12 August 2024

Search Results for Tag : Appointment

Judgments

Candidate Eligible for Appointment as Language Pandit (Telugu) as Rules did not Disqualify a Degree From Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University(22.02.2017)

In facts of present case, Appellants were directed by Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal at Hyderabad to consider the Respondent for appointment t.....

Tags : Rules, Appointment, Eligibility

Process of appointment of Judges by the Collegium system need not remain on hold(01.03.2017)

In facts of present case, writ petition filed by Petitioner was dismissed by Single Judge observing that, a High Court cannot declare Supreme Court’s .....

Tags : Collegium, Appointment, Validity

Agreement to confer exclusive jurisdiction on one of Courts to exclusion of other, neither forbidden by law nor against public policy(04.10.2016)

Instant petition filed by Petitioner against Respondent, Mahindra Logistics Limited, seeking appointment of an Arbitrator to adjudicate disputes betwe.....

Tags : Arbitrator, Appointment, Agreement, Jurisdiction

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.....

Tags : compassionate appointment, married daughter, Chhattisgarh

Appointment to post of Secretary by direct recruitment without exhausting channel of transfer on deputation is illegal(10.04.2017)

Petitioners in both writ petitions, who claim to be artists, sought a writ of quo warranto to set aside appointment of Dr. Sudhakar Sharma as Secretar.....

Tags : Appointment, Validity, Rules, Compliance

Appointment cannot be treated as final when terms and conditions mentioned therein not fulfilled(12.08.2016)

Appellant was appointed as "Chemical Examiner Grade-I" in Customs and Central Excise Department, subject to fulfilling terms and conditions mentioned .....

Tags : Appointment, Conditions therein, Termination, Legality

International Cases

A party to the dispute ought not be appointed as the administrator(10.11.2017)

By chamber summons filed 24 August 2017, the first and second Defendants sought an order appointing an administrator to the estate of the late Maria S.....

Tags : Probate, Appointment, Administrator

Notifications & Circulars

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

Tribunals or Courts cannot direct employer to fill up posts ignoring prescribed procedure for selection and appointment(20.12.2017)

In facts of present case, the Petitioners were holding the certificates issued by the District Rehabilitation Officer, declaring that, they are projec.....

Tags : Appointment, Scheme, Benefit

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

When arbitration clause is not applicable to particular work in question, arbitrator cannot be appointed(11.01.2019)

By way of present application filed under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, the Petitioner, said to have entered into a contra.....

Tags : Arbitrator, Appointment, Clause

Mere inclusion of candidate's name in the select list does not confer any right to be appointed even if some of the vacancies remain unfilled(05.10.2018)

In present matter, Respondent No. 1 is an Autonomous Body, who is entrusted with the duty to conduct recruitment process for the post of Probationary .....

Tags : Wait list, Appointment, Grant

Mere existence of vacancies or empanelment does not create any indefeasible right to appointment(01.04.2019)

In present case, the Appellant is aggrieved by the direction to make appointments against 97 vacancies on the post of Blacksmith Grade II. The sanctio.....

Tags : Vacancies, Appointment, Direction, Validity

A party who alleged plea of fraud or coercion is under obligation to prima facie establish same(28.03.2019)

Present appeals have been filed by the Insurance Company assailing the order passed by the High Court appointing an Arbitrator in exercise of power un.....

Tags : Arbitrator, Appointment, Validity

For issuance of writ of quo warranto, appointment has to be contrary to statutory rules(14.05.2019)

The Petitioner, himself a lawyer, would seek quashment of the appointment of Respondent No. 3 on the post of Deputy Advocate General by issuance of wr.....

Tags : Appointment, Legality, Writ, Issuance

Fixing of any eligibility criteria is within the exclusive domain of Legislature(04.06.2019)

Petitioner applied for the posts of Librarian which were notified vide Advertisement Notification by Respondent No. 2. While notifying these posts, th.....

Tags : Appointment, Eligibility criteria, Age limit

Courts cannot be compelled to take a rigorous and technical view of appointment process(02.05.2019)

In present case, the Plaintiffs sought a declaration confirming their appointment as administrators of Traditional Therapy Clinics Ltd (In liq) (Compa.....

Tags : Appointment, Administrators, Declaration

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

Decision would not be open to interference by Writ Court, if provision of a statutory Rule is capable of two or more constructions and one construction has been adopted(24.07.2019)

In present case, the Respondent No. 1 filed Writ Petition in Calcutta High Court, challenging the impugned communication on the basis that, he was eli.....

