Service Law - Military Law and Gender Discrimination – Invalidity of Termination on Grounds of Marriage – The Supreme Court, in addressing the issue of Ex. Lt. Selina John's termination from the Military Nursing Service post-marriage, held that such termination was wrongful and illegal. The rule mandating release on grounds of marriage, applicable solely to women, was deemed manife...
Labour Court Ruling on Employee Reinstatement – Challenged by Daulat Panipurvatha Sahakari Sanstha – Writ petitions filed against Labour Court Satara's decision granting reinstatement with continuity of service and consequential benefits from termination date for respondent employees – Oral termination without inquiry, contrary to principles of natural justice and S...
Cancellation of Candidature - OBC-NCL Certificate Deadline - Petitioner's Challenge: The petitioner's candidature for a postgraduate medical course was cancelled by AIIMS due to the late submission of the OBC-NCL certificate, despite meeting all other eligibility criteria. The petitioner challenged this cancellation as arbitrary and lacking rational nexus with the objective of reservation ...
Service Law – Writ - Quashing of Penalty Order and Proceedings – Denial of Petitioner’s Requests – Petitioner Shashank Jain seeks quashing of penalty order for ‘Removal from service’, and orders rejecting his appeal and review petitions, along with reinstatement with benefits and treating suspension period as duty. He argues arbitrary decision-making, harsh puni...
Judicial Review – Mandamus – Reinstatement and Back Wages – Petitioner seeking mandamus for enforcement of earlier High Court order for reinstatement and back wages – Earlier judgment partly allowed reinstatement with modified punishment, not back wages – Petitioner's claim for back wages unsustainable due to limited scope of the petition. [Para 1, 6-7, 16-17]
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Petition for Pension - Petitioner, a retired employee of respondent-bank, seeks pension from 01.06.2005 under the bank's pension policy, having submitted an application which is allegedly disregarded by the respondents. [Para 1-2]
Territorial Jurisdiction Questioned - Respondents argue the High Court of Punjab and Haryana lacks territorial jurisdiction as the petitioner retired fr...
Civil Law - Court Fee – Declaration and Consequential Relief – Mandatory Injunction as Distinct Relief – Challenge to trial court's order directing plaintiff/petitioner to pay ad-valorem court fees for relief of mandatory injunction, separate from the relief of declaration. The trial court found mandatory injunction not to be a consequential relief to the declaration, necessi...
Challenging Tribunal Award – Air India Ltd. (AIL) challenged award granting permanent status to respondents (wards of employees) engaged through subsidiaries (AIATSL, AICL, AIASL) following compassionate grounds policy – AIL's primary contention was the absence of direct employment relationship with respondents and impact of recruitment freeze per Government Memorandum. [Para 2, 4,...
Service Law - Challenge to Armed Forces Tribunal Order – Petitioner, an Indian Air Force Corporal, challenges the Armed Forces Tribunal's decision dismissing his appeal for permission to join a civilian post – Petitioner's appeal for NOC and discharge to join as Assistant Professor in Rajasthan Government contested. [Para 1-3]
Online Application Rejection – P...
Servioce Law - Writ Petition – Delhi High Court – Group-D to Group-C Upgradation in Delhi Police – Petition challenging Central Administrative Tribunal’s decision dismissing the Original Application for parity in grade pay with Central Paramilitary Forces (CPMFs) – Dismissed as non-combatised roles in Delhi Police do not equate with combatised roles in CPMFs. [Paras 1...