State's Affidavit 'Misleading': Rajasthan High Court Gives Govt 7 Days To Explain JVVNL Employees' Absorption Into Govt Service

The Rajasthan High Court has directed the State government to file a fresh affidavit in response to a petition alleging corruption in the absorption of employees who were working in private JVVNL corporations, into government service, while opining that the earlier affidavit was 'misleading'.The division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Bhuwan Goyal took...

State-Owned Corporations Can't Cite Financial Constraints To Deny Pensionary Benefits: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that State-owned corporations cannot cite financial constraints to deny pensionary benefits to eligible employees and their families, observing that such entities "are nothing but white elephants" if they continue to withhold dues despite settled legal rights. Allowing a writ petition filed by the legal heirs of a voluntarily retired employee, the...

Performers Of Taekwondo 'Poomsae' Also Eligible For Sports Quota Govt Appointment : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently upheld an order of the Kerala Administrative Tribunal (KAT) that found that Taekwondo Poomsae is also a recognized event for government appointments under the sports quota. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 428]The Division Bench comprising Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice Muralee Krishnan dismissed the challenge made by the State (petitioners) against the KAT order...

'Sought To Negate Court Orders': Karnataka High Court Strikes Down State Laws Denying Pension Benefits To Private Aided School Employees

Highlighting the parity between government and aided school employees, the Karnataka High Court has struck down two state enactments that sought to deny pensionary benefits and additional increments to teachers and non-teaching staff of private aided educational institutions. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 279]The Division Bench of Justice Pradeep Singh Yerur and Justice S.G Pandit in its order held...

Employee Who Accepts Benefits Of Resignation Cannot Later Revoke It Claiming Its Acceptance Was Invalid : Supreme Court

“He cannot have his cake and eat it too," the Court observed, saying that the employee's conduct precluded him from challenging the acceptance of his resignation.

Retrospective Change In Probation Date Can't Be Used To Alter Settled Seniority, Violates Service Rules & Natural Justice: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that once an employee's seniority has attained finality after rendering long years of service, the authorities cannot revise it by changing the date of probation after a long lapse of time. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 175]The Court further held that such action, taken without issuing notice or affording an opportunity of hearing, is hit by the principles of...

Medical Representative Is Not 'Workman' Under Uttar Pradesh Industrial Disputes Act: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a medical representative is not a 'workman' under the U.P. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 read with the Sales Promotion Employees (Conditions of Service) Act, 1976.Section 6(2) of the Sales Promotion Employees (Conditions of Service) Act, 1976 provides that the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, as in force for the time being, shall apply...

Employee Absorbed In New Cadre Can't Be Denied Its Benefits Due To Initial Appointment In Another Cadre: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that once an employee is permanently absorbed in a cadre, he becomes a member of that cadre for all service purposes, and the cadre in which he was first appointed cannot thereafter be used to deny him the financial benefits attached to the cadre he was absorbed into.It held that upon absorption, the lien on the earlier post and the incidents of the earlier...

Prison Guard's Removal Can't Be Upheld Based On Unverified Video Of Meeting Under-Trial's Family While Escorting Him: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that findings recorded in a departmental enquiry cannot be sustained where they are founded on a social media video whose source, authenticity and manner of proof have not been established. [2026 LiveLaw (Chh) 99]The respondent-prison guard had been charged with roaming with the family members of an undertrial prisoner at a restaurant while escorting...

Probationer Is Also 'Employee' Under RPwD Act, Can't Be Terminated For Acquiring Disability During Service: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has held that a probationary government employee who acquires a disability during service is entitled to protection under Section 20 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, and cannot be terminated merely because he was on probation.The bench of Justice Rekha Borana granted relief to a constable whose services were terminated after he acquired...

Trade Union Not 'State', Employer Can't Generally Invoke Article 226 To Restrain Proposed Strike: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that a writ petition against a workers' union to restrain a proposed strike is not maintainable as a general rule under the Industrial Relations Code 2020, remarking that Trade Union does not qualify as 'State' under the Constitution. On the other hand, an aggrieved employer could approach the Industrial Tribunal for enforcement of the statutory prohibition...

Nominating Another Woman As 'Wife' In Records Can't Override Legally Wedded Wife's Right To Family Pension: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court has held that a legally wedded wife of a deceased government employee cannot be denied family pension merely because the employee had nominated another woman as his “wife” in the pension records. A Single Bench of Justice Kaushik Goswami was hearing a writ petition filed by Shibani Dutta, whose husband, late Sankar Dutta, a retired government employee, had...