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UNION OF INDIA & ORS. versus BALI RAM NO. 850808321

The Supreme Court held that Section 47 of the PwD Act applied when the respondent was invalidated in 1998, rejected waiver and prospective-notification arguments, and awarded monetary relief.

  • Section 47 of the persons with disabilities (equal opportunities, protection of rights and full participation) act, 1995
  • Medical invalidation from service
  • Prospective application of delegated legislation
  • Waiver of statutory right
  • Pleadings and prayers in writ petition
  • Alternate posting and supernumerary post
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SUREKHA DOMAJI BELE versus EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, TESTING DIVISION, MSEDCL

The Supreme Court set aside a dismissal as disproportionate, held a fresh punishment notice was required after de novo labour-court findings, and sustained the misconduct finding.

  • Dismissal from service
  • Competent disciplinary authority
  • Fresh show-cause notice
  • Subsistence allowance
  • Suspension as punishment
  • Proportionality of punishment
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Constitutional law

BAKSISH AHMAD versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

The Supreme Court held that the Delhi High Court could entertain a BSF member’s writ petition under Article 226(1) and that forum non conveniens was misapplied.

  • Article 226 territorial jurisdiction
  • Forum non conveniens
  • Bsf dismissal from service
  • Capf service termination
  • Writ petition maintainability
  • Article-226-territorial-jurisdiction
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Service law

BHIKHANI DEVI AND ETC. versus UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS

The Supreme Court held that temporary status casual labourers were entitled to pensionary benefits on superannuation even without formal regularisation.

  • Temporary status casual labourers
  • Pensionary benefits
  • Regularisation
  • Casual labourers (grant of temporary status and regularisation) scheme, 1991
  • Ccs (temporary service) rules, 1965
  • Ccs (pension) rules, 1972
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Service law

SUKHENDU BHATTACHARJEE AND OTHERS versus THE STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS

The Supreme Court held that similarly situated Work Charged and Muster Roll workers could not be denied regularization under Assam’s 2005 policy merely because they were not appointed against sanctioned posts.

  • Regularization of service
  • Muster roll workers
  • Work charged employees
  • Article 14 equality
  • Legitimate expectation
  • Undertakings to court
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VICE CHANCELLOR, RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL AVIATION UNIVERSITY versus JITENDRA SINGH & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that the Visitor, as appointing authority for the First Registrar, could approve termination under the transitional provisions and the General Clauses Act, but left the High Court’s operative directions undisturbed.

  • Appointment of first registrar
  • Transitional provisions
  • Removal/termination of employee
  • Disciplinary proceedings
  • Visitor's approval
  • Probationary service
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Education law

DR. MANOJ KUMAR RAWAT versus STATE OF UP & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that a waitlisted candidate already recommended under the old Uttar Pradesh Act could not seek a fresh posting under Section 13(4) after the new Act commenced.

  • Appointment of principal in aided colleges
  • Waitlisted candidate
  • Fresh recommendation
  • Change in place of posting
  • Repeal and savings
  • Effect of repeal
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THE STATE OF JHARKHAND & ORS. versus RANJAN KUMAR & ORS.

The High Court Division Bench erred by reappreciating evidence and disturbing concurrent findings of fact recorded by the disciplinary, appellate and revisional authorities which were founded on relevant material and, after independent forensic verification by Bihar Police, established that the two identities were the same person; the dismissal was the result of a fair and lawful enquiry and is restored; the Patna District appointment (Order No.10524 of 2007) and the appointment of "Santosh Kumar" as Constable in Bihar are quashed; competent police authorities are directed to examine and take…

  • Dismissal from service
  • Disciplinary proceedings
  • Judicial review
  • Forgery
  • Impersonation
  • Dual employment
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RAJASTHAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION versus LAVANSHU SANKHLA & ORS.

The relevant date for determining eligibility, including educational qualification, is the date of submission of the application; candidates must possess the requisite law degree by that date, and the press note of 29.11.2024 and deletion of the proviso to Rule 12 confirm that candidates appearing in the final year are not eligible.

  • Assistant prosecution officer examination
  • Minimum essential qualification
  • Law degree
  • Aliquid prohibetur ex directo, prohibetur et per obliquum
  • Application form
  • Advertisement
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