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...
Service Law – Post Graduate Medical Courses – In-Service Quota – Eligibility: The Supreme Court held that there is a clear distinction between junior resident doctors who completed their undergraduate medical courses at ESIC institutions and regularly recruited Insurance Medical Officers (IMO-II). The in-service quota for postgraduate medical courses is justifiably reserved ...
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...
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 - Misconduct of CISF Personnel – Disciplinary Action – Petitioner, a CISF Constable, faced disciplinary action for knocking on a female neighbor's door at night while her husband was absent, which was deemed misconduct and unbecoming of a government servant – Punishment included pay reduction for 3 years with no increments during this period – Petitioner'...
Seniority List – Regularization of Ad Hoc Appointees:
The regularisation of ad hoc appointees as Lower Division Clerks (LDCs) in the Election Commission of India (ECI) was undertaken much before the appointment of direct recruits. The direct recruits, who were not even on the rolls of the ECI at the time of regularisation, cannot challenge the regularisation of ad hoc appointees as their ...
Labor Law – Appropriate Government Determination – Autonomous Bodies – whether Tata Memorial Centre (TMC), an autonomous body, falls under the purview of the Central or State Government for the purposes of the Industrial Disputes Act, post-amendment of 2010. The Court scrutinized the administrative and financial control exerted by the Central Government over TMC. [Paras 2-3, 19-2...
Service Law – Selection Criteria – The Board of Examiners altered the selection criteria by introducing interviews and merit-based assessments not prescribed by the statutory rules. The eligibility and procedure for promotion from Class-IV to Class-III positions, as per the Executive Council’s rules, emphasized seniority and passing departmental tests without mandating interviews...