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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of Junior Engineer for Promotion with Consequential Benefits — Distinguishes Irregular from Illegal Appointment. Continuous officiation from initial appointment must be considered for promotion under U.P. Development Authorities Centralized Services Rules, 1985, even if appointment lacked Public Service Commission concurrence....

The appellant, Siraj Ahmad, was appointed as a Junior Engineer on an adhoc basis on 30.03.1987 by the State of Uttar Pradesh after an advertisement and selection process under the U.P. Development Aut...

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Supreme Court Allows Regularization of Ad-hoc Employees in Ambedkar Nagar Judgeship — One-Time Measure Under Umadevi Principles. Appellants appointed prior to 31.12.2001 and serving for over 10 years held entitled to regularization despite interim orders....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeals filed by Rajnish Kumar Mishra and others, who were ad-hoc employees of the Ambedkar Nagar Judgeship in Uttar Pradesh. The appellants were appointed on an ad-hoc b...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Contempt Petitions for Alleged Violation of Orders in Teacher Recruitment Case — No Willful Disobedience Found. State of Uttar Pradesh's Compliance with Interim Orders for Appointment of Assistant Teachers Under RTE Act, 2009 Upheld....

The Supreme Court dismissed a batch of contempt petitions filed by Sanjai Kumar and others against Dr. Prabhat Kumar and other respondents/contemnors, alleging willful disobedience of the Court's inte...

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Supreme Court Allows Moderation of Marks in Haryana Civil Judge Examination Due to Strict Evaluation. Court Accepts Justice Sikri's Report and Directs Implementation of Alternative I for Re-evaluation of Civil Law-I Paper....

The Supreme Court of India heard writ petitions filed by over 90 candidates challenging the selection process for the post of Civil Judge (Junior Division) in Haryana Civil Service (Judicial Branch) E...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Judgment Dismissing Second Appeal on Merits in Absence of Appellant's Counsel — Violation of Order XLI Rule 17(1) CPC. The Court held that under Order XLI Rule 17(1) read with its Explanation, the appellate court cannot dismiss the appeal on merits when the appellant is absent; it can only dismiss for default....

The case arises from a civil suit filed by the respondents (plaintiffs) for declaration of title, recovery of possession, and mesne profits against the appellants (defendants). The Trial Court dismiss...

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Supreme Court Allows State Appeal in Police Constable Resignation Case — Resignation Once Accepted Cannot Be Withdrawn Under Rule 35A of Tamil Nadu Police Subordinate Services Rules. The Court held that acceptance of resignation before expiry of notice period is valid and withdrawal after acceptance is impermissible....

The respondent, M Jeyanthi, was a Grade II Police Constable appointed on 1 April 2010. On 1 June 2017, she tendered her resignation, which was accepted by the appointing authority on 12 June 2017. On ...

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Supreme Court Refers to Larger Bench the Issue of Whether a Meritorious Student Can Be Granted Admission After Cutoff Date in Medical Courses — Conflict Between Asha and Jasmine Kaur on Relief of Admission vs. Compensation....

The case involves an appeal by S. Krishna Sradha against the State of Andhra Pradesh and others, arising from a dispute over admission to the MBBS course under the sports and games category. The appel...

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Supreme Court Allows Delayed Appeal for Land Compensation Parity — Interest Denied for Delay Period. Landowners under same acquisition entitled to same compensation as others, but interest denied for 2928 days delay....

The Supreme Court allowed a civil appeal arising from a land acquisition matter where the appellant's land was acquired for the construction of the Hubli-Ankola Broad Gauge Railway Line. The Special L...

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Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in Bride Burning Case — Act Falls Under Section 300 Fourthly IPC, Not Exception 4. Pouring kerosene and setting a pregnant wife on fire constitutes murder despite subsequent attempt to pour water....

The appellant, Suraj Jagannath Jadhav, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for the murder of his wife by pouring kerosene on her and setting her ablaze. The incident occurre...