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October 15, 2025 6:33 am

Decided on : 06-12-2019 – Constitution of India, 1950 – Article 14 – There is no concept of negative equality under Article 14 of the Constitution of India – Appellants cannot, as a matter of right, claim appointment on the basis of two ineligible persons being given the benefit and no direction can be given to the Respondents to perpetuate illegality

Dec 8, 2019 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH HAV (OFC) RWMWI BORGOYARY AND OTHER ETC. — Appellant Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : L. Nageswara Rao and…

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Decided on : 06-12-2019 Uttar Pradesh Industrial Training Institutes (Instructors) Service (Second Amendment) Rules, 2003 – Rule 8 – Appointment – Academic Qualification – Eligibility condition is that a candidate must have obtained a certificate in respective trade from NCVT – It is not necessary that a qualification prescribed in the Rules has to be possessed in one certificate

Dec 8, 2019 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH RAJESH KUMAR DWIVEDI — Appellant Vs. STATE OF U.P AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : L. Nageswara Rao and Hemant Gupta, JJ. )…

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Service Law – Technical Assesment Reports (TAR) – Mandatory requirement for fulfilling the eligibility criteriTAR may be taken into consideration while grading the officer for the purposes of ACR but once the ACR is being taken into consideration then in view of the office memorandum dated 12.05.2011 – TAR is the criteria which could not have been taken into consideration – Appeal dismissed.

Dec 2, 2019 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. LT.COL. SAMEER SINGH — Respondent ( Before : Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose, JJ. ) Civil…

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Service Law – Rate of wages – Contract Casual Labourers – Held, The contractor shall not be entitled to 471% ASOR basis with respect to supply of casual labourers as claimed by him – Therefore, it is specifically observed and held that the FCI shall be liable to pay the wages payable to the casual labourers under the subject contract according to the rates specified in the judgment and order dated 14.01.2010 passed by this Court in Civil Appeal Nos. 9472-9473/2003 and not on 471% ASOR basis

Dec 1, 2019 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA — Appellant Vs. PRATAP KUNDU — Respondent ( Before : Ashok Bhushan and M.R. Shah, JJ. ) Civil Appeal No.…

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The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 as well as The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 is that even if a juvenile is convicted, the same should be obliterated, so that there is no stigma with regard to any crime committed by such person as a juvenile.

Nov 29, 2019 sclaw

There Is No Stigma With Regard To Any Crime Committed By A Juvenile, Says SC “Even if a juvenile is convicted, the same should be obliterated” The Supreme Court has…

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Order Convening General Court Martial Can Be Challenged Before AFT, Holds SC HELD Any matter relating to the conditions of service falls within the definition of ‘service matters’ under Section 3 (o) of the Act and can be the subject matter of an application filed before the Tribunal. Therefore, conditions of service also include dismissal from service.

Nov 28, 2019 sclaw

Order Convening General Court Martial Can Be Challenged Before AFT, Holds SC BY: ASHOK KINI 28 Nov 2019 11:09 AM The Supreme Court has held that an order convening a…

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Assam Public Service Commission (Procedure and Conduct of Business) Rules, 2010 – Rule 29 and Rule 30 – Assam Public Service Commission (Conduct of Business) Procedure, 2019 – Clause 12.2 – Interviews/selection – This Court are persuaded to hold that the recruitment process initiated by the APSC through the advertisement dated 21.12.2018 for the 65 posts of Assistant Engineer (Civil), of the Water Resources Department should be finalised under the 2010 Rules

Nov 28, 2019 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH THE ASSAM PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. PRANJAL KUMAR SARMA AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : R. Banumathi, A.S. Bopanna…

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Service Law – One Man Commission – Revision of pay-scales – The 6th Central Pay Commission comprising of experts in the field had recommended certain pay-scales for various posts – HELD but if further anomalies were found which called for action on part of the Government, any exercise to reconsider the matter by the State Government could not be faulted nor could the constitution of the PGRC (Pay Grievance Redressal Cell) be said to be invalid or illegal –

Nov 28, 2019 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH TAMIL NADU RURAL DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERS AND ASSISTANT ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION — Appellant Vs. GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Uday…

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Upon reaching a finding of arbitrariness in the selection process, the Court could at the most have issued a direction to the State Screening Committee to reassess the names of all candidates by giving due consideration to all relevant documents………….. it was not for the Court to sit in judgment over the merit of the candidates and substitute its reasoning for that of the Screening Committee. Appeal Allowed

Nov 20, 2019 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH BAIDYANATH YADAV — Appellant Vs. ADITYA NARAYAN ROY AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Ajay Rastogi, JJ. ) Civil…

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Manipur Police Service Rules, 1965 – Rules 28, 28(i) and Rule 28(iii) – Seniority – Rule 28 of the MPS Rules, 1965 shows that seniority in the service shall be determined based on the date of appointment to the service – In particular Rule 28(i) of the MPS Rules, 1965 which is applicable to both promotees and direct recruits

Nov 19, 2019 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH K. MEGHACHANDRA SINGH AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. NINGAM SIRO AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : R. Banumathi, A.S.Bopanna and Hrishikesh Roy, JJ.…

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