Protection Of Pre-Existing Service Conditions Justifies Separate Promotion Criteria For Absorbed Employees: Uttarakhand High Court

A Division Bench of the Uttarakhand High Court comprising Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari and Justice Pankaj Purohit held that the classification created by the 2018 Service Bye-Laws is reasonable and valid under Article 14, as it protects the pre-existing service conditions of absorbed UPPCL employees based on a binding promise, distinguishing them from petitioners who were directly appointed...

Third Party Cannot Be Directed To Pay Compensation Under Employees' Compensation Act Due To Alleged Negligence: Uttarakhand High Court

The Uttarakhand High Court has held that compensation under the Employees Compensation Act, 1923, can be fastened only upon the employer of the deceased employee and not upon a third party on the basis of alleged negligence. The Court observed that the Act provides for payment of compensation by employers to their employees and is unrelated to tortious liability.Justice Ravindra Maithani...

Grant Of Higher Pay To Specific Employees By Court Order Doesn't Give Future Appointees Vested Right To Claim Parity: Uttarakhand High Court

The Uttarakhand High Court has held that the grant of a higher Grade Pay to a specific group of employees pursuant to a court judgment does not create a vested or legally enforceable right in favour of future appointees to claim the same benefit. The Court observed that employees appointed after the issuance of a Government Order restricting the benefit to existing employees, cannot seek...

'Even Jailed Convict Entitled To Fair Wages': Orissa High Court Orders Release Of Lecturer's Salary Withheld Pending Disciplinary Action

The Orissa High Court has upheld an order passed by a Single Bench in 2024 which directed the government to release the accrued salary of a lecturer who has been denied pay since November, 2022 on the ground of pending disciplinary proceeding. [2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 62]Providing relief to the employee, the Division Bench of Justice Dixit Krishna Shripad and Justice Chittaranjan Dash held...

Rajasthan High Court Grants Bail To Cyber Fraud Accused Subject To Disclosure Of Crypto Holdings, Digital Wallets

While granting bail in a cyber-fraud case, Rajasthan High Court prohibited the applicants from obtaining/using any new SIM, phone; opening new bank account; or creating any social medial account, domain name or website without prior intimation to the Investigating Officer. The bench of Justice Ravi Chirania further directed the accused persons against using any VPN, TOR Browser, Proxy Server...

Haryana Civil Services: Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses To Interfere With Preliminary Exam Result, Upholds Final Answer Key

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has dismissed a batch of petitions challenging the preliminary examination result for the Haryana Civil Services (HCS) (Executive Branch) and allied services, reiterating that courts should exercise restraint in interfering with answer keys finalized by subject experts. [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 208]Jagmohan Bansal said, "the respondent-Commission in the present...

Exoneration From Malpractice In Cancelled Exam Does Not Create Vested Right To Appointment In Subsequent Vacancies: Uttarakhand High Court

The Uttarakhand High Court has held that mere exoneration from allegations of malpractice in a cancelled recruitment process does not confer a vested right to appointment. The Court observed that while an inquiry report may establish that a candidate was not involved in any irregularity, it neither revives a cancelled recruitment process nor creates a right to seek appointment against...

Kerala High Court Sets Aside KAT Order Allowing Dr Reena KJ To Continue As Director Of Health Services Despite Transfer

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (June 23) allowed the appeal filed by the State challenging the interim order of the Kerala Administrative Tribunal (KAT) that permitted Dr. Reena K.J. to continue as Director of Health Services (DHS) by staying, for two weeks, the orders transferring her from the post. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 342]The Division Bench of Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice...

Pension Is A Proprietary Right; Can't Be Withheld Without Proven Grave Misconduct: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that pension is a proprietary right of a government employee and can only be curtailed when there is a definite finding of grave misconduct that would have warranted dismissal from service. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 226]The bench of Justice Anand Singh Bahrawat observed:"Pension is a proprietary right as has been held by the Courts in several pronouncements. Such...

Rajasthan High Court Orders 46 Years' Disability Pension Arrears To Ex-Air Force Corporal, Says Benefit Can't Be Denied Due To State Inaction

The Rajasthan High Court has granted relief to an Ex-Corporal of the Indian Air Force whose disability pension was discontinued in 1980 owing to pending re-assessment of his disability. [2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 256]Even after the disability was assessed to be in continuation, the Armed Forces Tribunal directed payment of arrears only since 2019, instead of calculating it from the date...

ITBP Constable's Removal For Affair With Superior Officer's Wife Disproportionate; Compulsory Retirement Appropriate Penalty: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court held that the punishment of removal from service imposed on an ITBP constable for maintaining a consensual illicit relationship with the wife of his superior officer was disproportionate in the peculiar facts of the case. Noting that the superior officer had also faced disciplinary proceedings and was found guilty of recording the sexual act on his laptop...

P&H High Court Quashes EPFO Circular Mandating Pro-Rata Pension For Higher Wage Employees, Holds It Contrary To EPS Scheme

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed a circular issued by the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) mandating pro-rata computation of pension for employees opting for higher wages under the Employees' Pension Scheme, 1995 (EPS, 1995), holding it to be contrary to the statutory scheme and Supreme Court case in State of Uttar Pradesh vs. Arvind Kumar Srivastava, 2014. [2026...