Appointment To Public Post Contrary To Recruitment Advertisement Amounts To Fraud On Public: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that an appointment to a public post made in disregard of the qualifications prescribed in the recruitment advertisement amounts to a fraud on the public, while upholding the cancellation of an Anganwadi Supervisor's appointment in Maharashtra.A bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Sheel Nagu dismissed an appeal filed by Sunita Lahu Panchpande, who...

Mere Smell Of Alcohol Can't Prove Workman Was Under Its Influence At Time Of Accident: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that a smell of alcohol emanating from the stomach as per a post-mortem report is insufficient to conclude that a deceased workman was 'under the influence' of alcohol. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 361]The single judge bench of Justice Ravi V. Hosmani has set aside a Tribunal order dismissing a compensation claim under the Employees Compensation Act, 1923 preferred by...

Govt Employee Can't Seek Regularization Of Prolonged Absence As Medical Leave Without Filing Leave Application: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that the period during which a government employee remained absent without submitting any leave application could not be treated as medical leave, and that he was not entitled to payment for that period. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 215]In doing so, a Division Bench of Justice Ravi Nath Tilhari and Justice Subhendu Samanta partly allowed a 2006 petition filed by...

Being First In Reserve List Doesn't Create Right To Promotion Merely Because Vacancies Arise: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that an employee's first placement in a Reserve List does not by itself create a right to promotion merely because vacancies arise during the validity of the list. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 851]Justice Sanjeev Narula observed that while the employee's position in the Reserve List would give him precedence if the Bank decided to operate the list, it did not oblige the...

Courts Must Presume Correctness Of Answer Key, Interfere Only If Mistake Is 'Glaring And Apparent': Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has recently ruled that a challenge to the correctness of an answer key selected by an examining body can be entertained only where the error is so glaring and apparent that it can be detected without any resort to any interferential reasoning. It set aside an Allahabad High Court order that had awarded a disputed mark to a candidate in a Village Development Officer...

'Army's Burden To Prove Disability Was Not Due To Service' : Supreme Court Dismisses Union's Appeals Against Disability Pension

The onus to prove that the member's disability is not attributable to service still lies on the employer, even after the 2008 rules, the Court noted.

EPF Act | Whether Penalty For Delayed Provident Fund Deposit Is Mandatory? Supreme Court Refers To Larger Bench

The Court doubted its 2022 precedent which held that penalty is automatic and there was no discretion on the EPF authority to waive it.

Permanent Lok Adalat Has No Jurisdiction Over Service Matters: Rajasthan High Court Quashes Award Granting Benefits From 1978

The Rajasthan High Court has set aside an order of a Permanent Lok Adalat (PLA) in dispute relating to service benefits, opining that the jurisdiction of PLA could only be invoked for redressal of grievances that dealt with “public utility services” as defined under Section 22A(b) of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (the “Act”).The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand was...

Orissa High Court Reinstates Judge, Says Resignation Over Lack Of Medical Facilities For Autistic Son Was 'Not Voluntary'

The Orissa High Court has ordered reinstatement of a female Judicial Officer who was relieved from service by the Government in January 2023 even after urging the High Court on the administrative side to not accept her resignation letter, which she sent earlier citing lack of therapy facilities for her autistic child at the then place of posting. [2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 109] A Division Bench...

Rajasthan High Court Bars Declaration Of Assistant Professor Recruitment Results Over Objections To Answer Key

The Rajasthan High Court has stayed the declaration of final results of the selected candidates in the recruitment process to the post of Assistant Professor (English). The bench of Justice Ganesh Ram Meena was hearing a petition that alleged that the State proceeded ahead in the recruitment process without considering the objections raised to the model answer key published on 31.12.2025...

Govt Dispensary In-Charge Responsible For Records, Can't Blame Subordinate: Rajasthan High Court Upholds Doctor's Compulsory Retirement

While upholding penalty imposed on an in-charge of a Government Ayurvedic Dispensary, Rajasthan High Court observed that failure on part of the petitioner's subordinate in carrying out his duties, did not absolve the petitioner from all his responsibilities, especially when nothing on record suggested any action taken against the subordinate.The bench of Justice Anand Sharma was hearing...

RTE Act | Assistant Teacher's Appointment Without TET Saved If Qualification Acquired Before 31.03.2015 Deadline: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that the appointment of an Assistant Teacher who did not possess the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) qualification at the time of appointment is saved where the teacher clears the TET before 31.03.2015, the time limit available under the first proviso to Section 23 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 and the State's Government...