Suitability For Promotion Must Be Left To Domain Experts, Courts Cannot Introduce New Methodology: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has reiterated that when the Statute provides a specific methodology for determining whether a candidate is suitable for promotion or not, then it is impermissible for the Courts to substitute their views to introduce a different methodology or read words that are not there in the provision. A bench of Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Manmohan set aside the concurrent...

Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea Challenging Navy Recruitment Rules For Non-Gazetted Group B Officers

The Supreme Court on Friday (July 10) issued notice on a plea filed by the All India Clerks Association challenging the Kerala High Court's judgment upholding the validity of the Ministry of Defence (Navy) Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted) Ministerial Staff Posts Recruitment Rules, 2019, which had enhanced the eligibility criteria for promotion to the post of Office Superintendent from 8 years to...

Employee Who Didn't Inform Employer Of Address Change Can't Raise Plea Of Non-Receipt Of Show-Cause Notice : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has set aside a Labour Court award directing reinstatement of an employee with back wages, holding that an employee who remained absent without authorization and failed to substantiate claims of being prevented from rejoining duty cannot seek relief on the basis of unverified assertions.The employee contended that the notice never reached him because it was sent to his...