MANU/HRDT.....Tags : Recruitment rules, Appointments, Validity
Averments set up by applicants are expected to be specifically denied by replying party, if there is no specific denial, then such an averment is deemed to have been admitted by the otherside(04.06.2018)
The Applicants have filed instant applications before present Court for the appointment of a sole Arbitrator under Section 11(6) of the J & K Arbitrat.....
Tags : Dispute, Settlement, Arbitrator, Appointment
Appellants cannot be deprived of absorption rights in Minority Welfare Department when their appointment is made prior to coming into force of Service Rules, 2001(06.05.2019)
Present appeals arise out of the judgment passed by the High Court by which the High Court held that, the appointment to the post of District Minority.....
Tags : Appointment, Legal right, Absorption
In case of default, Financial creditor either by itself or jointly with other financial creditor could file application for initiating CIRP against Corporate Debtor(07.11.2017)
The 'Financial Creditor'-Central Bank of India has filed the instant application under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ('the Cod.....
Tags : Financial debt, CIRP, Appointment
A former employee of a party to arbitration can be appointed as an arbitrator(03.01.2019)
Appellant-State issued a Letter of Acceptance to Respondent No. 1 for execution of a works contract for construction, operation and maintenance of Gur.....
Tags : Arbitrator, Appointment, Legality
Supreme Court Upholds Law on Appointment of Teachers in Madrasas(06.01.2020)
Supreme Court has upheld a law framed by West Bengal in 2008 to appoint an independent commission for appointment of teachers in madrasas. The Court o.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Appointment
Allahabad HC: Marital Status of Daughter Cannot be Ground for Rejecting Compassionate Appointment(15.01.2021)
Allahabad High Court has clarified that marital status of a daughter alone cannot be the ground for rejecting her application for compassionate appoin.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Compassionate Appointment
SC Issues Notice on Challenge Against Rakesh Asthana's Appointment as Delhi Police Commissioner(26.11.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on the petitions filed by the NGO Centre for Public Interest Litigation challenging the appointment of Rakesh Asthana .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Appointment as Delhi Police Commissioner
Kerala HC Directs to File Report on Manner of Appointment of Public Prosecutors(03.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed all Principal District Judges to file a report in a suo motu writ petition initiated to investigate the matter of appoi.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Appointment of Public Prosecutors
Delhi HC Seeks Status of Appointments of Chairperson & Members in Adjudicating Authority(06.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has sought status of appointments for Chairperson, Member (Administration) and Member (Law) in Adjudicating Authority under the Preve.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Appointments of Chairperson & Members in Adjudicating Authority
Rajasthan HC: Second Wife’s Child of a Deceased Employee Eligible for Compassionate Appointment(21.11.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has held that a child who was born from second wife of deceased employee is eligible for compassionate appointment and observed t.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Compassionate Appointment, Second Wife
Mere inclusion of candidate in a selection list does not confer upon them a vested right to appointment(07.10.2020)
In facts of present case, on 27 January 2013, a notice was published in the newspapers for filling up 523 vacancies for the post of ‘Constable (Execut.....
Tags : Appointment, Direction, Legality
Prescription of qualification for a post is a matter of recruitment policy, judicial review cannot expand upon the ambit of prescribed qualifications to decide equivalence thereof(13.10.2020)
Present two Letters Patent Appeals arise from the judgment and order passed in writ petition, whereby the learned Writ Court, while holding that the c.....
Tags : Appointment, Direction, Legality
Delhi High Court: Appointment on Compassionate Grounds is Not a Vested Right(05.03.2018)
Delhi High Court has held that appointment on compassionate grounds is not a “vested right” which can be exercised despite a long period of time havin.....
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Delhi High Court: Appointment on Compassionate Grounds is Not a Vested Right(05.03.2018)
Delhi High Court has held that appointment on compassionate grounds is not a “vested right” which can be exercised despite a long period of time havin.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Compassionate Appointment
SERVICE - Only Officers with Minimum Service of 6 Months Left Should be Considered for DGP Appointment: SC(13.03.2019)
Supreme Court has said that only officers who have a minimum of six months tenure left in service should be considered for the post of Director Genera.....
Tags : Supreme Court, DGP Appointment
Chhattisgarh High Court Directs State to Reconsider Appointment of Deputy Advocate General(03.02.2020)
Chhattisgarh High Court has directed the State Government to reconsider its appointment of Rajneesh Singh Baghel as Deputy Advocate General, who is ac.....
Tags : Chhattisgarh High Court, Appointment of Deputy Advocate General
SC to Centre: Produce Files Related to Appointment of Arun Goel as Election Commissioner(24.11.2022)
Supreme Court Constitution Bench has asked Attorney General to produce related to the recent appointment of Arun Goel, a former bureaucrat, as the Ele.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Election Commissioner, Appointment
Guj. HC: Former Judicial Member of NCLT Has No Vested Right to be Reappointed(02.12.2022)
Gujarat High Court has held that a former Judicial member of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has no vested right to reappointment.
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Reappointment, Judicial Member
Ker. HC: Appointment Of Ministers' Personal Staff Can’t be Equated With Regular Recruitment Process(02.12.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that appointment of personal staff to ministers’ by the Special Rules of 1959 is a class of employment made in order to ser.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Ministers, Personal Staff, Appointment
Married daughters are eligible to seeking benefit of compassionate appointment(15.12.2020)
Petitioner in present petition has challenged the order denying appointment on compassionate ground on the death of her father on the score that she i.....
Tags : Married daughters, Compassionate appointment, Entitlement
Parties may waive the applicability of Section 12(5) of A&C Act by way of an express agreement in writing after the disputes have arisen(28.01.2021)
The Petitioner has filed the present petition under Sections 14 and 15 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 ('A&C Act'), seeking that the man.....
Tags : Arbitrator, Appointment, Eligibility
Limitation Period for filing application seeking appointment of arbitrator is governed by Article 137 of Limitation Act, 1963(10.03.2021)
The present appeal is against impugned orders allowing Application for appointment of Arbitrator. Appeals raise two important issues for consideration.....
Tags : Arbitrator, Appointment, Time-barred
CESTAT, Bangalore: Executive Appointed is not Manpower Recruitment or Supply Agency Service(14.04.2022)
Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore has observed that appointment of an executive by foreign/holding company is not Manpower R.....
Tags : Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, appointment, Manpower Recruitment, Supply Agency Service
CESTAT, Bangalore: Executive Appointed is not Manpower Recruitment or Supply Agency Service(14.04.2022)
Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore has observed that appointment of an executive by foreign/holding company is not Manpower R.....
Tags : Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, appointment, Manpower Recruitment, Supply Agency Service
P&H HC: Court Does Not Interfere in Compassionate Appointment in Absence of Any Policy(18.04.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held in a writ petition for quashing of an order denying for service benefits and compassionate appointment on accou.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, compassionate appointment
Bombay HC: Court Lacking Jurisdiction to Cannot Appoint Arbitrator, No Objection by Opposite Party(20.04.2022)
Bombay High Court has held that a Court cannot appoint an Arbitrator when the only proceeding before it is an application for grant of interim measure.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Appointment of Arbitrator
Del. HC: Can’t Cancel Appointment Offer Merely for Involvement in FIR Without Considering Reasoning(12.04.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that appointment offer can’t be denied based on generalization merely on the basis of registration of FIR without considerin.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Appointment Offer, FIR, Cancel
Cal. HC: Award Passed by Unilaterally Appointed Arbitrator is Null(13.04.2023)
Calcutta High Court has observed that a unilaterally appointed award does not carry the privilege of existence in the eyes of the law and is regarded .....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Unilateral Appointment, Arbitrator, Enforcement
Compassionate employment cannot be granted after a lapse of reasonable period(09.04.2021)
The Respondent requested the Appellants to appoint her son in the place of his father who was missing since 2002 which was rejected. Aggrieved thereby.....
