Labour & Service
'OKEY' Is Informal Usage, Slangs Cannot Be Regarded As “Meaningful English Usage”: Delhi High Court
A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justices C. Hari Shankar and Sudhir Kumar Jain was considering an academic issue concerning Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier-II, 2023 conducted by the SSC for recruitment to various civil posts.The question in the examination was to choose as to how many 'meaningful words' could be formed from the O, K, E and Y. The respondents...
Resignation Rejected Due To Incomplete Formalities; Chhattisgarh HC Dismisses Employer's Appeal To Enforce It; Holds Incomplete Resignation Cannot Be Acted Upon
Chhattisgarh High Court: Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta Guru dismissed the corporation's appeal and upheld the Single Judge's decision that the acceptance of Shailendra Kumar Khamparia's resignation was invalid due to non-compliance with required conditions. The court ruled that Khamparia's resignation could not take effect without fulfilling the...
Employee's Promotion Restored Post Acquittal Of Criminal Charges; Punjab High Court Orders Compensation For Delayed Gratuity
High Court of Punjab and Haryana: Justice Namit Kumar ruled in favor of Tilok Kumar, granting him notional promotion and interest on delayed retiral dues. The court held that the petitioner was unfairly denied promotion due to pending charges and criminal proceedings, which were later resolved in his favor. Moreover, the court concluded that the significant delay in releasing his...
Employee Of State Road Transport Corporation Entitled To Pay Revision And Benefits Of 5th And 6th Pay Commissions: Jammu & Kashmir High Court
Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Justice M.A. Chowdhary ruled in favor of the petitioner, recognizing his entitlement to the pay revisions under the 5th and 6th Pay Commissions, despite his superannuation. The court held that since the petitioner had been treated as a government employee for pension purposes, he was also entitled to the pay revisions granted under the relevant Statutory...
Right To Be Considered For Promotion Survives Retirement, Persists Even If Legitimate Claim Not Acted Upon by Employee While In Service: Orissa HC
Orissa High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Justice Sashikanta Mishra dismissed the claim of Somanath Mandal, a retired employee of the Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), for a notional promotion. However, the court directed the university to investigate whether vacancies in the unreserved (UR) category existed during the relevant period. The court held that an...
Orissa High Court Quashes 13-Year Suspension Penalty On Revenue Inspector After Acquittal In Corruption Case; Orders Full Financial Benefits
Orissa High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Justice Murahari Sri Raman quashed the punishment imposed on Kansari Behera, a retired Revenue Inspector, for treating the suspension period from 30.09.2000 to 30.09.2013 as non-duty. The court held that the disciplinary authority violated the law by failing to comply with an earlier appellate order and emphasized that Behera's acquittal in...
Voluntary Retirement Scheme Does Not Extinguish Employee's Right To Challenge Disciplinary Penalties: Delhi HC
A division Bench of Delhi High Court comprising Justice C. Hari Shankar and Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain, ruling on an appeal filed by BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd., upheld a previous order favoring D.P. Sharma, an ex-employee. The court rejected BSES's claim that D.P. Sharma forfeited his right to challenge disciplinary actions after opting for a Special Voluntary Retirement Scheme (SVRS),...
Kerala High Court Upholds Probation Requirement For Transfer Recruitment In Nursing Officer Posts; Distinguishes It From Previous Precedents
A division Bench of Kerala High Court consisting of Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice P.G. Ajithkumar dismissed a series of petitions filed by nursing officers challenging the Kerala Administrative Tribunal's ruling. The petitions questioned the Kerala Public Service Commission's (KPSC) rejection of their applications for transfer appointments, which were turned down on...
Personal Information Of Employees Like Service Records, Copies Of Promotion & Financial Benefits Can't Be Disclosed Under RTI Act: Delhi High Court
A single judge bench of the Delhi High Court comprising of Justice Sanjeev Narula, while deciding writ petition held that the personal information of employees like service records, copies of promotion & financial benefits can't be disclosed under the RTI Act. Background Facts On April 19, 2017, respondent No. 3 submitted an RTI application. It was sent to the Public...
Reinstatement Is Not Automatic; Madhya Pradesh High Court reiterates
A Single Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court, comprising Justice G.S. Ahluwalia heard a petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, against an order passed by the Labour Court. The judgement dealt with a case pertaining to procedural defects in termination of a short-term employee and held it violative of Section 25-F of the Industrial Disputes Act,...
Delhi High Court Grants Compassionate Allowance To Widow Of Dismissed Employee
A Division Bench Delhi High Court consisting of Justices C. Hari Shankar and Dr. Sudhir Kumar Jain ruled in favour of Usha Devi, directing the Union of India to grant her compassionate allowance under Rule 41 of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972. This decision overturned the rejection of her plea by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), which had previously denied...
Anganwadi Workers Can Earn From Other Sources As Recompense From Anganwari Work Is Meagre: Delhi High Court
A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justices Hari Shankar and Sudhir Kumar Jain has held that Anganwadi workers can have a source of additional income apart from Anganwari work. The Bench stated that it is not possible for Anganwadi workers to sustain themselves or their families from the salary earned by them as Anganwari workers and having more sources of income won't...