State Vicariously Liable For Negligent Acts Of Government Hospital Employees Resulting In Loss Of Eyesight: Calcutta High Court

A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising Justice Shampa Sarkar and Justice Arjun Ray Mukherjee held that the State is vicariously liable for medical negligence resulting in loss of eyesight in government hospitals, and compensation can be awarded under Article 226 for violation of the right to life under Article 21. Background Facts The appellant was an electrician...

Minority Aided Institutions Can Appoint Teachers To Sanctioned Vacant Posts Without Prior Permission : Madras High Court

A Division Bench of the Madras High Court comprising Justice C. V. Karthikeyan and Justice R. Sakthivel held that minority institutions under Article 30 have the right to fill already-sanctioned vacant teaching posts without prior approval, subject to qualifications and procedural rules, and approval for grant-in-aid cannot be denied arbitrarily. Background Facts The respondent...

Rajasthan High Court Refuses To Interfere In 'Administrative Issue' Of Posting IPS Officer As Police Superintendent

The Rajasthan High Court has refused to interfere with the administrative issue concerning the appointment of a Superintendent of Police (SP), Nagaur, from the Rajasthan Police Service (RPS) cadre instead of the Indian Police Service (IPS) cadre.A division bench comprising Dr. Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati and Justice Bipin Gupta was hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by...

Mutual Transfer Is Permissible Only If Both Employees Are Governed By Same Service Rules: Gauhati High Court

A Division Bench of the Gauhati High Court comprising Justice Michael Zothankhuma and Justice Anjan Moni Kalita held that mutual transfer is permissible only if both employees are governed by the same Service Rules, i.e. the Assam Directorate Establishment (Ministerial) Service Rules, 1973. Background Facts The respondents were Junior Assistants in the Animal Husbandry...

Employee Must Be Heard Before Pay-Scale Reduction Even If Initial Appointment Was Irregular: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has upheld the quashing of an order that reduced pay-scale of employees without affording opportunity of hearing, irrespective of the fact that the initial appointments of the concerned employees against regular posts were irregular and reduction of their pay scale was a consequence of restoring their position prior to such irregularity. The division bench of...

Non-Disclosure Of Criminal Case Is Not Suppression If Candidate Had No Knowledge Of It, & Was Ultimately Exonerated: Madras High Court

A Division Bench of the Madras High Court comprising Justice M.Dhandapani and Justice N.Dilip Kumar held that non-disclosure of a criminal case does not amount to suppression of information when the candidate had no knowledge of the case and was ultimately exonerated. Background Facts A recruitment notification was issued by the Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board for...

Govt Employee's Married Daughter Can't Be Denied Compassionate Appointment Solely Due To Marital Status: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that a married daughter of a deceased Government employee cannot be denied consideration for compassionate appointment merely on the ground of her marital status. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 226]In doing so, the Court noted that marriage does not sever her bond with or conclusively determine her dependency upon her parental family. It directed reconsideration of...

'National Waste': Kerala High Court Says PG Doctors Can't Be Left Idle Without Posting; 1-Year Bond Runs From Result Date

The Kerala High Court recently held that the mandatory period of senior residency for medical professionals, who did their post-graduation from Government Medical Colleges, starts immediately upon completion of course and not the actual posting date. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 538]Justice Viju Abraham observed:“the obligation of a post-graduate students like the petitioners herein as per the...

Recruitment Authorities Are Estopped From Contradicting Previously Accepted Final Answer Key: Tripura High Court

The Tripura High Court has held that recruitment authorities cannot subsequently depart from a position reflected in their earlier final answer key, particularly where the same answer had been accepted as correct in a previous examination. The Court observed that the Teachers' Recruitment Board, Tripura (TRBT), was estopped from taking a contrary stand in respect of an answer which it...

Ad Hoc Appointee Cannot Be Directly Confirmed In Service Without Going Through Statutory Regularization: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that an employee appointed on an ad hoc basis cannot be directly confirmed in service. It held that a confirmation order which is not traceable to any recruitment, service or regularization rules is void ab initio and confers no legally enforceable right.The Court held that an ad hoc appointment made outside the prescribed recruitment rules is only a...

Electronic Records Alone Can't Replace Examination, Cross-Examination In Departmental Inquiry: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has held that the stages of examination, cross-examination, defence evidence or hearing of arguments, as under Rule 16(6)(a) of the Rajasthan Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1958 (the “Rules”) cannot be avoided merely because the disciplinary authorities considered that documentary or electronic material was sufficient. The bench of...

Past Record Can't Be Erased In Special Circumstances: Telangana High Court Upholds Denial Of Police Job Despite Acquittal As Juvenile

The Telangana High Court upheld the cancellation of a candidate's provisional selection as a police constable after the recruitment board considered his involvement, as a juvenile, in a case alleging the murder of his mother and an attack on his sister. [2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 159]The Juvenile Justice Board had acquitted him because the prosecution failed to prove the allegations beyond...