COVDOs on a temporary basis in 1993 and 1996 and served for many years. They were repeatedly terminated, reinstated, and finally discharged. The petitioners challenged their discharge, seeking regul...
Facts:
The respondent, an employee of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), served in the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) during a certain period. He claimed deputation allowance and special allowance for his service in the NDRF. The question was whether personnel from various Central Para Military Forces, including the respondent, were on deputation during their service in the ...
Facts:
A surgeon employed by a hospital was traveling in a bus owned by the hospital, which met with a fatal accident due to the negligent driving of the bus driver. The surgeon sustained serious injuries and eventually passed away. The surgeon's wife claimed compensation under the Comprehensive Private Car 'B' Policy from the insurance company. The insurance company denied liabilit...
Promotion and Seniority – Retrospective Effect – Appellant Board’s decision not to grant the respondent retrospective promotion to the post of Joint Secretary with effect from 29th July 1997 – High Court’s direction for retrospective promotion overturned – Supreme Court holds that promotions are effective from the date they are granted, not from the date vacanci...