Supreme Court Allows Retiral Benefits To Employee Whose ST Certificate Was Found Invalid After 25 Years' Service

The Supreme Court on Thursday (September 3) in exercise of its inherent powers under Article 142 of the Constitution has protected the retiral and pensionary benefits of a retired employee, whose community certificate was subsequently found to be invalid after rendering over 25 years in service. A bench of Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi heard the appeal filed by a...

Promotion Eligibility To Be Counted From Calendar Year Of Joining Feeder Cadre, Not Actual Joining Date: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that qualifying service for promotion is to be counted from the calendar year in which an employee joins the feeder cadre, and not from the actual date of joining. The Court observed that when the statutory provision itself specifically provides the calendar year as the reference for counting, the actual date of joining cannot be made the basis for...

Disciplinary Proceedings Initiated During Service Can Continue After Retirement If Permitted By Service Rules: Madras HC

A Division Bench of the Madras High Court comprising Justice C.V. Karthikeyan and Justice R. Sakthivel held that a disciplinary proceeding initiated against an employee while in service can be continued and finalized after their retirement if the relevant service rules permit such continuation. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 427] Background Facts The appellant was working as Associate...

Super Speciality Doctor Can't Be Bound By Bond To Serve Govt Till Retirement When No Posting Given: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has recently held that a government bond requiring a doctor to serve till retirement, especially when no posting orders were provided after completion of a super-specialty course, amounts to an unreasonable condition that cannot be enforced. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 330]The Division Bench of Justice Anu Sivaraman and Justice Venkatesh Naik T noted in the order that...

Mere Variation In Disability Assessments Cannot Prove Fraud: Rajasthan High Court Sets Aside Employee's Termination

While setting aside the termination of a disabled employee, Rajasthan High Court held that a mere variation between two legally valid medical assessment reports, could not by itself be treated as proof of fraud by the employee in securing the employment. The bench of Justice Mukesh Rajpurohit opined that in case of such variations, if the earlier disability certificate required...

Executing Court Cannot Award Back Wages Omitted From Final Decree: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that an Executing Court cannot go beyond the decree and award back wages when no such relief was granted by the Court in the judgment and decree being executed. The Court observed that the Executing Court had neither the authority to explain the decree nor the jurisdiction to travel beyond it.Justice Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi was hearing a writ petition...

UP Regularisation Rules Don't Apply To Employees Of District Rural Development Agencies Working Under Govt Schemes: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that persons engaged by a District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) cannot claim the benefit of the UP Regularisation of Persons Working on Daily Wages or on Work Charge or on Contract in Government Departments on Group 'C' and Group 'D' Posts (Outside the Purview of the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission) Rules, 2016, as the agency is a society...

State Can't Deny Interest On GPF Amount Retained Beyond Retirement : HP HC

A Division Bench of the Himachal Pradesh High Court comprising Chief Justice G. S. Sandhawalia and Justice Jiya Lal Bhardwaj held that a government employee is entitled to interest on delayed GPF payments when the State itself processed the retention request and passed a validation order, preventing it from later claiming non-compliance with the rules. Background Facts...

Delhi High Court Upholds August 1 Cut-Off Date For CSE Age Eligibility, Says Courts Must Defer To Executive's Discretion

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice C. Hari Shankar and Justice Amit Mahajan held that a cut-off date for age eligibility in competitive exams is not arbitrary or violative of Articles 14 and 16 merely because it is not 1 January, as the executive has wide discretion to fix such dates. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 790] Background Facts The petitioner was a candidate...

Karnataka High Court Seeks State's Explanation For Excluding Urdu Teachers From 2026 Recruitment, But Refuses To Stall Process

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (August 25) sought an explanation from the State Government on the alleged exclusion of Urdu-medium and other linguistic minority teaching posts from its ongoing recruitment drive for 15,000 school teachers, while refusing to stay the recruitment process.Justice Anant Ramanath Hegde, sitting at Dharwad, issued notice on a petition challenging the August...

Denying Compassionate Appointment To Married Daughters While Granting It To Married Sons Is Unconstitutional: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that denial of compassionate appointment to married daughters solely on the ground of their marital status, when married sons have been granted such appointment under the same Scheme, is arbitrary, discriminatory and violative of Articles 14 and 15 of the Constitution. The Court further held that the issue of dependency is essentially one of fact and cannot...

Amendments To Government Orders Must Be Interpreted Reasonably To Avoid Hardship : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that amendments to government orders which alter or modify earlier service rules must be interpreted reasonably so as to avoid unnecessary hardship to persons who had no control over the subject matter.The Court observed that a subsequent amendment in the qualifications norms would not disturb the promotion of an employee who have acquired requisite qualifications...