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Category: Service

Service Matters
Service

Fixation of pension – his emoluments for the purpose of ascertaining the average would be taken, at what they would have been, had he not been absent from duty or suspended provided that the benefit of pay in any officiating post would be admissible only if it is certified that he would have continued to hold that officiating post but for leave or suspension

Feb 6, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH STATE OF KERALA AND ANOTHER — Appellant Vs. ANIE LUKOSE — Respondent ( Before : Indira Banerjee and J.K. Maheshwari, JJ. ) Civil Appeal…

Service Matters
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Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 – Clause 8.1, Section 1, Part A of the First Schedule – Grade pay – High Court has no jurisdiction to interfere with the Government policies in the form of Modified Assured Career Progression (MACP) Scheme which was after accepting the Sixth Central Pay Commission

Feb 5, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH THE DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT AND ANOTHER — Appellant Vs. K. SUDHEESH KUMAR AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : M.R. Shah and Sanjiv…

Service Matters
Service

HELD the equation of post and determination of pay scales is the primary function of the executive and not the judiciary and therefore ordinarily courts will not enter upon the task of job evaluation which is generally left to the expert bodies like the Pay Commissions. This is because such job evaluation exercise may include various factors including the relevant data and scales for evaluating performances of different groups of employees,

Feb 5, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH — Appellant Vs. R.D. SHARMA AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud and Bela M. Trivedi,…

Service Matters
Service

Railways service benefits under Liberalized Active Retirement Scheme for Guaranteed Employment for Safety Staff (LARSGESS) Scheme – An employee who received service benefits till the date of superannuation, was not entitled to make a claim under the LARSGESS scheme – Benefit of the LARSGESS scheme could not be extended where an employee had attained the age of superannuation.

Jan 29, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH THE CHIEF PERSONNEL OFFICER AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. A NISHANTH GEORGE — Respondent ( Before : Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud and A.S. Bopanna,…

Service Matters
Service

Alibi of employee has not been accepted but that might be plausible and considering his 25 years of long service and fortunately it was a minor accident which resulted into some loss to the vehicle and considering the fact that the employee has since died – converting the punishment of dismissal to that of compulsory retirement, death-cum-retirement benefits as also the benefit of family pension, if any, shall be paid to the legal heirs of the deceased employee in accordance with law

Jan 29, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH BRIJESH CHANDRA DWIVEDI (DEAD) THR. LRS. — Appellant Vs. SANYA SAHAYAK AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : M.R. Shah and B.V. Nagarathna, JJ.…

Service Matters
Service

Argument on lack of prior approval as per Section 17(2) of the ESI Act is obviated by the preamble to the ESIC Recruitment Regulations 2015 – Contesting respondents have only supported the applicability of the DACP Scheme to claim promotion as Associate Professor after two years of service – Advertisements for recruitment mentioning the DACP Scheme would have no effect since they were in contravention of the applicable recruitment regulations – Appeal allowed.

Jan 23, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH THE EMPLOYEES’ STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION — Appellant Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud and A.S.…

Service Matters
Service

Punjab Police Rules, 1934 – Rules 13.7, 13.7(9) and 13.7(14) – Promotion – Head Constable to Superintendent of Police (SP) – Quota of outstanding performance – Held, Recommendation of Departmental Promotion Committee (CDP) headed by the SP is final and that the IG has no power to review or substitute the decision is misconceived –

Jan 23, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH SUSHIL KUMAR — Appellant Vs. THE STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : K.M. Joseph and Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, JJ. )…

Service Matters
Service

Dismissal from service – Fraud and manipulating of signatures of complainant -Respondent was a clerk-cum-cashier. It is a post of confidence. The respondent breached that confidence – In fact, the respondent breached the trust of a widowed sister-in-law as well as of the bank, making it hardly a case for interference either on law or on moral grounds – Conduct established of the respondent did not entitle him to continue in service.

Jan 23, 2022 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. OM PRAKASH LAL SRIVASTAVA — Respondent ( Before : Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M.M. Sundresh, JJ.…

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