Tags : Compassionate appointment, Entitlement, time period
Provisions of compassionate appointment are applicable upon employees of the District Rural Development Agency(05.05.2021)
The writ Petitioner had challenged an order whereby claim for grant of compassionate appointment under the U.P. Recruitment of Dependents of Governmen.....
Tags : Compassionate Appointment, Rules, Applicability
Delhi High Court Rejects JNU Appointment Order of Linguistic Centre Chairperson(31.07.2019)
Delhi High Court has rejected an order of the Jawaharlal Nehru University appointing a Persian language professor as the chairperson of Linguistic Cen.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, JNU Appointment
SC Asks Government to Expedite Appointment of Members to NGT(17.08.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Central Government to expedite the process of appointment of Judicial and Expert Members to the National Green Tribunal.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Appointment of Members to NGT
Gujarat HC Urges State to Make Appointments to RERA Appellate Tribunal(21.08.2020)
Gujarat High Court has urged the State Government to expedite the process of appointing members as well as the Chairperson to the Gujarat Real Estate .....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Appointments to RERA Appellate Tribunal
Karnataka HC Strikes Down Condition Denying Compassionate Appointment to Children in Second Marriage(16.07.2021)
Karnataka High Court has set aside a circular issued by the Karnataka Power Transmission Coporation Ltd by which it denied appointment on compassionat.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Compassionate Appointment to Children in Second Marriage
SC To HCs’: Dispose Sec 11(5) & 11(6) Applications Pending For Over 1 Year Within 6 Months(25.05.2022)
SC while emphasising the need for High Courts to decide applications for appointments of Arbitrators has observed that if the arbitrators are not appo.....
Tags : Supreme Court, High Courts, Arbitration, Appointment
Bom. HC: Illegality of Appointment Procedure Not Ground for Rendering Arbitration Agreement Invalid(09.05.2023)
Bombay High Court has held that mere illegality of the appointment procedure would not swipe the entire arbitration agreement into illegality and what.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Appointment Procedure, Illegality of Appointment
Courts exercising judicial review cannot second guess the suitability of a candidate for any public office or post(25.08.2021)
The Commissioner of Police, Delhi (“the Appellant”) is in appeal, aggrieved by a common judgment of the High Court by which the Respondents (“candidat.....
Tags : Appointment, Direction, Legality
Any written communication is deemed to have been received, if it is delivered to the addressee personally or at his place of business, habitual residence address or mailing address(23.08.2021)
The Petitioner, a company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956, has filed the present petition under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Concil.....
Tags : Dispute, Appointment, Arbitrator
SC: Appointment as Priests Can’t be Denied on Basis of Caste, Birth(17.12.2015)
Supreme Court has ruled that appointment as priests in temples and other religious institutions cannot be denied to a person solely on the basis of “c.....
Tags : Supreme Court, appointment as priests
Kerala HC Set Aside 1:45 PTR Ratio for Teacher's Appointment(18.12.2015)
Kerala HC has set aside provisions in teachers’ package that Pupil-Teacher- Ratio (PTR) of 1:45 for appointment of teachers should be followed by aide.....
Tags : Kerala HC, Teacher's Appointment
SC: Mere Inclusion of Candidate in Selection List Does Not Confer Vested Right to Appointment(08.10.2020)
Supreme Court has reiterated that mere inclusion of candidate in a selection list does not confer upon them a vested right to appointment.
Tags : Supreme Court, Right to Appointment
Gujarat HC Directs Expeditious Appointment of Presiding Officer at DRT Ahmedabad(29.06.2022)
Gujarat High Court while affirming that the right to speedy justice is enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution has issued a writ of mandamus di.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Appointment, DRT
Mad. HC: Pedigree Based on Caste Will Have No Role to Play in Appointment of Archaka in Temple(27.06.2023)
Madras High Court has observed that it is always left open to Trustees to appoint Archakas in Agamic temples by ensuring that he are well-versed, prop.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Archaka, Temple, Appointment, Caste
Mad. HC: Pedigree Based on Caste Will Have No Role to Play in Appointment of Archaka in Temple(27.06.2023)
Madras High Court has observed that it is always left open to Trustees to appoint Archakas in Agamic temples by ensuring that he is well-versed, prope.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Archaka, Temple, Appointment, Caste
When there is variance in advertisement and in statutory Rules, it is statutory Rules which take precedence(31.01.2018)
In facts of present case, the Appellant belongs to other backward caste who has passed graduation (B.A.) with Psychology and has also done post-gradua.....
Tags : Selection, Appointment, Denial
Advocates with a minimum 10 years of experience could be considered for appointment to Tribunals as members.(14.09.2021)
The Bombay High Court has struck down certain provisions of the new Consumer Protection Rules, 2020, framed under Section 101 of the Consumer Protecti.....
Tags : Appointment, Prior experience
For appointment on Compassionate ground, policy prevalent at the time of employee's death applies and not the subsequent one(18.11.2021)
The State of Madhya Pradesh has preferred the present appeal feeling aggrieved with the impugned judgment passed by the he High Court by which the Div.....
Tags : Appointment, Direction, Legality
SC Set Aside Government Role in Appointment of Judges(16.10.2015)
Supreme Court has junked the new law that gave Government more say in judges’ appointment and said that the collegium system of judges selecting judge.....
Tags : Supreme Court , collegium system , Appointment of Judges
Calcutta HC Refuses to Stay Appointment of Primary School Teachers(21.10.2016)
Calcutta High Court has refused to stay appointment of primary school teachers in West Bengal, the process for which has already started for thousands.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Appointment, Primary School Teachers
Calcutta High Court: Married Daughter Can Get Dead Parent's Job(14.09.2017)
Calcutta High Court has paved the way for married daughters to be recruited in government jobs on compassionate grounds should a parent die while in s.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, compassionate appointment
Chhattisgarh HC bar University From Replacing Guest Lecturer Except by Way of Regular Appointment(05.05.2022)
Chhattisgarh High Court has reiterated that because a person is selected as a Guest Lecturer at a college or a University, doesn’t mean that he/she do.....
Tags : Chhattisgarh High Court, contractual appointments, legitimate expectation, Guest Lecturer, complaint
Chhattisgarh HC bars University From Replacing Guest Lecturer Except by Way of Regular Appointment(05.05.2022)
Chhattisgarh High Court has reiterated that because a person is selected as a Guest Lecturer at a college or a University, doesn’t mean that he/she do.....
Tags : Chhattisgarh High Court, contractual appointments, legitimate expectation, Guest Lecturer, complaint
SC: Intricate Enquiry Whether Claims are Time Barred Must Not be Conducted by Referral Courts(19.07.2024)
Supreme Court while deciding an application on appointment of arbitrator, has held that an intricate evidentiary enquiry must not be conducted by the .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Appointment of Arbitrator, Referral Courts
No bar on Police Chief to appoint officer for investigation outside territorial jurisdiction(04.03.2016)
The State Police Chief or Director General of Police is empowered to appoint a superior officer to investigate a crime case registered outside the ter.....
Tags : police, appointment, officer, territorial jurisdiction
Arbitrator either has to be appointed with the consensus of the parties or by present Court(22.11.2021)
By way of present petition, Petitioner is seeking appointment of an independent Arbitrator under the provisions of Section 11 of the Arbitration and C.....
Tags : Arbitrator, Appointment
Candidate has to comply with all the conditions/eligibility criteria as per the advertisement before the cut-off date mentioned therein unless extended by recruiting authority(16.12.2021)
The Appellants have preferred the present appeal against the impugned judgment passed by the Division Bench of the High Court by which, the Division B.....
