Labour & Service
Selective Cancellation Of Recruitment Without Strong Justification Violates Article 14: Manipur High Court
The Manipur High Court held that while Dhanamanjuri University cited alleged irregularities, including blank tabulation sheets for Physics and Botany, to justify cancellation of the earlier selection, such action could not warrant complete restart of the recruitment process. The Court drew a distinction between the originally advertised posts and additional vacancies, permitting fresh...
Deployment For Permanent Absorption Is Distinct From Deputation; Employee Can't Be Arbitrarily Repatriated: Orissa HC
A Division Bench of the Orissa High Court comprising Justice Krishna Shripad Dixit and Justice Chittaranjan Dash held that deployment under a government policy that provides for permanent absorption cannot be treated as deputation, and therefore repatriation or redeployment of such an employee is impermissible. Background Facts The appellant was working as a Peskar...
Shiksha Karmis Under Panchayat Rules Not Entitled To School Education Department Pay Scales : Chhattisgarh HC
A Division Bench of the Chhattisgarh High Court comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal held that service of Shiksha Karmis governed by Panchayat rules are not entitled to pay scales or other benefits applicable to teachers of the School Education Department. Background Facts The appellants were appointed as Shiksha Karmi (Grade-III/II) under...
Supreme Court Allows Appointment Of ReT Candidates In J&K Subject To Clearing TET In Three Years
The Supreme Court has allowed the appointment of candidates placed in select panels under the Rehbar-e-Taleem (ReT) Scheme in Jammu and Kashmir, holding that the closure of the scheme cannot retrospectively deprive them of appointment. The Court directed that such candidates be issued engagement orders, subject to acquiring the minimum qualifications, including passing the Teachers...
No Deemed Confirmation On Completion Of Probation; Written Order Mandatory Under Model Standing Orders: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that mere completion of the probation period under the Model Standing Orders does not automatically result in deemed confirmation of an employee. The Court clarified that confirmation requires a specific order in writing, and in its absence, no right to permanency accrues.A Division Bench of Justices G.S. Kulkarni and Aarti Sathe was hearing a Letters Patent...
'Work With Love Or Sit Outside Temple': Orissa High Court Cites Khalil Gibran, Upholds Bank Employee's Removal For Defying Transfer
“And if you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work and sit at the gate of the temple and take alms of those who work with joy,” the Orissa High Court quoted Lebanese-American writer Kahlil Gibran as it denied to grant any relief to a former female bank employee who was removed from service due to unauthorized absence from office upon...
Ticking POSH Boxes Won't Stop Harassment. Here's The Real Fix
From Compliance to Culture: Why Procedural Adherence Alone Will Not Change Indian WorkplacesOn August 12, 2025, the Supreme Court in Aureliano Fernandes v. State of Goa directed all States and Union Territories to conduct district-wise surveys to verify whether organisations had constituted Internal Complaints Committees (ICCs) as required under Section 4 of the POSH Act. The order was notable not because it introduced something new, but because it was still necessary. More than a decade after...
Full Wages For Suspension Period Only Granted Upon Total Exoneration Or Unjustified Action:Jharkhand HC
A Division Bench of the Jharkhand High Court comprising Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay and Justice Deepak Roshan held that a suspended employee reinstated without full exoneration or a finding that the suspension was wholly unjustified is not entitled to difference between full pay and subsistence allowance for the suspension period. Further, the employee would only be entitled to...
No Right To Complete Tenure If Appointment Is Subject To 'Until Further Orders' : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 28) observed that where an appointment order makes the tenure subject to “until further orders,” it does not confer an enforceable right on the employee to continue for the full term. A bench of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi upheld the Delhi High Court's decision affirming the curtailment of the appellant's tenure by...
Appeal Delay Under 1991 Police Rules Cannot Defeat Remedy Under 2007 Act: Uttarakhand HC Sets Aside Rejection Of Dismissed Constable's Plea
The Uttarakhand High Court has held that the limitation prescribed in the 1991 Rules for filing an appeal cannot be applied where it is inconsistent with the provisions of the Uttarakhand Police Act, 2007. The Court observed that rules framed under a repealed statute must give way to the provisions of the subsequent Act to the extent of inconsistency.Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari was hearing a...
'Delay In Joining With Due Permission Cannot Deprive Employee Of Old Pension Scheme': Patna High Court
The Patna High Court has held that where delay in joining service is duly permitted by the authorities, such delay cannot be used to deny the benefit of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), especially when the recruitment process was completed prior to the cut-off date.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo and Justice Harish Kumar was hearing a Letters Patent Appeal filed by...