Pending investigation & grant of prosecution sanction against Govt. employee not sufficient to adopt sealed cover procedure: SC
The sealed cover procedure is to be resorted to only after issuance of the charge-memo/charge-sheet is issued.
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Compassionate Appointment | ‘Family’ defined as a matter of policy to exclude daughter-in-law; Courts can’t expand/constrict the statutory definition: Karnataka HC
Considering the contention to read down R. 2(b)(ii) of Karnataka Civil Services (Appointment on Compassionate Grounds) (Amendment) Rules, 2021, the Court pointed out that who all can lay a claim for compassionate appointment, is a matter of public policy that falls within the domain of the lawmaker, and Courts being the legislature’s coordinate branch, cannot run a race of opinions.
SC orders IAF, Army to pay Rs. 1.55 Crore to Veteran infected with HIV after blood transfusion at Military hospital; Centre and States to issue HIV/AIDS guidelines, welfare schemes
The Supreme Court held that the IAF and the Indian Army were vicariously liable, jointly and severally, as the former was Veteran’s immediate employer and the latter was the organization controlling and in charge of the Military Hospital
Community Certificate cannot be declared fake without hearing the certificate holder: Supreme Court
In the case at hand, as the right to be heard was denied to the community certificate holder, the burden of proof to disprove the nature of the certificate, had not been discharged. Hence, the Supreme Court presumed the community certificate to be genuine.
“An unheard claim of a woman against sexual harassment at workplace can mute others in the future,”; Delhi High Court directs Bank of Maharashtra to reinstate woman falsely accused of misconduct
The confessional statement was signed beyond the official hours in the office premises in the presence of only male witnesses.
Karnataka HC | Can Insurance Company’s liability be absolved in cases where the insured vehicle’s driver dies due to cardiac arrest while the vehicle was parked at the time of death?
Karnataka High Court: While deciding the instant appeal wherein the issue was whether the liability of the Insurance Company is
“An Award of the Labour Court without any fundamental flaws, does not invite a High Court’s interference”; Gujarat HC dismisses petitions by employees of Indian Petrochemicals Corporation regarding the company’s Voluntary Retirement Schemes
Gujarat High Court: The instant petitions came up before the Court challenging the Award of the Labour Court, Vadodara, whereby which it
J&K and Ladakh HC| Compassionate Appointments are not for conferring status on a family
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court: While deciding the instant appeal vis-a-vis compassionate appointment, the Division Bench of Tashi Rabstan and
When can Courts dispense off with the requirement of notice u/s. 80, CPC? J&K and Ladakh HC elucidate
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court: While deciding the instant appeal wherein substantial questions of law were raised vis-a-vis SectionS 80,
J&K and Ladakh HC| Classification on the basis of educational qualification for the purposes of promotion, is permissible in law and does not offend the Constitution
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court: While deciding the question raised in the instant petition that, whether the classification
Explained| Can a State Government deviate from prescribed qualifications in Regns. 6 and 7 of Central Electricity Authority (Measures relating to Safety and Electric Supply) Regulations, 2010?
Supreme Court of India: While deciding the instant petition wherein the division bench of L. Nageshwar Rao and B.R. Gavai, JJ., had
HP HC | Whether an employee who retired on 31st of a month is entitled to increment which would have fallen due on 1st of the next month; HC elucidates
Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Jyotsna Rewal Dua, JJ., dismissing the present claim against the
Payment of Gratuity Act applies to employees of the local bodies
Supreme Court: In the case where the employees of Municipal Corporation governed by the Uttar Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1959 claimed gratuity
Once FIR is quashed under Section 482 CrPC, no inference should be drawn to impute any adverse antecedents thus depriving an individual from seeking public employment
Tripura High Court: While deciding upon the present writ petition wherein the petitioner’s appointment in Group- D post was cancelled by the
High Powered Committee should be formed to dispose of Medical Claims under CGHS: Supreme Court
Supreme Court: Paying heed to the plight of the retired Government Servants who had alleged unfair treatment pertaining to reimbursement of medical
Process for selection to the public posts must be videographed: SC
Supreme Court: In the light of serious irregularities in the selection process of appointment of assistant teachers in government lower primary schools,