Tags : Appointment, Direction, Legality
#Selection & Appointment: SC Says 'Procedure Prescribed by Executive Valid If It Not in Conflict'(02.08.2017)
Supreme Court has held that in matter of selection and appointment, instructions pertaining to procedure of selection can be provided by Executive as .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Selection & Appointment
Delhi HC Seeks Response on Plea Seeking Stay on Appointment of Delhi Minorities Commission Chairman(31.07.2020)
Delhi High Court has sought response of the Centre, Delhi government and the lieutenant governor on a plea seeking a stay on further appointment to th.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Appointment of Delhi Minorities Commission Chairman
Madras HC Disposes of Petition Assailing Validity of Amendment Law Officer Appointment Rules(17.06.2021)
Madras High Court has disposed of a petition filed assailing the validity of an amendment that was made to the rules under the Law Officers of High Co.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Validity of Amendment Law Officer Appointment Rules
Delhi HC: Rules of Arbitral Institution Do Not Determine Place of Arbitration(06.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that the arbitral institution’s rules would not determine the place of the arbitration and only the Courts at the place .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, arbitration, arbitration proceedings, appointment of an arbitrator
SC Collegium Considers Proposal Seeking Halt on App. of Judges Who are Relatives of Judges in HC/SC(30.12.2024)
Supreme Court collegium is considering a proposal seeking halt on appointment of judges of High Court who are close relatives of existing judges in th.....
Tags : Supreme Court, High Court, Appointment of Judges
SC Collegium Considers Proposal Seeking Halt on App. of Judges Who are Relatives of Judges in HC/SC(30.12.2024)
Supreme Court collegium is considering a proposal seeking halt on appointment of judges of High Court who are close relatives of existing judges in th.....
Tags : Supreme Court, High Court, Appointment of Judges
Where one or more members of the family are already in Government Service, employment assistance should not be provided to the second or third member of the family(03.01.2022)
Petitioner had filed original application before present Court. Learned counsel for the Petitioner has submitted that, the father of the Petitioner wa.....
Tags : Appointment, Entitlement, Policy
Child of second wife of an employee could not be denied compassionate appointment(24.02.2022)
The short issue arising for consideration, in this case, is whether the condition imposed by the Railway Board circular that compassionate appointment.....
Tags : Appointment, Entitlement, Direction
Bombay HC Slams State over Delay in Appointing Advocate General(29.11.2016)
Bombay High Court pulled up State Government over delay in making an appointment to post of Maharashtra Advocate General.
Tags : Bombay High Court, Advocate General, appointment, Maharashtra
SC Slams Centre on HC Judges’ Appointments(30.11.2016)
Supreme Court has slammed NDA Government for sitting on files sent by collegium to re-appoint 25 Retired Judges to various High Courts.
Tags : Supreme Court, HC Judges, appointment, Collegium
Bombay HC: 10 Years of Experience in Law for Appointment as Judicial Member in Tribunal(15.09.2021)
Bombay High Court has said 10 years of experience in law and in other specialized fields is sufficient for appointment as a judicial member in the Tri.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Appointment as Judicial Member in Tribunal
Madras HC to Police: Register Case for Fraudulent Appointment in Panchayat Office(28.07.2022)
Madras High Court has directed the jurisdictional police to register a criminal case and proceed according to the law in the matter pertaining to frau.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Police, Fraudulent Appointment, Panchayat
Orissa HC: Courts Should be Extremely Reluctant to Impose Their Own Views in Academic Appointments(05.08.2022)
Orissa High Court has held that Courts should be extremely reluctant in imposing their own views while disregarding the statutes or rules governing ap.....
Tags : Orissa High Court, Academic Appointments, Reluctant
Kar. HC: Exclusion of Married Daughter from Being Eligible for Compassionate Appointment is Valid(05.10.2023)
Karnataka High Court has held that LIC Recruitment of Staff Instructions excluding a married daughter from being eligible for appointment on compassio.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Compassionate Appointment, Married Daughter
J&K HC: Cannot Equate Irregular Appointments with Illegal Appointments(14.07.2025)
Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh HC while distinguishing between irregular & illegal appointments, has observed that services of irregularly appointed persons.....
Tags : J&K High Court, Illegal Appointments, Irregular Appointments
Once appeal is dismissed, employee cannot be permitted to continue in employment on basis of earlier interim orders(20.09.2017)
The original applications were filed before the Jodhpur Bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal. The dispute raised in present original applicati.....
Tags : Appointment, Continuity, Grant
Regulations framed by MCI relating to conditions of service of Professors in Medical Colleges shall prevail over Service Rules framed by State(28.08.2019)
The controversy in present Appeals is regarding reservations to be applied for appointment by direct recruitment to the posts of Professor in Medical .....
Tags : Appointment, Reservation, Age, Enhancement
Equation of posts and equation of pay are matters primarily for the executive government and expert bodies like Pay Commission and not for the Courts(29.06.2022)
Present writ petition is directed against the order of the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal, Mumbai dismissing Original Application. The two petiti.....
Tags : Appointment, Equal pay, Entitlement
Total period for which management of educational institution can be taken over cannot exceed five years(04.07.2022)
The management of the educational institution run by the Petitioner-Society was taken over for a period of two years pursuant to an order passed under.....
Tags : Appointment, Administrator, Time period
Madras HC: Public Employment Cannot Be Obtained By Paying Bribe(21.06.2022)
Madras High Court while rejecting plea for interim custody of Rs. 10 Lakh seized in a job racketing case, has expressed and directed all concerned tha.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Job Racketing Case, Public Appointment
SC to States: Comply With the Provisions of Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act 2016(18.07.2023)
Supreme Court has directed States to comply with the provisions of the Right of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 before September 30, 2023, and to a.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act, Appointment
SC to Centre: Appointing Judicial Officers to Vacant Seats of Industrial Tribunals Before August 31(19.07.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Central Government to complete the process of appointing judicial officers to the vacant seats of the Central Government In.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Appointment, Judicial Officers, Industrial Tribunals
All. HC: Irrespective of Marital Status, Daughters have Right to Apply for Compassionate Appointment(19.07.2023)
Allahabad High Court has struck down the term ‘unmarried’ occurring before ‘daughter’ in Regulation 104 of U.P. Cooperative Societies Employees' Servi.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Compassionate Appointment, Daughters, Marital Status
SC: Will Appoint DERC Chairperson as an Ad-hoc Measure(21.07.2023)
Supreme Court has stated that owing to deadlock between Delhi Government and the Lieutenant Governor, it will appoint a person for the post of DERC Ch.....
Tags : Supreme Court, DERC Chairperson, Ad-hoc, Appointment
Ker. HC: Under 'Recruitment by Transfer', Prescribed Conditions Need to be Scrupulously Followed(25.11.2024)
Ker HC has stated that when term used in relevant rules is that candidate is said to be “recruited by transfer” to service if his appointment to the s.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Recruitment by Transfer, Appointment to Service
Issue of arbitrability of the dispute over non-renewal of the lease is within the realm of the Arbitral Tribunal/Arbitrator(18.08.2022)
Present appeals are against a common judgment passed by the High Court allowing Arbitration Appeal filed by the Respondents, setting aside the impugne.....
Tags : Dispute, Arbitrator, Appointment
Dispute arising under the lease being governed under Transfer of Property Act are arbitrable(18.12.2020)
The Petitioner has instituted present petition under Section 11(5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 seeking appointment of a Sole Arbitra.....
Tags : Arbitration Clause, Appointment, Arbitrator
Appointment on compassionate grounds cannot be extended to the heirs of the employees on their superannuation or retirement(05.09.2022)
The Ahmednagar Mahanagar Palika has preferred the present appeals against impugned judgment of the High Court confirming the judgment and award passed.....
