Service Matters

Seniority – Absorption – Counting of services rendered by deputationist in the parent department – Held: Any Rule, Regulation or Executive Instructions which has the effect of taking away the service rendered by deputationist in an equivalent cadre in the department while counting his seniority in the deputed post would be violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution.

  AIR 2000 SC 594 : (2000) 85 FLR 305 : (1999) 9 JT 597 : (1999) 7 SCALE 466 : (2000) 1 SCC 644 : (2000) SCC(L&S) 213 :…

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – Section 31(5) and Section 34(3) – Arbitral award – Service on agent of party – Signed copy of award has to be delivered to party – When a copy of signed award is not delivered to party himself it would not amount to compliance with provisions of Section 31(5) – Any reference made in Section 31(5) and Section 34(2) can only mean party himself and not his agent or Advocate

  (2012) 4 ARBLR 81 : (2012) 111 CLA 65 : (2013) 115 CLT 468 : (2012) 5 CTC 519 : (2012) 9 JT 111 : (2012) 4 RCR(Civil) 584…

The reference to arbitrator does not suggest an obligation having been cast on the arbitrator to give reasons for the award. Such a plea, as has been urged in this Court, was not taken by the Respondents before the arbitrator. Even in the objections filed in the Court, the validity of the award has not been specifically questioned on the ground of its having been given in breach of any obligation of the arbitrator to give reasons as spelled out by the arbitration clause

  AIR 2015 SC 125 : (2014) AIRSCW 5458 : (2014) 10 SCALE 313 : (2014) 9 SCC 212 : AIR 2015 SC 125 : (2014) 3 ARBLR 470 :…