Chhattisgarh High Court Quashes Appointment Of State Pharmacy Council Registrar, Says Govt Cannot Directly Appoint Under Pharmacy Act

The Chhattisgarh High Court has quashed the appointment of Ashwani Gurdekar as Registrar of the Chhattisgarh State Pharmacy Council, holding that under Section 26 of the Pharmacy Act, 1948, the Registrar must be appointed by the State Pharmacy Council with the prior sanction of the State Government, and not directly by the Government.Justice Parth Prateem Sahu was hearing a writ petition...

Authorities Can't Undermine Court Order By Initiating Belated Enquiry To Deny Promotion: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir High Court held that the State cannot defeat the effect of a judicial decision by initiating a belated departmental enquiry and simultaneously declaring an employee “unfit” for promotion. The Court observed that such administrative action amounts to an attempt to neutralise the relief granted by the Court and violates the rule of law.A bench of Justice Javed Iqbal...

“Salary Cannot Be Held Hostage To Bureaucratic Delay”: Bombay HC Raps Authorities Over Pending Shalarth Proposals, Fixes 60-Day Timeline

The Bombay High Court has expressed serious concern over the practice of education authorities keeping proposals relating to teachers' inclusion in the Shalarth system pending for months or even years, resulting in teachers being deprived of their lawful salaries. The Court observed that once the appointment of a teacher on an aided post has been duly approved, inclusion of the teacher's name...

One-Year Discharge Period For Ex-Servicemen Quota Should Be Counted From Date Of Exam Results, Not From Last Date Of Application : Delhi HC

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice C. Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla held that where eligibility rules are ambiguous, they must be interpreted in favour of the candidate, and the one-year discharge period for Ex-Servicemen should be counted from the date of exam results, not the last date of application for exam. Hence, a candidate serving in the...

Anganwadi Workers With Degree Not Barred From 29% Quota For Supervisors In Kerala: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that Anganwadi Workers possessing a graduate degree are not barred from competing for the 29% quota earmarked for workers with SSLC qualification and 10 years' experience for appointment as Supervisors under the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS). The Court clarified that the additional 11% earmarked for graduates is only an exclusive channel for them, and...

Denial Of Compassionate Appointment To Higher Post Despite Educational Qualifications & Eligibility Is Arbitrary: Andhra Pradesh HC

A Division Bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court comprising Justice R Raghunandan Rao and Justice T.C.D.Sekhar held that a candidate appointed on compassionate grounds cannot be denied appointment to a higher suitable post matching his educational qualifications by wrongly applying rules for promotion. Background Facts The petitioner's father was working as an Examiner of Copies...

Anganwari Helper Has Preferential Right For Promotion As Worker, Transferee Can't Claim Post: HP HC

A Division Bench of the Himachal Pradesh High Court comprising Chief Justice G.S. Sandhawalia and Justice Bipin C. Negi held that if a vacancy arises at an Anganwari Centre, the existing Anganwari Helper has a preferential right to be considered for promotion as Worker and such right cannot be defeated by a transfer on marriage grounds which is only recommendatory and...

Reversion For Lack Of Qualification After 18 Service Valid, But Pension Can Be Fixed Based On Higher Post: Andhra Pradesh HC

A Division Bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court comprising Justice R. Raghunandan Rao and Justice T.C.D. Sekhar held that a government employee wrongly promoted without requisite qualification can be reverted, but if there is no fraud then recovery of salary is impermissible and pension can be fixed on the basis of higher post. Background Facts The petitioners were...

Banks Must Show Empathy Toward Employees With Medical Ailments; Can't Rigidly Follow Transfer Circulars: Rajasthan High Court

While setting aside transfer of a SBI employee from Jaipur to Hyderabad who was suffering from a medical ailment that resulted in damage to his body, the Rajasthan High Court has held that banks must take a pragmatic approach and show empathy towards their employees. The division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Sangeeta Sharma opined that for postings...

Service Benefits To Missing CRPF Constable's Father Can't Be Denied For Want Of Lodging Separate FIR: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has held that the father of a CRPF constable who went missing while undergoing training cannot be denied service and pensionary benefits merely because he did not separately lodge a missing complaint. In doing so the Court quashed the constable's ex parte removal from service, holding that the force could not evade responsibility after its own authorities had reported...

To Dismiss Public Servant Without Dept Enquiry, Sufficient Cause Must Be Shown : Supreme Court Reinstantes Delhi Police Officer

The Supreme Court on Thursday (March 12) observed that the power to dismiss a government servant from service without holding a departmental enquiry cannot be exercised on mere presumption that conducting such an enquiry is not reasonably practicable. The Court added that the decision of the authority to dispense with the requirement of holding an enquiry before dismissing a government...

Seniority Of Direct Recruits Counts From Initial Appointment, Not Probation Completion : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court had ruled that the seniority of directly recruited Assistant Engineers in the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) must be counted from the date of their initial appointment, including the training period, and not from the date they commenced probation after completing training.A bench of Justices Rajesh Bindal and Vijay Bishnoi set aside the Madras High Court's division...