Tags : Appointment, Heirs, Superannuation
Madhya Pradesh HC: Prohibition of Married Women for Compassionate Appointment is Unconstitutional(12.03.2020)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the policy of the Government prohibiting consideration of married daughter for compassionate appointment is vi.....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, Compassionate Appointment
Allahabad HC Questions Appointment of Administrator of Shia Waqf Board(22.03.2021)
Allahabad High Court has asked the Uttar Pradesh Government to explain as to under which authority of law it appointed an administrator in the Shia Wa.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Appointment of Administrator of Shia Waqf Board
Calcutta HC: Daughter-In-Law Bound in Compassionate Appointment to Maintain Mother-In-Law(21.01.2022)
Calcutta High Court has observed in a case that the daughter-in-law is bound by the undertaking given while obtaining a compassionate appointment to m.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Compassionate Appointment, Daughter-in-Law
Del HC: Party’s Agreement to Constitute Arb. Tribunal Precludes Them From Opposing Arbitrator’s App.(20.02.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that if once a party has agreed on constituting an arbitral tribunal then it is prohibited from subsequently opposing the ap.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Arbitrator’s Appointment, Arbitral Tribunal
Calcutta High Court: Court Not Merely Obligated to Appoint Arbitrator u/s 11(6) of A&C Act(23.02.2024)
Calcutta High Court has held that Court under Section 11(6) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act is not merely obligated to appoint an arbitrator but c.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Section 11(6) of A&C Act, Appointment
HP HC Strikes Down the Requirement of ‘Bonafide Himachali Certificate’ for Compassionate Appointment(31.07.2023)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has struck down the requirement of furnishing a 'Bonafide Himachali Certificate' for obtaining compassionate appointment a.....
Tags : Himachal Pradesh High Court, Bonafide Himachali Certificate, Compassionate Appointment
Compassionate appointment being a concession and not a right cannot be used as a mode of recruitment in public sector organisations(19.10.2022)
The Petitioner, who is the son of late Shri Mata Pher, who was working as a gardener with the Respondent no.2 and, while in service, expired on 23rd M.....
Tags : Post, Appointment, Eligibility
Compassionate ground is a concession and not a right(30.09.2022)
The original Appellants have preferred the present appeal dissatisfied with the impugned judgment passed by the High Court by which the High Court has.....
Tags : Appointment, Direction, Legality
Onus for submitting bona fide documents to the department is on a candidate and any misrepresentation or concealment of facts tantamount to forgery(09.11.2022)
The applicant was initially engaged as casual Khallasi under the Railway. On the basis of a Circular dated 28th February, 2001 issued by the Railway d.....
Tags : Misrepresentation, Appointment, Eligibility
All. HC: Ineligibility of Arbitrator U/S 12(5) A&C Act Can't Make Arbitration Clause Itself Invalid(08.08.2023)
Allahabad High Court has observed that merely because the person, who could act as an arbitrator in terms of arbitration clause becomes ineligible to .....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Arbitration Clause, Invalid, Appointment
SC: Once Appointment Process Declared Null and Void Every Action in Furtherance is also Illegal(11.02.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that once the appointment process is declared to be a nullity in law, every action taken in furtherance of such appointment.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Appointment Process, Null and Void
SC: Consideration of Claim for Compassionate Appointment Only in “Hand-to-Mouth” Cases(12.02.2025)
SC has held that it is only in “hand-to-mouth” cases that a claim for compassionate appointment ought to be considered and granted, if at all other co.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Compassionate Appointment, Standard of Life
SC: Issues of Applicability of Scheme for Compassionate Appointment Continues to be in Grey Area(13.02.2025)
Supreme Court while hearing an appeal regarding compassionate appointment, has observed that the issue whether the applicable scheme for such appointm.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Compassionate Appointment, Grey Area
Allahabad HC Seeks Notification of Rules for Appointment of E-Court Employees(23.10.2020)
Allahabad High Court has directed the State Government to notify the Rules for appointment of e-Court employees in the High Court, within three weeks,.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Appointment of E-Court Employees
An award rendered by a person who is ineligible to act as an arbitrator cannot be considered as an arbitral award(05.12.2022)
The Appellants have filed the present appeal under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 ('the A and C Act') impugning an order ren.....
Tags : Arbitrator, Appointment, Disclosure
Kerala High Court: Devaswom Board Can Only Make Regular Appointments(04.10.2021)
Kerala High Court has observed that Devaswom Board has the constitutional obligation to make appointment only in fulfilment of the statutory procedure.....
Tags : CKerala High Court, Devaswom Board, Appointments
Allahabad HC: Sister Can't Claim Benefit of Compassionate Appointment in Presence of Wife(22.08.2022)
Allahabad High Court has held that as per the UP Recruitment of Dependents of Government Servants Dying in Harness Rules, 1974, the benefit of compass.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Compassionate Appointment, Wife
Raj. HC: No Compassionate Appointment Where Bereaved Family Does Not Face Indigent Circumstances(22.08.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has upheld the decision of a bank denying compassionate appointment saying that the deceased's family was not facing indigent cir.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Compassionate Appointment, Indigent
Gau. HC: If Arbitrator Not Appointed within 30 Days, Right to Appoint Doesn’t Forfeit Automatically(18.06.2025)
Gauhati High Court has observed that if there is no appointment of arbitrator within thirty days of demand then the right to appoint does not forfeit .....
Tags : Gauhati High Court, Right to Appoint, Appointment of Arbitrator
SC: Cannot Extend Compassionate Appointments to Absurd Limits(19.06.2025)
Supreme Court while denying compassionate appointment to the petitioner who was the son of Principal Commissioner, Central Excise, has stated that com.....
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Delhi HC: MD Appointing Sole Arbitrator after Failure of Appointment Violates SC’s Mandate(19.06.2025)
Delhi High Court has observed that an arbitration clause allowing appointment of sole arbitrator by Managing Director of the Company if there is failu.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Sole Arbitrator, Failure of Appointment
SC Upholds Manik Bhattacharya's Arrest in Bengal Teacher Recruitment Scam Case(20.10.2022)
Supreme Court has declined to interfere with the arrest of Trinamool Congress leader and former chairman of West Bengal Board of Primary Education Man.....
Tags : Supreme Court, money laundering, appointment
Top Story
A little more compassion for married daughters(30.11.2015)
It may not quite be the “but-for-sex”, but Chhattisgarh High Court’s ruling took a step in quelling another probably archaic, certainly egregious gove.....
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Notifications & Circulars
Shri Sushil Chandra takes over as the Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)(01.11.2016)
Shri Sushil Chandra, IRS (1980 Batch), today took over as the Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). He succeeds Ms Rani A Nair who superannu.....
Tags : Appointment, Chairman, CBDT
President Appoints Commission to Examine Sub Categorization of other Backward Classes under Article 340 of the Constitution(02.10.2017)
The President today i.e. on 02.10.2017, in exercise of the powers conferred by article 340 of the Constitution appointed a Commission to examine the s.....
Tags : Commission, Appointment, Sub Categorization, OBCs
Compassionate appointment is not a Rule and cannot be sought as a matter of right(17.11.2022)
In facts of present matter, Applicant was minor at the time of death of his mother. Respondents have paid the retiral dues and also granted family pen.....
Tags : Compassionate appointment, Eligibility, Right
Law/Rules regarding Appointment and Reservation(12.12.2018)
Instructions provide for appointment of Liaison Officers in each Ministry/Department to ensure effective implementation of the reservation policy for .....
Tags : Appointment, Reservation, Rules
Orissa HC: Married Daughters Can't be Denied Benefit Under Rehabilitation Assistance Scheme(31.10.2022)
Orissa High Court while reaffirming rights of married daughter to seek compassionate employment upon death of her father has held that married daughte.....
Tags : Orissa High Court, Married Daughter, Compassionate Appointment
Del HC : More Judicial Appointments Required for MCOCA Cases(19.02.2026)
Delhi High Court while dismissing an appeal filed by women challenging denial of default bail in a MCOCA case stated that it would do well for High Co.....
Tags : MCOCA, Special Court, Judicial Appointment
SC: No Vested Right to Appointment For Next Candidate if Selected One Doesn't Join(24.03.2026)
Supreme Court ruled that a candidate has no right to claim appointment from a select list merely because a selected candidate failed to join or comple.....
