Service Matter - Appointment and Continuance in Service - Dispute regarding the appointment of the appellant and Respondent No.5 - Appellant appointed by the Managing Committee constituted on 15.12.1992, and the appointment cannot be termed illegal or void ab initio - Lack of vacancy on 07.01.1993 for the appointment of Respondent No.5 - Interim order of the High Court in favor of the Managing Com...
Service Law – Selection – Post of Police Constable – Involvement in Criminal Cases – High Court's lenient approach towards youth involved in petty crimes criticized – Supreme Court emphasizes that generalizations leading to condoning misconduct should not influence judicial verdicts – Importance of maintaining public confidence in the police force highlighte...
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 – Section 11-A – Power of Labor Court to interfere with charges – Applicability and scope – Labor Court has the right to reappreciate the evidence and come to a different conclusion – Charges can be interfered with if necessary. (Para 21)
Labor disputes – Writ jurisdiction – High Court’s supervisory jurisdic...
Service Law – Appointment Eligibility – The appellants were candidates for the post of High School Assistants (Natural Science) in Kerala. The Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) disputed the eligibility of their B.Ed degrees, which were in Biological Science, for meeting the required subject criteria. The appellants produced Government Orders (GOs) confirming their degrees as equi...
Uttar Pradesh Recruitment of Dependants of Government Servants Dying in Harness Rules – Compassionate Appointment – The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision to grant the respondent the benefit of compassionate appointment. The Court ruled that the father of the respondent, although termed a Part Time Tubewell Operator, was effectively treated as a regular employee due to ...
Service Law – Enhancement of Age of Superannuation – The Supreme Court ruled that Ayurvedic doctors covered under AYUSH are entitled to the same benefit of enhanced superannuation age of 65 years as allopathic doctors. The distinction between AYUSH doctors and allopathic doctors, with the former using indigenous systems of medicine like Ayurveda and the latter using allopathy, does not...
Service Law – Ex-servicemen – Seniority – Rule 9(3) of Punjab Recruitment of Ex-servicemen Rules, 1982, does not grant benefit for military service towards seniority – Appellant not entitled to claim benefit under Rule 4 of 1972 Rules for determining seniority after the enforcement of 1982 Rules – Appeals dismissed [Paras 1-24].
Repeal and Savings – Applicati...
Service Law – Recruitment Rules – ANM Qualification – The requirement under Rule 5 of the 1997 Rules and Rule 15 of the 2016 Rules for candidates to possess intermediate qualifications in the science stream for appointment as Health Worker/ANM upheld – State's power to prescribe eligibility criteria for recruitment recognized – Advertisement specifying criteria co...
Employee State Insurance Act – Wages – Section 2(22) ESI Act – Travelling Allowance – Conveyance Allowance – Definition of wages excludes travelling allowance – Conveyance Allowance is akin to travelling allowance – High Court and ESI Court rightly excluded Conveyance Allowance from wages [Paras 11-30].
Service and Labour Laws – Definition of Wage...
Service Law – Reservation – Sections 27 and 27(f) of the Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016 – Reservation in direct recruitment – Meritorious candidates from reserved categories to be considered in the General Turn first – Backlog vacancies to be filled first among reserved category candidates – Misinterpretation of Sectio...