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...
Service Law – Leave Encashment – Salary Component – Leave encashment forms part of salary under the Rajasthan Non-Government Educational Institutions Act, 1989 – State responsible for 70% of leave encashment, with the management establishment covering 30% – Arbitrary Rule 5(viii) of the 2010 Rules invalidated as unconscionable and unenforceable [Paras 18-21].
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Service Law – Termination of Services – Suppression of Information – Employee terminated for suppressing material information and making false statements in the verification form regarding criminal antecedents – Court held that suppression of such information impacts the character, conduct, and antecedents of the employee – Employer has the right to consider anteceden...
DJS Examination 2023 Answer Key Challenge – Preliminary Examination – Answer Key Challenge – The petitioners, aspiring to join the Delhi Judicial Services, challenged the Model Answer Key and the Revised Answer Key of the Delhi Judicial Services Examination 2023, asserting errors and inconsistencies. [Para 1-5]
Multiple Correct Answers in Preliminary Examination &nda...
Service Law – Rejection of Candidature – Use of Different Languages in Application and OMR Sheet: The Supreme Court upheld the rejection of the respondent’s candidature for using different languages in the application form (English) and the OMR answer sheet (Hindi), which violated the advertisement instructions. This was deemed a significant procedural requirement intended t...
Rights of Migrant Labourers – Registration and Welfare Schemes – Article 21: The Supreme Court directed the Central Government to develop a portal in consultation with the National Informatics Centre (NIC) for the registration of unorganized labourers/migrant workers. It emphasized the necessity of completing the registration process under the National Database for Unorganised Wor...
Army Law – Disability Pension – Administrative Discharge – Respondent discharged on administrative grounds under Rule 13(3) III(v) of Army Rules, 1954, not on medical grounds – Claim for disability pension filed 20 years after discharge not entertained – Tribunal erred in ordering Review Medical Board to assess disability [Paras 1-27].
Entitlement Rules &...
Tenant's Right to Electricity Connection – Ambit and Limitations – The petitioners, as tenants, seek an electricity connection independent of the landlord's consent. They rely on Supreme Court and Allahabad High Court precedents asserting tenants' rights to basic amenities like electricity. [Paras 2, 7, 8]
Occupier’s Right to Electricity – clarified...