Summary: Dismissing appeal filed against order of Armed Forces Tribunal, SC observed: There is neither any illegality nor arbitrariness in giving grade pay to Artificers III to I which is more than the grade pay of Artificer IV but less than the grade pay of Chief Artificers. The Speaking Order dated 20th April 2009 refers …
Manish Kumar Rai vs Union of India 2024 INSC 815 – Read More »
Summary: Armed Forces Tribunal allowed Appellant’s OA and quashed the order of Admonition passed against him – In appeal before SC, appellant sought compensation for the wrongful order – Allowing appeal, SC observed: Small excesses like overtaking the vehicle of one’s senior at a railway crossing may be an incident of indiscipline in defense services, …
SP Pandey vs Union Of India 2024 INSC 804 – Service Law – Armed Forces Read More »
Service Law- Once an incumbent is appointed to a post according to the rules, his seniority has to be reckoned from the date of the initial appointment and not according to the date of confirmation, unless the rules provide otherwise -When an employee completes the probation period and is confirmed in service albeit with some …
Service Law -Uttar Pradesh Police Officers of the Subordinate Ranks (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1991; Rule 7(2)- The appellant , while being posted as Sub-Inspector at Police Station was handed down a penalty of censure – Dismissing appeal, SC held: Superintendent of Police was having the jurisdiction to award minor penalty of censure to the …
Sub Inspector Sanjay Kumar vs State Of Uttar Pradesh 2024 INSC 745 – Service Law Read More »
Service Law- Office Memorandum (‘OM’) dated 14th September, 1992 dealing with the ‘Promotion of Government servants against whom disciplinary/court proceedings are pending or whose conduct is under investigation- Whether by the mere grant of prosecution sanction, it could be said that the prosecution for a criminal charge is pending against the respondent Government Servant and …
Union Of India vs Doly Loyi 2024 INSC 729 – Service Law – Read More »
Service Law- Resignation can be withdrawn before its acceptance – In this case, the SC found that resignation of employee was in fact withdrawn before its acceptance and therefore directed reinstatement of the appellant. (Para 3)
Summary: Allowing appeal filed by a candidate to teacher post, SC held: We direct the respondent-authorities to treat the appointment given to the appellant, pursuant to the interim order of the Division Bench dated 23.10.2021, as a regular appointment and after reinstating the appellant grant consequential benefits. We direct that except for the period the …
Manilal vs State Of Rajasthan 2024 INSC 675 – Service Law Read More »
Service Law – Miscellanious application, the applicant- appellant prayed that he should be reinstated into service as Civil Judge with all consequential benefits in view of the SC order dated 20.04.2024- SC held: Once the termination order is set aside and judgment of the High Court dismissing the writ petition challenging the said termination order …
Anantdeep Singh vs High Court Of Punjab & Haryana 2024 INSC 673 – Service Law Read More »
Kerala Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1960; Rule 15- A plain reading of Rule 15(2)(a) of the Kerala Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1960, which is applicable for imposing major penalties specifically lays down that the disciplinary authority or the appointing authority or any other authority, empowered by Government in this …
Compassionate Appointment– Any appointment made on compassionate basis is in the nature of a permanent appointment and is not liable to be treated as temporary or contractual- But The mere fact that a person was appointed on contract basis pursuant to the application for compassionate appointment would not make his appointment to be one under …