Tags : Vested Right, Appointment, Candidate
Kerala HC Rejects Plea Against Appointment of VS Achuthanandan’s Son as IHRD Director-In-Charge(31.03.2026)
Kerala High Court dismissed a writ petition challenging the appointment of Dr. V.A. Arun Kumar, son of late former Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan, .....
Tags : Appointment, Director-in-Charge, Institute of Human Resources Development
SC Expresses Disappointment as WB Chief Secretary was Unreachable During Judges’ Gherao(06.04.2026)
Supreme Court strongly criticized West Bengal’s administrative response, saying it was extremely disappointed that the Chief Secretary was unreachable.....
Tags : Disappointment, Judge, Chief Secretary
Mad HC: Lawyers Enlisted by Banks Don’t Hold Civil Post; Not Entitled to Reservation Under Art. 16(06.02.2024)
Madras High Court has held that the lawyers who are empanelled by the banks to represent them in cases do not hold a civil post and thus, the law of r.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Article 16 of Constitution, Reservation, Appointment
Procedure prescribed in the Agreement before invocation of the Arbitration Agreement necessarily needs to be followed(18.01.2023)
Present petition has been filed under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 seeking appointment of an Arbitrator for adjudicating t.....
Tags : Dispute, Appointment, Arbitrator
Supreme Court: Position of Deputy Chief Minister Merely A Label, Appointment Not Unconstitutional(12.02.2024)
SC while dismissing a PIL challenging the appointment of Deputy Chief Ministers, has held that a Deputy Chief Minister is first a minister in the gove.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Appointment, Deputy Chief Ministers
SC Stressed Caution in Uniformed Service Appointments and Restored Dismissal of an Unfit Constable(21.04.2026)
Supreme Court held that a medically unfit candidate cannot retain a police post due to administrative lapses or parity claims, reiterating that eligib.....
Tags : Uniformed Service Appointments, Constable, Caution
Supreme Court: No Right to Full Tenure Exists When Appointment is Made ‘Until Further Orders’(29.04.2026)
Supreme Court held that appointments subject to “until further orders” do not grant a right to complete the full tenure, upholding the curtailment of .....
Tags : Tenure; Appointment; Right
Gauhati HC: Officer Resigning Without New Govt Appointment Cannot Claim Pension under Assam Service(05.05.2026)
Gauhati High Court held that under Assam Service (Pension) Rules, voluntary resignation without joining another qualifying government post forfeits pa.....
Tags : Appointment; Officer; Pension
SC: Appointing Candidates on Contract Against Advertised Regular Posts is Patently Illegal(14.05.2026)
SC held that contractual appointments against advertisements for regular posts are illegal and unconstitutional without recorded reasons for different.....
Tags : Contractual Appointments; Regular Posts; Illegal
Supreme Court: Curable Irregularity in Appointments Cannot Nullify Entire Recruitment Process(16.06.2026)
Supreme Court held that a procedural defect at the final stage of recruitment cannot by itself invalidate appointments made through an otherwise fair .....
Tags : Curable Irregularity; Appointments; Recruitment
SC Upholds Haryana Rule Delaying Aid to Kin Accused of Murdering Government Employees(16.06.2026)
SC upheld the validity of Rule 23(1) of the Haryana Compassionate Assistance Rules, 2019, which suspends financial assistance to a deceased employee’s.....
Tags : Government Employees; Accused; Compassionate Appointment
Patna HC: BAU Statutes Cannot Convert 2011 Direct Recruitment into Tenure Appointment(06.07.2026)
Patna HC held that Bihar Agricultural University Statutes, 2010, notified in 2017, cannot apply retrospectively to convert a 2011 direct recruitment s.....
Tags : Bihar Agricultural University Statutes; Direct Recruitment; Appointment
Kerala HC Approves New Public Prosecutor Appointment Guidelines After a Minor Revision(09.07.2026)
Ker HC approved State's draft rules for appointing District Government Pleaders, Public Prosecutors & Additional Public Prosecutors after ordering one.....
Tags : Appointment; Public Prosecutor; Guidelines
Supreme Court: Employers Cannot Deny Compassionate Appointments Through Delays(20.07.2026)
Supreme Court held that an employer cannot delay deciding a medical voluntary retirement application until the employee crosses the age limit and then.....
Tags : Employer; Compassionate Appointment; Voluntary Retirement
Meghalaya HC: No Discretion for Governor in Appointments in District Councils in Tribal Areas(19.02.2020)
Meghalaya High Court has held that the Governor of the State does not have any discretion in the matter of appointments to the Executive Committee of .....
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As the existence of the Arbitration Agreement and due invocation thereof are not denied, it is not for present Court to enter into the merits of the claims raised by the parties(06.02.2023)
Present petition has been filed under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 seeking appointment of an Arbitrator for adjudicating t.....
Tags : Dispute, Appointment, Arbitrator
Nomination of employee to a post in pure discretion and subjective satisfaction of the previous Government does not vests any right to continue on posts(20.06.2023)
In present case, the Petitioners assail order cancelling their appointment as Members/Chairman of the Maharashtra State Commission for Scheduled Caste.....
Tags : Post, Appointment, Cancellation
Risk Management System - Appointment of Chief Risk Officer (CRO) for NBFCs(16.05.2019)
With the increasing role of NBFCs in direct credit intermediation, there is a need for NBFCs to augment risk management practices. While Boards of NBF.....
Tags : Appointment, CRO, NBFCs
Mere negotiations will not postpone the "cause of action" for the purpose of limitation(18.05.2023)
Present is a petition under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, filed at the instance of a company based in Switzerland and e.....
Tags : Appointment, Arbitrator, Time -period
Once the appointment has been declared illegal and void ab initio, a person cannot legally continue in service(22.08.2023)
The writ petition was filed by the Appellant in the High Court in the year 2008 praying for release of her salary from 12th March, 2001 onwards. It wa.....
Tags : Appointment, Salary, Payment
Supersession of notification number S.O. 1575(E) dated the 16th May, 2017(29.04.2019)
Whereas, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 11 of the National Investigation Act, 2008 (34 of 2008) (hereinafter referr.....
Tags : Supersession, Notification, Appointment
Appointment of Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India(28.02.2022)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1)(a) and sub-section (4) of section 4 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15.....
Tags : Appointment, Chairman, Post
Centre issues new Rules for appointment of Members to Tribunals(12.02.2020)
The Union Ministry of Finance has framed fresh rules prescribing uniform norms for the appointment and service conditions of members to various tribun.....
Tags : Tribunal Members, Appointment, New Rules
When the arbitration agreement itself is void, Court would decline to refer the parties to arbitration despite the existence of an arbitration clause(11.09.2023)
The present petition under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 seeks appointment of an arbitrator for adjudication of disputes wh.....
Tags : Dispute, Appointment, Arbitrator
Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Second Amendment Rules, 2020(29.04.2020)
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 149 read with section 469 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government hereby makes .....
Tags : Amendment, Rules, Appointment, Directors
First meeting of Search Committee for recommending a panel of names for appointment as Chairperson and Members of the Lokpal(30.01.2019)
The first meeting of the Search Committee for recommending a panel of names for appointment as Chairperson and Members of the Lokpal was held on 29th .....
Tags : First meeting, Search Committee, Appointment, Lokpal
Judges appointed to various High Courts(06.04.2016)
The President approved appointments of numerous Judges and Additional Judges to the Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Allahabad.....
Tags : Appointment, judges, high courts
Appointment of Internal Ombudsman by the Credit Information Companies(06.10.2022)
1. Please refer to paragraph 2 of the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies dated August 5, 2022, wherein the decision to bring Credit In.....