Tags : Appointment, Direction, Legality

Satisfaction of the Court is pre-requisite for appointment of a Revenue Officer as a Local Commissioner(19.07.2019)

By way of present petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, 1950, the Petitioners have challenged order, passed by the Court of l.....

Tags : Appointment, Revenue Officer, Legality

Terms on which applications for compassionate appointment would be considered should be strictly adhered to and are subject to policy framed(06.09.2019)

The brief facts of the case are that, the Applicant is the daughter of Late Unnikrishnan K, who died in harness while working as Telecom Mechanic. The.....

Tags : Appointment, Compassionate ground, Entitlement

Appointment on compassionate ground cannot be granted, if criterion for showing compassion is missing(25.07.2019)

The prayer of the Petitioner for being appointed on compassionate ground has been rejected by a communication. The same is impugned in the instant wri.....

Tags : Compassionate appointment, Rejection, Legality

To constitute an arbitration agreement, there has to be statement of claim containing a specific allegation about existence of an arbitration agreement by one party and non denial thereof by other par(22.10.2019)

Present petition has been filed by the Petitioner under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 for appointment of an Arbitrator. The.....

Tags : Dispute, Arbitrator, Appointment

A candidate seeking appointment to a civil post cannot have an indefeasible right to appointment merely because of appearance of his name in merit list(15.01.2020)

In facts of present case, the candidates who were initially appointed as Lower Division Clerks and promoted as Upper Division Clerks/Head Clerks invok.....

Tags : Appointment, Eligibility, Right

Fact of family’s sustenance for long-time is sufficient to deny compassionate appointment(20.12.2019)

In present case, Petitioner seeks quashing of order passed by Respondent No. 2 vide which her case for compassionate appointment was rejected. The hu.....

Tags : Compassionate Appointment, Eligibility, Time period

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

Court will exercise its power under Section 11(6)(a) of Arbitration Act, only where a party fails to act in accordance with appointment procedure agreed between parties(29.08.2019)

The present petition under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 challenges appointment of Mr. R.S. Baswana, District and Sessions .....

Tags : Appointment, Arbitrator, Legality

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

Marks given by Interview Committee are not subject to judicial review unless malafides or extraneous considerations are established(16.03.2020)

In present matter, aggrieved by the selection of the private Respondents No. 3 to 18 as Peon/Orderly/Chowkidar, the Petitioners have fled the instant .....

Tags : Appointment, Malafide, Proof

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

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

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

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

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

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

The appointment of an interim administrator will only be made if there is sufficient reason to do so(24.06.2021)

In present matter, an application is made on behalf of the first and second Plaintiffs seeking an order appointing them as the joint administrators of.....

Tags : Interim administrator, Appointment, Entitlement

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Court has power under Section 25(9) of the Supreme Court Act, to appoint a receiver where it appears to be just and convenient(20.12.2023)

In facts of present case, the first Plaintiff, Jennifer Elizabeth Low, was appointed as liquidator of the second plaintiff, Midwest Marine Pty Ltd (Li.....

Tags : Appointment, Liquidator, Power

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

A person applying for the winding up of a company has to lodge a notice with Australian Securities Investments Commission(15.05.2024)

In present matter, on 7 May 2024, Digital Dealership Pty Ltd (Company) filed an application for orders that it be wound up on the grounds of insolvenc.....

Tags : Winding up, Liquidator, Appointment

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

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

News

Gujarat High Court Issues Notice To Challenge To Minimum Age Criteria For NCLT Appointments(18.11.2021)

Gujarat High Court has issued a notice in a plea challenging vires of Section 413(2) of Companies Act, 2013 that imposes a minimum age limitation of n.....

Tags : Gujarat HC, NCLT Appointments

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.....

Tags : Appointment, Chairperson, NFRA

Kerala High Court: Only Family Court Can Appoint Guardian for Minor(05.01.2022)

Kerala High Court has ruled that while District Courts are empowered to appoint a guardian for a minor's property, only Family Court can appoint a gua.....

