'State Can't Indefinitely Extract Work Through Temporary Posts': Orissa High Court Orders Regularization Of Pharmacist Terminated After 14 Yrs Service

The Orissa High Court has recently held that the State cannot abruptly and arbitrarily remove a person holding a non-sanctioned temporary post, on the ground of contractual nature of her service or financial and administrative constraints for regularization, after extracting regular work from her for decades. [2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 66]While upholding a Single Bench order which granted relief to...

Bombay High Court Rejects Challenge To Recruitment Process For Appointment Of District Judges In Maharashtra

The Bombay High Court has dismissed a challenge to the recruitment process for appointment to the post of District Judge by nomination in the Maharashtra Judicial Service. The Court held that candidates who participated in the selection process with full knowledge that it would be governed by the amendments approved by the High Court, though not formally notified on the date of the...

Writ Maintainable Against Co-op Society If Employee's Termination Results From Statutory Registrar's Directive: Uttarakhand High Court

The Uttarakhand High Court has held that a writ petition challenging termination of service by a cooperative society would be maintainable where the termination is founded upon directions issued by the Registrar or an authority exercising statutory powers under the Cooperative Societies Act. The Court observed that in such a case, the writ petition cannot be treated as being directed only...

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...