Tags : Appointment, Internal Ombudsman, Companies
New Appointments Not To Be Made From In-Service Candidates Against Bar Quota Rules Supreme Court(10.05.2019)
Supreme Court has ordered that, no new appointments to the post of District Judges shall be made from in-service candidates against quota reserved for.....
Tags : Appointment, District Judges, Interim relief
Amendment in Notary Rules; Experience required as legal practitioner by persons with benchmark disabilities reduced(29.05.2021)
The Central Government has notified Notaries (Amendment) Rules, 2021 to amend the Notaries Rules, 1956. Through the specified amendment Rules, after c.....
Tags : Notary Rules, Persons with benchmark disabilities, Appointment
Chhattisgarh HC: Clause for Compensatory Recruitment to Include Female Dependents(31.01.2022)
Chhattisgarh High Court has held that a clause in an agreement under Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, which only entitled a male dependent for compensat.....
Tags : Chhattisgarh High Court, Compassionate Appointment, Exclusion of Female Dependents
SC to Centre/State: Amend CP Rules on Appointment Process of Commission Members(15.03.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Centre & States to comply with direction in Secretary, Ministry of Consumer Affairs v. Dr. Mahindra Bhaskar Limaye (MANU/SC.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Consumer Protection Rules, Amendment, Appointment Process
Calcutta HC Quashes Appointment of 29 Vice-Chancellors of State Universities(17.03.2023)
Calcutta HC while quashing 29 appointments has ruled that the State has no authority to appoint, re-appoint or extend the tenures of Vice Chancellors .....
Tags : Calcutta HC, Appointment, Vice Chancellors
Kerala HC Upholds Reappointment of Kannur University Vice Chancellor(24.02.2022)
Kerala High Court has dismissed an appeal against a single judge order upholding the re-appointment of Dr Gopinath Ravindran as the Vice-Chancellor of.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Reappointment of Kannur University Vice Chancellor
SC Dismisses Plea Against Appointment of Adv. Victoria Gowri as Madras HC Judge(07.02.2023)
Supreme Court has dismissed the petitions challenging the appointment of Advocate L. Victoria Gowri as an additional judge of the Madras High Court. S.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Appointment, Adv. Victoria Gowri
Cal HC: All Unilateral Appointments Not Invalid Unless Appointed Arbitrator Falls Within Schedule 7(15.02.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that all unilateral appointment of arbitrator are not invalid per se unless the arbitrator’s relationship falls within th.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Unilateral Appointments, Seventh Schedule, Arbitration
Appointment of Shri Rangachari Sridharan as the Chairperson, the National Financial Reporting Authority(28.11.2018)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 132 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government vide office orde.....
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Shri Shaktikanta Das appointed as Governor of RBI(12.12.2018)
Shri Shaktikanta Das, IAS Retd., former Secretary, Department of Revenue and Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India .....
Tags : Governor, RBI, Appointment
Once the seat of arbitration is fixed, the same would be in the nature of an exclusive jurisdiction clause binding the parties to a specific court(26.09.2023)
By way of present petition filed under Section 11(6) and (8) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act), the Petitioner seeks app.....
Tags : Appointment, Arbitration, Jurisdiction
RBI issues advisory to banks to ensure the presence of two Whole Time Directors(25.10.2023)
RBI advises banks to ensure the presence of at least two Whole Time Directors (WTDs), including the MD and CEO, on their Boards. The number of WTDs sh.....
Tags : Appointment, Time Director, Board
Appointment date for the purpose of some provisos and sub-sections of Income-Tax Act, 1961(01.09.2021)
In exercise of the powers conferred by the second proviso to sub-section (1) of section 245-O, sub-section (2) of section 245P, sub-section (4) of sec.....
Tags : Appointment date, Release, Income-Tax
Appointment and transfer of judges in High Court(10.03.2016)
The President of India confirmed appointment of 11 Additional Judges of the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad to be Judges at the same. Also, at t.....
Tags : Judges, appointment, high court
RBI appoints Smt. Surekha Marandi as New ED(03.01.2017)
The Reserve Bank of India has appointed Smt. Surekha Marandi as Executive Director (ED) consequent upon superannuation of Shri U.S. Paliwal who retire.....
Tags : Appointment, Executive Director, RBI
SC: Election Comm’r to be Appointed on Advice of Committee Consisting of PM, Opposition Leader & CJI(02.03.2023)
Supreme Court Constitution Bench has held that Election Commissioners will be appointed by President on advice of a Committee consisting of Prime Mini.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Election Commissioners, Committee, Appointment
SC Upholds Bom HC Order Quashing Rules Prescribing Eligiblity for Consumer Commission Appointments(03.03.2023)
Supreme Court while upholding Bombay High Court decision to quash provisions of Consumer Protection Rules 2020 prescribing eligibility for Consumer Co.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Consumer Commission, Appointment, Consumer Protection Rules
Supreme Court Asks State of Jharkhand to Make Regular Appointments Only(02.08.2018)
Supreme Court has directed State of Jharkhand to consider making regular appointments only, dropping the idea of making irregular appointments so as t.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Appointments
Rajasthan High Court: Do Away With Contractual Appointment or 'Total Adhocism' Amongst Teachers(29.05.2019)
Rajasthan High Court while terming it as glaring example of the "hire & fire" policy and depriving teachers from the service benefits impressed upon t.....
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Supreme Court: Split Verdict Delivered on Appointment of Shiksha Karmis in Madhya Pradesh(08.04.2024)
Supreme Court has delivered a split verdict in a case regarding the appointment of Shiksha Karmis in Madhya Pradesh. While Justice JK Maheshwari uphel.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Shiksha Karmis, Split Verdict, Appointment
SC Questions Centre, AMU About Norms Flouted in Appointment of Vice Chancellor(20.09.2016)
SC while questioning the mode and method in which the Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has been appointed, asked that how University.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Aligarh Muslim University, appointment of Vice Chancellor, University Grants Commission
Chief Justices appointed and justices shuffled(24.02.2016)
Justice Vineet Saran of the Karnataka High Court has been appointed Chief Justice of Orissa High Court. Justice Subhro Kamal Mukherjee, judge of the K.....
Tags : High court, appointment, transfer, high court, February 2016
Determination of the seat vests exclusive jurisdiction upon the courts located at the designated seat to supervise the arbitration proceedings(08.01.2024)
The Petitioner has invoked the jurisdiction of this Court under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 ["Arbitration Act"] for appoi.....
Tags : Appointment, Arbitrator, Jurisdiction
Madras High Court Quashes Appointment of Government Pleader Accused of Giving Death Threats(17.03.2022)
Madras High Court has set aside the appointment of the latter as a Government Pleader for a District Munsif Court in Periyakulam, concluding that ther.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Appointment of Government Pleader
Supreme Court Issues Notice in SLP Seeking Appointment of Arangavalar Committee(21.03.2022)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a SLP preferred by Hindu Dharma Parishad seeking appointment of Arangavalar Committee (Trustee Committee) headed by.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Appointment of Arangavalar Committee
SC: No New Appointments to be Made from In-Service Candidates Against Bar Quota to the Post of DJ(16.05.2019)
Supreme Court has ordered that no new appointments to the post of District Judges shall be made from in-service candidates against quota reserved for .....
