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J&K HC | “Right to consideration for promotion is a fundamental right”; HC directs government to obviate stagnation in service

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: The Division Bench of Tashi Rabstan and Ali Mohammad Magrey, JJ., addressed the instant petition seeking for

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P&H HC | “Provident Fund is based on adequate contributions from members of the fund”; HC allowed forfeiture of pension on resignation  

Punjab and Haryana High Court:The Division Bench of Ravi Shanker Jha, CJ. and Arun Palli, J., upheld the impugned order of Single

Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Already dismissed from service on being convicted”; Supreme Court reduced quantum of sentence of 70 years old appellant, convicted under Prevention of Corruption Act

Supreme Court: In a case relating to Prevention of Corruption Act, the 3-judge bench of Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and M.R.

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J&K HC | [S. 108 Evidence Act] A person whose whereabouts are unknown and who has not been heard of for more than 10 years, cannot be stated to have illegally run away from his service; Petition allowed

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Sanjay Dhar, J., while allowing the present petition, clarified that a person who has been declared missing

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CESTAT | Services availed amounts to input services to be eligible for credit; Tribunal allows appeal

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): The Coram of S.S. Garg (Judicial Member) and P. Anjani Kumar (Technical Member) allowed

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HP HC | Where an employee has worked on a daily wage basis on two separate posts in lower and higher scales, can he be given the benefit of service rendered in lower scale and be regularized in higher scale by combining two services after 10 years; HC elucidates

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Vivek Thakur J., while allowing the present petition, made an elaborated discussion over conditions for granting benefit of

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P&H HC | Transfer is an incidence of service and would be open to interference by court only is it is established that transfer order was malafide; Court rules           

Punjab and Haryana High Court: While adjudicating a petition for quashing of a transfer order, Jaishree Thakur, J., dismissed the same being

Case BriefsSupreme Court

Service rendered at no matter how less consideration would still be a ‘service’ under Consumer Protection Act

Supreme Court: The bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud and Ajay Rastogi, JJ has held that a construction worker who is registered under

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SC| Delhi Govt seeks constitution of larger bench to decide the issue of who controls the services in Delhi

Supreme Court: CJI Ranjan Gogoi has said that the Court will look into the plea of the Government of NCT of Delhi has

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Delhi vs Centre: Powers demarcated; Split verdict on power to transfer and appoint officers [Full Report]

Supreme Court: The bench of Dr. AK Sikri and Ashok Bhushan, JJ has put an end to ‘almost’ all the issues related

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Date of appointment of an employee is the date when he is recruited into his service cadre: Patna HC

Patna High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Nilu Agrawal, J. while hearing a civil writ petition ruled that the date

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Selection proceedings held at a place alone cannot decide place of cause of action

Allahabad High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Ashwani Kumar Mishra, J., dismissed a petition filed against termination of petitioner’s services.

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Retired employee cannot be allowed to accommodate the premise allocated at the time of service: Jammu and Kashmir High Court

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Instant Letters Patent Appeal was filed before a 2-Judge Bench comprising of Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Sanjay

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Bombay HC: Notice delivered on WhatsApp is valid

Bombay High Court: The Court accepted service of notice through WhatsApp messenger after finding that the notice served was not only delivered,

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Transfer is an incident of service, not to be interfered with unless effected in violation of mandatory statutory rules

Rajasthan High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Veerender Singh Siradhana, J. dismissed a civil writ petition filed by the petitioner

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Only requisite for payment of gratuity, even upon death, is completion of 10 years of service, not attainment of 60 years of age

Allahabad High Court: The Single Judge Bench comprising of Ashwani Kumar Mishra, J. decided a writ petition for the sanction of gratuity

Case BriefsHigh Courts

MP High Court: No alteration in date of birth allowed at the fag end of the service

High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Jabalpur: The Court recently addressed a petition for altering the date of birth of petitioner from 1956

Case BriefsHigh CourtsUniversities and Educational Institutions

68 petitions against Panjab University, seeking to raise the age of superannuation of teachers, dismissed

Punjab and Haryana High Court: While deciding upon 68 writ petitions filed by various Professors and Assistant Professors of the Panjab University

Supreme Court

In absence of any specific provision no continuance of disciplinary enquiry after retirement

Supreme Court: While deciding that whether the respondents were within the authority under Rule 85 of U.P. Co-operative Employees Service Regulations, 1975