Karnataka High Court Refers Employers' Challenge To Minimum Wage Hike To Division Bench, Declines Interim Relief

The Karnataka High Court has directed a batch of petitions challenging the State Government's notification revising minimum wages for 81 scheduled employments to be tagged with appeals pending before a Division Bench on a similar issue.Justice HT Narendra Prasad directed the Registry to club the petitions with Writ Appeals Nos. 1684/2026 and 1685/2026, which concern the interpretation of...

Right To Retirement Benefits Accrues From Length Of Service, Not Attached To Post: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that the right to retirement benefits flows from the length of service rendered by an employee and is not linked to the post held. It directed the State to pay pension, gratuity and other retirement benefits to a Junior Clerk whose services were terminated in 2000 on the ground that there was no vacant post against which he could have been appointed, noting...

No Vigilance Probe Against UP IAS Officer On Complaint Without Affidavit Or State Vigilance Committee Approval: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a complaint against a Class-I officer of the State which is not backed by an affidavit, as required by the Government Orders governing complaints against Group-A officers, cannot be made the basis of a vigilance inquiry, particularly when the matter has not been placed before the State Vigilance Committee for approval. It quashed the vigilance...

Non-Disclosure Of Previous Cancelled Appointment No Ground To Annul Later Appointment Secured On Genuine Qualifications: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that an appointment obtained on the strength of genuine qualifications cannot be cancelled merely because the appointee did not disclose that an earlier appointment of his had been cancelled, where that fact had no bearing on his eligibility or selection. It held that such non-disclosure can justify cancellation only if a clear and direct link...

Uncorroborated Newspaper Report Not Substantive Evidence Of Misconduct In Departmental Inquiry: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has held that an uncorroborated newspaper report cannot constitute substantive proof of misconduct in a departmental proceeding, particularly where the report is contradicted by contemporaneous official records.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Kumar Manish was hearing a petition filed by Pankaj Kumar challenging the departmental proceedings and punishment imposed upon...

Govt Employee's Suspension Cannot Continue Beyond 3 Months Without Charge-Sheet: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has reiterated that a government employee's suspension cannot ordinarily continue beyond three months where no charge-sheet has been served, holding that prolonged suspension without initiation of disciplinary proceedings cannot be permitted to operate as a form of punishment.A Division Bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Justice Sanjay Prasad was hearing a...

Fresh Direct Appointment Confers No Promotional Increment Or Past-Service Benefits Absent Statutory Entitlement: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that past service rendered on a lower post cannot be counted towards service on a higher post for claiming service benefits unless the applicable Recruitment and Promotion Rules expressly permit such counting. The Court made the observation while dismissing a plea by a former Dai seeking to club her service as Dai with her subsequent service as...

Objective Test For Compassionate Appointment Applicants Reasonable When Vacancies Are Limited: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that where more dependants apply for compassionate appointment than there are posts earmarked for them, requiring the candidates to sit in an objective type test is not an unreasonable way of choosing between them. It rejected the challenge to the note appended to rule 5(1) of the Uttar Pradesh Sub-Inspector and Inspector (Civil Police) Service Rules, 2015,...

Forged TET Certificate Renders Appointment Void Ab Initio, No Regular Departmental Enquiry Needed Before Termination: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that where the certificate on which a public appointment rests is found to be forged, the appointment is void ab initio and its cancellation is not a punitive termination attracting the Uttar Pradesh Government Servant (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1999. It held that a show-cause notice and compliance with the broad principles of natural justice...

Mere Smell Of Alcohol Can't Prove Workman Was Under Its Influence At Time Of Accident: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that a smell of alcohol emanating from the stomach as per a post-mortem report is insufficient to conclude that a deceased workman was 'under the influence' of alcohol. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 361]The single judge bench of Justice Ravi V. Hosmani has set aside a Tribunal order dismissing a compensation claim under the Employees Compensation Act, 1923 preferred by...

Govt Employee Can't Seek Regularization Of Prolonged Absence As Medical Leave Without Filing Leave Application: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that the period during which a government employee remained absent without submitting any leave application could not be treated as medical leave, and that he was not entitled to payment for that period. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 215]In doing so, a Division Bench of Justice Ravi Nath Tilhari and Justice Subhendu Samanta partly allowed a 2006 petition filed by...

Permanent Lok Adalat Has No Jurisdiction Over Service Matters: Rajasthan High Court Quashes Award Granting Benefits From 1978

The Rajasthan High Court has set aside an order of a Permanent Lok Adalat (PLA) in dispute relating to service benefits, opining that the jurisdiction of PLA could only be invoked for redressal of grievances that dealt with “public utility services” as defined under Section 22A(b) of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (the “Act”).The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand was...