Tags : SC, Appointment
SC Dismisses Plea by District Judge Challenging Appointment of Additional Judges(04.05.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking quashing of Presidential Order dated 30th April, 2020 which appointed a "junior" as Additional Judge of the.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Appointment of Additional Judges
Allahabad HC: Provisions of Compassionate Appointment Applicable to DRDA Employees(06.05.2021)
Allahabad High Court has held that the provisions of compassionate appointment as contained under the UP Recruitment of Dependents of Government Serva.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Provisions of Compassionate Appointment
Calcutta HC Directs Former WBSSC Advisor To Disclose His Assets in SSC Group-D Recruitment Scam(30.03.2022)
Calcutta High Court has affirmed a Single Judge's order directing S.P. Sinha, former West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC) advisor to provide d.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, S.P. Sinha, Bengal School Service Commission, appointment, Higher Secondary, West Bengal Board of Secondary Education
Delhi HC: Challenge against Appointment of Arbitrator Can't Be Under Section 14 of the A&C Act(04.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that Section 14 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (A&C Act) does not provide a separate remedy to the partie.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Section 14 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, appointment of an arbitrator
Supreme Court: Ad-Hoc Appointments Are Not Contractual(14.08.2018)
Supreme Court has said that although temporary, ad-hoc & contractual appointments are used in contradiction to a regular & permanent appointment but b.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Ad-Hoc Appointments
Cal HC: Unilateral Appointment Renders Arbitrator Ineligible Even Without Further Allegation of Bias(10.07.2024)
Calcutta High Court has held that even a unilateral appointment of an Arbitrator, without any further allegation of bias, renders the Arbitrator ineli.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Unilateral Appointment, Arbitrator
CG HC on Compassionate Appt: Enquiry on financial dependency can’t be done if Kin is in Govt Service(22.06.2023)
Chhattisgarh High Court has held that Court cannot order enquiry to determine dependency of other family members upon a family member who is already a.....
Tags : Chhattisgarh High Court, Compassionate Appointment, Enquiry, Dependency
MP HC: Compassionate Appointment Can be Provided by Pvt. Institutions but without State’s Aid(01.08.2024)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that private institutions can provide compassionate appointment to individuals but it must be done without the expe.....
Tags : MP High Court, Private Institutions, Compassionate Appointment
SC: Dismissal of Employees Given Compassionate Appointment on Forged Documents, Approved(03.08.2024)
Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal of employees who were given compassionate appointment on the basis of forged documents and expressed displeasur.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Compassionate Appointment, Forged Documents
Arbitration Clause from another contract can be incorporated into the contract only by a specific reference(19.03.2024)
The present appeals challenge the interim order and final judgment passed by the High Court, whereby the High Court allowed the application under Sect.....
Tags : Appointment, Arbitrator, Legality
Existence of reasons must be seen in impugned order itself and cannot be supplemented by a subsequent affidavit(01.08.2018)
The Registrar of Co-operative Societies, exercising power under Section 67A of the Goa Cooperative Societies Act, 2001 appointed two directors to the .....
Tags : Appointment, Suo motu power, Validity
Litigants cannot directly approach High Court by overlooking jurisdiction of Central Administrative Tribunal(13.07.2020)
The legal controversy that arises for consideration is the maintainability of the present petition before present Court. Petitioner successfully quali.....
Tags : Appointment, Legality, Jurisdiction
Appointment of arbitrator can be challenged only in circumstances that give rise to justifiable doubt as to his independence or impartiality(04.06.2024)
Present Petition is filed under Section 11(5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, ('the Act, 1996') seeking appointment of a sole Arbitrato.....
Tags : Appointment, Arbitrator, Independence
Raj. HC: In Absence of Statutory Rules, Denying Appt. on Basis of Minimum Height is Discriminatory(26.07.2024)
Raj. HC while granting relief to a woman seeking appointment at post of geologist, has held that since statutory rules framed regarding recruitment in.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Denying Appointment, Minimum Height
SC Directs Centre to Complete Process of Reappointment of NCLT and NCLAT Members at Earliest(01.06.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the Central government to complete the process of reappointment of members of National Company Law Tribunal and National Co.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Reappointment of NCLT and NCLAT Members
PIL in SC: Seeking 2 Yrs. Cooling Off Period for Retired Judges Before Accepting Political Appt.(31.05.2023)
Bombay Lawyer’s Association has filed PIL in Supreme Court seeking cooling off period of two years before any retired judge of Supreme Court or High C.....
Tags : Bombay Lawyer’s Association, Supreme Court, High Court, Retired Judge, Political Appointment
Allahabad HC: Definition of Dependent Family to Include ‘Widowed Daughter’(25.11.2024)
Allahabad HC while granting relief of compassionate appointment to a deceased employee’s widowed daughter, has held that even after marriage as also a.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Compassionate Appointment, Widowhood
Gau. HC: In Absence of Clear Guidelines for Recruitment Docs., Applicant Can’t be Denied Appointment(30.08.2024)
Gauhati High Court while hearing a petition for appointment of petitioner to the post of Junior Engineer, has held that if clear and proper guidelines.....
Tags : Gauhati High Court, Recruitment Documents, Appointment
The equivalence of a qualification is not a matter that can be determined in exercise of power of judicial review(06.08.2024)
The Appellant, appeared in the written test on 10th October, 2009 and cleared the exam. The KPSC invited the Appellant vide letter dated 03rd October,.....
Tags : Appointment, Advertisement, Eligibility
Operation of a statute could not be curbed by private action of parties(06.08.2024)
The Petitioner is a company, which claims to be a 'small' enterprise under Section 2(m) of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 20.....
Tags : Arbitrator, Appointment, Notification
When there is no lapse/delay on the part of the Applicant, he cannot be punished for the same(15.12.2022)
The original writ Petitioners have preferred the present appeal feeling aggrieved with the impugned judgment and order passed by the High Court by whi.....
Tags : Appointment, Eligibility, Direction
High Court can interfere into the order of Trial Court in the revisional jurisdiction only when Trial Court has exercised jurisdiction not vested in it by law(05.07.2022)
The present petition has been filed challenging the order whereby the learned Trial Court has rejected the request of the Petitioner for appointment o.....
Tags : Appointment, Local Commissioner, Jurisdiction
SC: Process of Judicial Appointments to Superior Court is Not the Prerogative of a Single Individual(09.09.2024)
SC has observed that process of judicial appointments to a superior court is not the prerogative of a single individual. Instead, it is a collaborativ.....
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Supreme Court: Can’t Discriminate Amongst Homogenous Class of Candidates(12.09.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that while determining eligibility of a candidate for appointment, discrimination cannot be done amongst homogenous class o.....
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SC: Preparation of Final Select List Signals Conclusion of the Appointment Process(07.10.2024)
Supreme Court has stated that the preparation of the final select list signals the conclusion of the appointment process and scrapping the entire proc.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Final Select List, Fresh Appointment
SC: Can’t Claim Salary Once Appointment is Declared Illegal & Void Ab Initio(24.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that once the appointment of employee has been declared illegal and void ab initio, continuing in service and salary claims bec.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Salary, Appointment, Illegal
AP HC: Limitation for Seeking Appoint. of Arbitrator Commences After Notice Invoking Arb. is Issued(24.02.2025)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that limitation period for filing an application seeking appointment of arbitrator under Section 11 (6) of the Arbi.....
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Appointments to Public Bodies Must Be Based on Talent: Bombay High Court(23.01.2018)
Bombay High Court, while observing that appointments to all public bodies must solely be based on “talent”, has denied relief to a group of lower cadr.....
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Madhya Pradesh High Court Stays MPPSC's Selection Process for Appointment of Medical Officers(27.09.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has stayed notification issued by the Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission (MPPSC) for conducting interviews for the pur.....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, Appointment of Medical Officers
Del. HC: Participation in Arbitral Proc. Doesn’t Imply Acceptance of Arbitrator’s Unilateral Appoin.(24.03.2025)
Delhi High Court has held that mere participation in the arbitration proceedings cannot tantamount to acceptance of unilateral appointment of Arbitrat.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Unilateral Appointment, Arbitration Proceedings
Del. HC: Can’t Set Aside Award When Objection Not Raised before Arbitrator or Court(13.02.2025)
Delhi High Court has held that an award cannot be set aside for the reason that appointment of Arbitrator was illegal, when such objection was not rai.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Arbitrator, Appointment
SC: Supreme Court Summarises Principles Relating to Compassionate Appointment(17.02.2025)
The Supreme Court while setting aside Judgment of Division Bench has summarised principles relating to compassionate appointment stating that idea of .....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice Seeking Appointment of Doctors in Government Run Hospitals(24.11.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation seeking immediate appointment of adequate number of doctors including paramedical s.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Appointment of Doctors in Government Run Hospitals
Delhi HC: Terminal Benefit Interest Must be Considered For Ex-Gratia Compensation Eligibility(29.09.2025)
Delhi High Court held that notional interest on terminal benefits received by the family of a deceased government employee is a relevant factor in ass.....
