Category: Service

Service Matters

Rajasthan Non-Governmental Educational Institutions Act, 1989 – Section 18 – Even in case of termination/removal of an employee of a recognized institution after holding departmental enquiry/proceedings prior approval of the Director of Education has to be obtained as per first proviso to Section 18 of the Act, 1989.

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH GAJANAND SHARMA — Appellant Vs. ADARSH SIKSHA PARISAD SAMITI AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : M.R. Shah and C.T. Ravikumar, JJ. ) Civil…

Service Matters

Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 – Rule 54(14)(b) – Family pension – A son or daughter adopted by the widow of a deceased government servant, after the death of the government servant, could not be included within the definition of ‘family’ under Rule 54(14)(b) of the CCS (Pension) Rules, not entitled to family pension

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH SHRI RAM SHRIDHAR CHIMURKAR — Appellant Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : K.M. Joseph and B.V. Nagarathna, JJ. )…

Service Matters

If it is found that the employee had suppressed or given false information in regard to the matters having a bearing on his fitness or suitability to the post, he can be terminated from service. – the scope of judicial review cannot be extended to the examination of correctness or reasonableness of a decision of authority as a matter of fact.

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH EX-CONST/DVR MUKESH KUMAR RAIGAR — Appellant Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Ajay Rastogi and Bela M. Trivedi, JJ.…

Service Matters

Selection list for the posts of Assistant Radio Officers in the Uttar Pradesh Police Radio Department. – held and direct that the seniority of the candidates including the appellants should be determined treating the entry into the cadre of both sets of candidates (i.e. promotees and direct recruits) on 30th January 1996 and the seniority position should be recast on that basis.

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH SUSHIL PANDEY AND ANOTHER — Appellant Vs. STATE OF U.P. THR. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY (HOME) AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Ajay Rastogi and…

Service Matters

State Bank of India Officers Service Rules, 1992 – Rule 19(3) – Order of Appointing Authority dismissing the respondent from service after granting opportunity of hearing to the respondent was in consonance with the direction given by this Court and could not be said to be arbitrary illegal or in violation of Rule 19(3) of the Rules

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH STATE BANK OF INDIA AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. KAMAL KISHORE PRASAD — Respondent ( Before : Krishna Murari and Bela M. Trivedi, JJ.…

Service Matters

Service Law – whether the seniority of direct recruits who were recruited in the recruitment process which commenced in the relevant recruitment year but ended thereafter, can be fixed by following rotation of quota by interspacing them with the direct recruits of the same recruitment year who were promoted earlier during the same year? Matter placed before 5 judge bench

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH HARIHARAN AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. HARSH VARDHAN SINGH RAO AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : S. Abdul Nazeer and Abhay S. Oka,…

Service Matters

Respondent are directed to appoint the appellants to post of Health Worker (Female) within a period of six weeks, if otherwise, they are found meritorious and fulfilling the other eligibility criteria – However, it is made clear that the appellants shall be entitled to all the benefits from the date of their actual appointments.

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH KUMARI LAXMI SAROJ AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : M.R. Shah and Hima Kohli, JJ.…