Service Law - Voluntary Retirement - Qualifying service - Petitioner seeks voluntary retirement from service but the Tribunal rejects the application, holding that the petitioner lacks the required 20 years of qualifying service - Petitioner challenges the rejection before the High Court - Court finds that a letter from the Office of the Assistant Divisional Engineer indicates the petitioner's...
Service Law – Promotion Guidelines – Difference between Backlog Vacancies and Regular Promotions – Appeals challenge High Court orders requiring separate zones of consideration for SC/ST promotions – Supreme Court distinguishes special drives for backlog vacancies from regular promotions – Regular promotions involve DPC evaluation; backlog promotions focus solely on r...
Service Law – Age Relaxation – Recruitment – Appeal against High Court's direction for age relaxation under Uttar Pradesh Public Services (Relaxation of the Age Limits for Recruitment) Rules, 1992 – Respondent sought age relaxation for appointment as Mukhya Sevika – High Court's decision overturned by Supreme Court – State's uniform application of ag...
Service Law – Reinstatement – The Supreme Court noted that the original writ petitioner, Sandeep Kaushik, would be approximately 49 years of age, and the retirement age for drivers is 55 years – Given the changes in circumstances and that the original petitioner would need to clear a driving test, the Court held that actual appointment was not feasible – Directed the paymen...
Compassionate Appointment – Eligibility Criteria – The Supreme Court held that compassionate appointment cannot be granted merely on the death or incapacitation of an employee – It must be in accordance with the scheme framed by the employer, which may include financial criteria to determine the indigence of the family – The Court emphasized that the aim of compassionate ap...
Retirement Age of College Teachers – The Supreme Court held that the enhancement of the retirement age of college teachers in Kerala to 65 years is within the domain of the State Government – The policy of the State Government mandating retirement at 56 years for teachers of aided affiliated colleges and at 60 years for university teachers is crystallized by enactments under Article 30...
Tender Conditions – Judicial Review – Appellant (AAI) challenged the High Court's quashing of its tender conditions for ground handling services, including eligibility criteria and region-wise sub-categorisation of airports – High Court ruled these conditions arbitrary and discriminatory – Supreme Court overturned High Court’s decision, citing principles of judici...
Appointment – Legal Principles and Time Frame – The respondent applied for compassionate appointment 14 years after the death of her father, who was an employee of the Compassionate appellant – High Court directed reconsideration of the application – Supreme Court held that compassionate appointment is an exception to the general rule and aims to provide immediate relief to...
Service Law - Jurisdiction - Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) - Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007 - Writ Petition NO.9407 of 2023 - The petitioner challenges the dismissal of his Original Application (O.A.) by the CAT on grounds of lack of jurisdiction (Para 2).
Deputation - Effect on Employment - The petitioner's appointment as a Registrar with the Armed Forces Tribunal was on...
Termination of services – Writ petition filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India – Petitioner sought quashing of order dismissing his appeal against termination of service and reinstatement with continuity of service and payment of arrears of pay and other benefits – Petitioner appointed as Senior Lecturer-Mass Communications at Ansal Institute of Technology &ndas...