Employer Can't Convert Duly Selected Employee Against Sanctioned Post Into 'Perpetual Contractual Employee' By Nomenclature: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that where a person is selected through an advertisement for a regular vacancy against a sanctioned post under the applicable service rules, the employer cannot later treat him as a contractual employee merely by describing his engagement as ad hoc or contractual in successive orders. It held that an employee who accepts consolidated remuneration out of...

Considering To Recruit Urdu, Marathi Teachers: Karnataka Govt Tells High Court In Appeal Against Exclusion Of Linguistic Minorities

In an appeal challenging Karnataka government's recruitment notification for 15,000 school teachers while allegedly excludes Urdu-medium and other linguistic-minority teaching posts, the State has told the High Court that the last date for filing applications under the present notification would be extended and that it is considering issuing a fresh notification to include Urdu and Hindi...

'Cannot Face Adverse Consequences For Approaching Court': Jharkhand High Court Directs Reinstatement Of Contractual Employees

The Jharkhand High Court has held that a citizen cannot be subjected to adverse consequences merely for approaching a court to seek protection of their legal or constitutional rights, observing that retaliatory action against a litigant strikes at the rule of law.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Deepak Roshan was hearing a petition filed by contractual employees of the Jharkhand Government...

Employee Can't Be Expected To Disprove Charges In Departmental Enquiry; Management Must First Prove Misconduct: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that in a departmental enquiry, the burden is on the management to first establish the charges and the foundational facts on which they rest, and the delinquent employee cannot be required to disprove allegations that have not been proved against him. The Court set aside the dismissal of a Punjab National Bank officer whose charges were premised on his...

Pendency Of Criminal Case Can Keep Selected Candidate Out Of Govt Job, Rajasthan High Court Says; Allows Joining After Acquittal

The Rajasthan High Court has held that State can withhold the appointment of a person against whom a criminal case is pending, since it could not be presumed that in a pending criminal case, a person seeking employment would be acquitted. The bench of former Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Chandra Shekha Sharma, opined that if a person, who was facing criminal charges,...

Widow Securing Compassionate Job After Husband's Death Can't Abandon His Parents: Rajasthan High Court Orders 25% Salary To Mother-In-Law

The Rajasthan High Court has ordered transfer of 25% monthly salary of a deceased employee's former wife, to his mother's account, after the wife remarried and allegedly abandoned the parents of the deceased, despite securing compassionate appointment after his death. The bench of Justice Anand Sharma held that after availing benefit of compassionate appointment based on an undertaking that...

15-Year Contractual University Employee Entitled To Regularisation: Tripura High Court Rules After Finding Repeated Re-Designation Arbitrary

The Tripura High Court has held that a contractual university employee's nearly 15 years of continuous service cannot be disregarded merely on account of the contractual label attached to her initial appointment, and directed regularisation of her services. The Court observed that the appellant's role as Lecturer and subsequently as Assistant Placement Officer was essential and...

Doctors Can't Evade Mandatory Govt Service Bond After Subsidized PG Education, But Must Get Counselling Opportunity: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a doctor who pursues postgraduate medical education at a government institution at subsidized rates cannot escape a compulsory government service bond merely because of administrative delays in offering a posting after completing the education.At the same time, the Court held that a doctor cannot be denied the opportunity to participate in the...

Mother Can't Be Denied Family Member Certificate Merely Because Deceased Son Was Married: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has quashed the Tahsildar's rejection of a mother's application for a Family Member Certificate following the death of her government-employee son, holding that she could independently apply for the certificate even though he was married. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 219]For context, under G.O.Ms.No.145, Revenue (SER.II) Department, a Family Member Certificate may be...

Rajasthan High Court Quashes Termination Of Cooperative Bank Employees, Says Registrar Can't Undermine Society's Autonomy

The Rajasthan High Court has held that while exercising powers under Section 125 Rajasthan Cooperative Societies Act, 2001 (the “Act”), the Registrar cannot make such interference that curtails or undermines the autonomy of the society. The bench of Justice Anand Sharma was hearing a petition challenging the orders by which the petitioner's regularisation as a Class IV employee of the...

Promotion Can't Be Withheld If Complaint Against Employee Does Not Result Into Departmental Inquiry, Other Action: Karnataka High Court

The Dharwad Bench of the Karnataka High Court has ruled that promotion of a government employee cannot be withheld merely on the grounds that a complaint has been filed against the employee, if it has not resulted in any departmental inquiry or other action as contemplated under the Service Law. Justic T.M. Nadaf observed, “In that view of the matter, withholding the promotion of the...

'Stipendiary Nurses' Performing Full-Time Duties Of Staff Nurse For Years Entitled To Regular Wages Under 2019 GO: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has upheld an order directing an autonomous medical institute to pay the “stipendiary nurses” at par with regular employees as well as to not discontinue their service until recruitment for staff nurses on a regular basis takes place.For context, stipendiary nurses are employed on a contractual basis who receive a regular fixed stipend instead of a salary. A...