Tags : Terminal Benefit, Ex-Gratia, Compassionate Appointment
Allahabad HC Fines SBI ?1 Lakh for Delay in Deciding Compassionate Appointment Claim(30.09.2025)
Allahabad High Court imposed a ?1 lakh cost on the State Bank of India for failing to decide a compassionate appointment application for five years, t.....
Tags : Compassionate Appointment, State Bank of India, Claim
SC: Can’t Deny Appointment if Candidate was Acquitted in the Case Tried for Offence Under 498A IPC(05.12.2022)
Supreme Court has directed appointment of a candidate whose candidature was rejected on the ground that he was tried for the offence under Section 498.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Appointment, 498A
MP HC: Compassionate Appointment of a Person Rules Out his/her Claim of a Higher Post(09.01.2024)
Madhya Pradesh High Court held that once an individual has accepted the appointment on a compassionate basis, he/she cannot claim an appointment at a .....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, Compassionate Appointment, Higher Post
All. HC: No Sympathy for Person Getting Appointment Based on Forged Documents(12.01.2024)
Allahabad High Court has held that a person, who has acquired an appointment as Teacher based on forged educational documents, cannot be entitled to a.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Appointment, Forged Documents
Bombay HC: Pre-2015 Unilateral Arbitrator Appointments Remain Valid if Authorised by Contract(06.08.2026)
Bombay High Court ruled that pre-October 23, 2015 unilateral arbitrator appointments remain legally valid when supported by contractual terms. However.....
Tags : Arbitrator Appointments; Contract; Valid
Karnataka HC Sets Aside Order Appointing Advocate Ravindranath Kamath as the SPP(21.10.2021)
Karnataka High Court has set aside the Government Order of appointing advocate Ravindranath Kamath as the Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) for conducti.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Appointment of Special Public Prosecutor
A candidate suppressing the material information or giving false information cannot claim right to continuance in service(03.11.2020)
The employer – Punjab National Bank has preferred the present appeal against impugned judgment passed by the High Court by which the High Court has di.....
Tags : Appointment, Direction, Legality
In the absence of any other method prescribed under the Rules concerned, change of leader has to be in the same democratic process of induction(01.09.2021)
The Appellant has approached present Court being aggrieved by the judgment and order passed by the High Court, thereby dismissing the writ petition ch.....
Tags : Appointment, Procedure, Legality
Kar. HC: No Compassionate Appointment of Sister Upon Death of Married Brother(13.09.2023)
Karnataka High Court as held that under Karnataka Civil Services (Appointment on Compassionate Grounds) Rules, 1996, sister doesn’t figure in the defi.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Compassionate Appointment, Sister, Deceased Male
SC Uploads Complete Process of Appointments of Judges to HCs and SC(06.05.2025)
Supreme Court has published on its website the entire process of appointments of Judges to the High Court and the Supreme Court in order to make the p.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Appointments, High Court
HP HC: Home Guards Not Entitled to Compassionate Appointment Scheme(24.07.2025)
HP HC has held that when the job performed by Home Guards has been assessed to be purely of temporary nature, it will not be prudent to hold their dep.....
Tags : HP High Court, Home Guards, Compassionate Appointment Scheme
Kerala High Court: Widow’s Remarriage No Bar to Compassionate Appointment(13.11.2025)
Kerala High Court held that a widow’s remarriage does not affect her statutory right to appointment under Rule 51B of the Kerala Education Rules, 1959.....
Tags : Widow, Remarriage, Compassionate Appointment
Raj HC Upholds Padmesh Mishra’s AAG Appointment, Noting Advocacy Skill isn’t Tied to Experience(04.12.2025)
Rajasthan HC upheld the single judge’s decision rejecting the challenge to Padmesh Mishra’s appointment as Additional Advocate General in the Supreme .....
Tags : Appointment, Additional Advocate General, Experience
Supreme Court: Compassionate Appointees Cannot Later Claim Entitlement to a Higher Post(15.12.2025)
Supreme Court held that a person who accepts a compassionate appointment cannot later seek a higher post, stressing that such appointments are excepti.....
Tags : Compassionate Appointment, Higher Post, Claim
Cal. HC: No Benefit to Appointees Once Issue of Illegal Appointment has been Conclusively Decided(23.06.2025)
Cal. HC has observed that once the highest Court of the land has decided the issue of illegal appointment conclusively and opined that the appointment.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Illegal Appointment, Statutory Authority
Telangana HC: Appointment of Arbitrator by One Party after Due Notice Cannot be Challenged(01.07.2025)
Telangana High Court has observed that appointment of an arbitrator solely by one party in accordance with the agreed terms & after giving due notice .....
Tags : Telangana High Court, Unilateral Appointment, Fair Opportunity
Raj HC: Having Different Age Criteria For Contractual and Regular Appointments is Unconstitutional(13.01.2026)
Rajasthan High Court struck down Rule 6 of the 2022 Contractual Hiring Rules as unconstitutional, holding that prescribing 21 years for contractual re.....
Tags : Age Criteria, Contractual, Regular Appointments
Allahabad HC: Will in Favor of Someone Does Not Affect Compassionate Appointment Based on Dependency(14.01.2026)
Allahabad High Court held that under the U.P. Recruitment of Dependents of Government Servants Dying-in-Harness Rules, 1974, compassionate appointment.....
Tags : Will, Compassionate Appointment, Deceased
Allahabad High Court: Recruitment Rules Cannot Override Compassionate Appointments(21.01.2026)
Allahabad High Court held that compassionate appointments are exceptions to standard recruitment processes, and recruitment rules cannot be rigidly ap.....
Tags : Recruitment, Compassionate Appointments, Rules
Delhi High Court: Recruitment Notice Error Creates No Appointment Right Without Vacancy(22.01.2026)
Delhi High Court set aside a CAT order directing appointment based on an erroneous recruitment advertisement, holding that a mistake in the notificati.....
Tags : Recruitment, Error, Appointment
SC: UGC Regulations Override State Law on Forming Search Committees For University VC Appointments(02.02.2026)
Supreme Court ruled that forming a Search-cum-Selection Committee for appointing a University Vice-Chancellor falls under Parliament’s exclusive autho.....
Tags : UGC Regulations, Search Committees, Appointments
Cal. HC: ‘Sexist’ to Exclude Married Daughter from the Scope of Compassionate Appointment(18.10.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that rejection of compassionate appointment solely on the ground of marital status of a daughter is an arbitrary a.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Compassionate Appointment, Married Daughter
SC Flags Conflict in AMU VC Appointment; Husband Presided Over Meeting That Shortlisted Wife(18.08.2025)
CJI-led bench expressed concerns over Prof. Naima Khatoon’s appointment as AMU VC, noting her husband, then officiating VC attended the meeting that s.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Aligarh Muslim University, Naima Khatoon, Conflict of Interest, Appointment,
Calcutta HC: Ramkrishna Mission Can’t Reject Professor’s Appointment Solely over Online Opinions(03.09.2025)
Calcutta High Court directed the Ramkrishna Mission to appoint an eligible assistant professor, ruling that differing views on social media can't just.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Professor, Appointment, Social Media
Supreme Court: Initial Appointment Against Unsanctioned Post No Bar to Regularisation(25.05.2026)
SC held that employees who have served continuously for decades in regular government functions cannot be denied consideration for regularisation mere.....
Tags : Appointment; Unsanctioned Post; Regularisation