Category: Service

Service Matters

Service Law — Retirement Age — Parity — Doctors practising allopathy versus indigenous medicine (Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Unani etc.) — Whether can be treated equally for service conditions, specifically retirement age and pay scales — Supreme Court refers the matter to a larger Bench for an authoritative pronouncement due to divergence of opinion and ambiguity.

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS Vs. ANISUR RAHMAN ( Before : B. R. Gavai, CJI. and K. Vinod Chandran, J. ) Special Leave Petition…

Service Matters

Service Law — Appointment — Vacancies — Advertisement — Increased or decreased vacancies — Rule permitting appointment from wait list — Interpretation of “reasonable dimension” for wait list — Appointments made in excess of advertised vacancies justified if within reasonable period and proportion to notified vacancies, provided specific conditions in rules are met.

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH SANJAY KUMAR MISHRA AND OTHERS Vs. DISTRICT JUDGE, AMBEDKAR NAGAR (U.P.) ( Before : B. R. Gavai, CJI. and K. Vinod Chandran, JJ. )…

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Army Act, 1950 — Sections 63 and 69 — Possession of ammunition — Substitution of conviction — Tribunal can substitute conviction from a civil offence (Section 69) to an act prejudicial to good order and discipline (Section 63) if evidence supports the latter and the original court-martial could have lawfully found the accused guilty of the substituted offence.

2025 INSC 1215 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH S.K. JAIN Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER ( Before : J.B. Pardiwala and Alok Aradhe, JJ. ) Criminal Appeal No.…

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Recruitment Regulations — Manager (E-3) — Qualifications — Prescribed qualifications for Manager (E-3) include First Class MBA/B.Tech./B.E. or professional degree with relevant experience. For Manager (A.T.C.), specific engineering degrees in Electronics/Tele-communications/Radio Engineering/Electrical with specialization in Electronics or M.Sc. with specific specializations were required.

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH VIVEK YADAV Vs. AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF INDIA CHAIRMAN AND ANOTHER ( Before : Manoj Misra and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh, JJ. ) Civil Appeal No.…

Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 233(2) — Appointment of District Judges — Eligibility for in-service candidates — Clause (2) not prescribing qualifications for those already in judicial service — Such candidates not barred from direct recruitment — Interpretation to the contrary renders first part of Clause (2) redundant.

2025 INSC 1208 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA 5 JUDGES BENCH REJANISH K.V. Vs. K. DEEPA AND OTHERS ( Before : B.R. Gavai, CJI, Aravind Kumar, Satish Chandra Sharma and K.…

Service Matters

Telangana State Judicial Rules, 2023 — Rule 5(5.1)(a) and Rule 2(k) — Interpretation of “practicing as an Advocate in the High Court” — Rejection of candidature for District Judge post — High Court’s dismissal of writ petitions based on interpretation that “High Court” refers solely to the Telangana High Court — Supreme Court’s decision to permit appointment as a special case without unsettling the rules — Orders for declaration of results and appointment of qualified candidates — Clarification that the order is not a precedent and does not grant arrears of monetary benefits or claim to pre-existing seniority.

2025 INSC 1169 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH USHA KIRAN KSHATRI AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND OTHERS ( Before : Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih,…

Service Matters

Tripura State Rifles Act, 1983 and Tripura State Rifles (Recruitment) Rules, 1984 — Recruitment of Enrolled Followers — Cancellation of ongoing recruitment process midway due to a new policy decision — Held, executive instructions cannot override statutory rules or the Act — Cancellation of recruitment process under executive instructions without amending the Act and Rules is arbitrary and illegal — New Recruitment Policy (NRP) stating that recommendations would be applicable prospectively cannot be applied to an ongoing process where interviews were already conducted.

2025 INSC 1049 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH PARTHA DAS AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF TRIPURA AND OTHERS ( Before : J.K. Maheshwari and Rajesh Bindal, JJ. )…

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