High Court
BSUSC Must Verify Teaching Experience Certificates Before Awarding Zero Marks To Candidates: Patna High Court
The Patna High Court has held that the Bihar State University Service Commission (BSUSC) cannot deny marks for teaching experience solely because an experience certificate does not mention a letter or memo number and date, where the advertisement itself does not prescribe such a requirement. The Court held that in such cases, the Commission is under an obligation to verify the certificate from the concerned college or university before awarding zero marks to a candidate.A Single Judge Bench of...
Refusing To Defer Physical Test For Pregnant Candidate Forces Her To Choose Between Motherhood & Employment, Not Justified: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that refusing to postpone the physical efficiency test of a woman candidate in an advanced stage of pregnancy compels her to choose between bearing a child and employment, and interferes with her right of reproduction as well as her right to employment. It held that where the recruitment rules are silent on postponement and lay down no bar against it,...
'It's Daylight Fraud If True': Karnataka High Court In Plea For CBI Probe Into Alleged KPSC Veterinary Officer Recruitment Scam
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (July 29) sought the State Government's response on a plea seeking transfer of the investigation into the alleged Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) Veterinary Officer (Group A) recruitment scam to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). During the hearing, Justice M Nagaprasanna orally remarked that if the allegations levelled by the...
Calcutta High Court Directs Release Of Headmaster's Retiral Benefits Despite Pending Criminal, Disciplinary Proceedings
The Calcutta High Court has dismissed review petitions filed by the State and a school authority seeking reconsideration of an earlier order directing release of retiral benefits to a retired Headmaster, holding that review jurisdiction cannot be invoked to cure a party's failure to appear or place materials before the Court during the original hearing.Justice Aniruddha Roy observed that...
Similarly Situated Employees Already Regularised Cannot Be Denied Same Benefit Without Intelligible Differentia: Patna High Court
The Patna High Court has held that an employee whose appointment was made under the same staffing pattern and in identical circumstances as other employees who have already been regularised cannot be denied the same benefit in the absence of any intelligible differentia. The Court observed that doing so would amount to unequal treatment amongst equals.A Division Bench of Justice Sudhir Singh...
'Progressive Welfare Measure': Kerala High Court Asks State To Consider KSRTC Women Conductors' Plea For 2-Day Paid Menstrual Leave
The Kerala High Court recently directed the State to consider the representation preferred by the women conductors of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) seeking two days' paid menstrual leave. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 409]Justice Viju Abraham directed the State government to consider and pass orders on the petitioners' representation without delay, within 3 months from the date...
Maternity Leave For Second Child Can't Be Denied For Want Of Two-Year Gap Under UP Financial Handbook: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that maternity leave for a second child cannot be refused on the ground that two years have not elapsed since the earlier spell of such leave was granted. It held that the Code on Social Security, 2020 prevails over the rules contained in the U.P. Financial Handbook.Section 161 of the Code on Social Security, 2020 provides that the Code shall have...
Labour Court Must First Decide Fairness Of Domestic Inquiry Before Examining Merits Of Charges: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has reiterated that where the termination of a workman on the basis of a domestic inquiry is referred to a Labour Court, the Labour Court must first decide whether the domestic inquiry was fair, and may take up the merits of the charges only after deciding that issue.It held that where the inquiry is found to be unfair, the employer must be granted an opportunity to...
No Legal Basis To Deny Woman Jailor Promotion As Recruitment Rules Make No Gender Distinction: Tripura High Court
The Tripura High Court has held that, in the absence of any provision in the Recruitment Rules prescribing gender-based restrictions, a Female Jailor cannot be denied consideration for promotion to the post of Deputy Superintendent (Home) Jail solely on the ground of her gender. The Court observed that the applicable Recruitment Rules do not distinguish between male and female Jailors...
Interest Under Employee's Compensation Act Payable From Date Of Accident; Widow Entitled To Penalty For Delay: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has held that interest on compensation under the Employees' Compensation Act is payable from the date of the accident and that where the employer fails to pay compensation within the statutory period without justification, penalty under Section 4A of the Act must also be awarded. Modifying an award passed by the Labour Court, the Court directed payment of interest...
