Service Law - Dismissal from Service – Disproportionality of Punishment – Petitioner challenging orders of Summary Security Force Court (SSFC) and Directorate General BSF – Alleged disproportionate dismissal from service for using threatening and insubordinate language towards superior officer and another constable, and conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline – Hig...
Civil Service – Service Law - Performance Appraisal Report – Timeliness and Authority Discretion – The Supreme Court considered whether the delay by the Accepting Authority in completing the Performance Appraisal Report (PAR) for an Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer breached the All India Services (Performance Appraisal Report) Rules, 2007. The dispute involved the var...
Service Law - Maintainability of Writ Petition – Recruitment Process of Central/Delhi Government – Jurisdiction under Article 226 barred by Section 14 of Administrative Tribunal Act, 1965 – Petition not maintainable in High Court .
Petitioner's Circumstances – Cleared Tier-I and Tier-II examinations – Missed deadline for renotified examination following Supreme...
Labour Law – Regularization of Contract Labour – issue of regularizing contract workers who were engaged in permanent and perennial work at Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. The court examined the nature of work performed by these workers and the validity of their claim for regularization in light of the National Coal Wage Agreement-IV and the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. [Para 2-6, 14-16]
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Disciplinary Proceedings – Constitution of Inquiry Committee: The School Tribunal and High Court found the Inquiry Committee's constitution improper under Rule 36(2)(b) of the MEPS Rules, as the President of the Management was not part of the committee. However, the Supreme Court noted that the President was initially a member but was replaced due to ill health, invoking the doctrine of ...
Service Law – Regularization of Employees – University directed to regularize services of employees working for 15-30 years on contractual basis with consequential benefits – High Court’s direction modified to restrict actual benefits to three years prior to the filing of writ petitions – Employees entitled to notional benefits and continuity in service from the date ...
Workmen's Compensation – Calculation of Wages – Deceased workman was earning Rs. 2400 per month plus Rs. 25 daily for food expenses – High Court erred in reducing the compensation based on minimum wage without evidence – Supreme Court restores compensation to original amount [Paras 1-9].
Interest on Compensation – Section 4A – Compensation becomes due fro...
Service Law – Pension Determination – Appellant, a lecturer, sought to include his practice at the Bar as qualifying service for pension under Rule 25(a) of KSR – Respondent University denied the benefit citing a proviso inserted after his appointment – Supreme Court held the proviso could not be applied retrospectively to the appellant who joined before its insertion &ndas...
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 – Departmental Proceedings – Jurisdictional Error – High Court erred in acting as an appellate court on merits – Departmental inquiry found respondent guilty of misconduct based on preponderance of evidence – Tribunal's findings on fraud and forgery upheld – Evidence led by the bank sufficient – High Court's remittance to Tribunal for e...