Tags : Kerala High Court, Appointment of Guardian for Minor

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

Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea Challenging Appointment of Najma Akhtar as Jamia's Vice-Chancellor(30.01.2020)

Delhi High Court has issued notices to the Union Government, Jamia Millia University, the Central Vigilance Commission, University Grants Commission a.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Jamia Millia Islamia University, Vice Chancellor's Appointment

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

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

Karnataka HC Directs Registry to Take Immediate Steps to Appoint Judicial Officer(05.03.2021)

Karnataka High Court has suggested to its registry to take immediate steps to appoint a Judicial Officer to the designated court to whom all pending 5.....

Tags : Karnataka High Court, Appointment of Judicial Officer

Only Employer and not the Court can decide the eligibility criteria required by candidate to be satisfied for being appointed to post(20.12.2016)

By present writ petition, Petitioner seeks the relief of employment with Respondent no.2/Food Corporation of India/employer to post of Assistant Grade.....

Tags : Appointment, Criteria, Privilege, Employer

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

NCLAT Stays NCLT’s Order Prohibiting Appointment of Ex- Bankers as Resolution Professional(21.01.2020)

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has stayed National Company Law Tribunal’s Order which prohibited appointing a former bank official as indepen.....

Tags : National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Appointment of Ex- Bankers

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

Madras HC: Appointment of Independent Directors in Social Audit of MGNREGA is Must(18.02.2020)

Madras High Court has directed the State of Tamil Nadu to issue fresh Government Order prescribing the qualifications for the appointment of independe.....

Tags : Madras High Court, Appointment of Independent Directors in Social Audit

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

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

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

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 .....

Tags : Meghalaya High Court, Discretion of Governor in Appointments in District Councils

NCLAT: CIRP Against Real Estate Company to Affect the Only Project Concerned(13.02.2020)

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has held that an insolvency process against a real estate company will impact only the project concerned and n.....

Tags : National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Appointment of Ex- Bankers

SC Upholds Quashing of Appointment of Instructors in Haryana(09.04.2020)

Supreme Court has upheld a 2013 judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which had quashed the appointments of 1,983 physical training instructo.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Appointment of Instructors

Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Age Criteria for Appointment of DMRC Managing Director(03.03.2022)

Delhi High Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation filed by Advocate Aswhini Kumar Upadhyay, challenging the age criteria for appointm.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Appointment of DMRC Managing Director

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

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

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

SC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Removal of Govt. Control over Appointment(08.01.2021)

Supreme Court has issued notice on a Petition filed by Jamiat Ulema-I-Hind seeking directions to remove the Government control over the appointment of.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Appointment in National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions

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

Karnataka High Court Sets Aside Appointment of Assistant Government Pleader(18.02.2020)

Karnataka High Court has upheld an order passed by the Karnataka Administrative Tribunal, setting aside the appointment of an Assistant Public Prosecu.....

Tags : Karnataka High Court, Appointment of Assistant Government Pleader

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

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

Delhi High Court Seeks Response of HRD and Jamia Millia University on VC’s Appointment(28.01.2020)

Delhi High Court has sought the response of the Centre and Jamia Millia Islamia University on a plea challenging the appointment of the current Vice-C.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Vice Chancellor Appointment, Jamia Millia Islamia University

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

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

Court can Appoint Arbitrator Only After Resorting to Procedure in Arbitration Agreement: SC(01.04.2019)

Supreme Court has observed that High Court, while dealing with an application under Section 11(6) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, seeking appoint.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Appointment of Arbitrators

Principles of natural justice are to be followed, when civil right of person already appointed or employed are affected(31.03.2017)

By present petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, Petitioner questions order/communication issued by Chancellor, Rashtrasant Tukdo.....

Tags : Complaint, Appointment, Validity

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.....

Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Appointment

MP HC Upholds Judgment on Compassionate Appointment of Married Daughter(19.04.2021)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has expressed its agreement with the position taken by a Full Bench of the High Court in Indore, vis-à-vis consideration of .....

Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, Compassionate Appointment of Married Daughter

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.....

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Supreme Court Stays Rajasthan High Court Order on CIC Appointment(13.08.2015)

Supreme Court has turned down Rajasthan High Court order seeking Government’s reply on appointment of one chief information commissioner (CIC) and fou.....

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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.....

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Madras HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Appointment of Retd. Justice S. Baskaran(26.02.2021)

Madras High Court has issued notice on a petition challenging appointment of retired High Court Judge, Justice S Baskaran, as the Chairperson of the T.....

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Calcutta HC Orders Cancellation of Appointment of Assistant Teachers in Murshidabad District(23.02.2022)

Calcutta High Court has ordered the cancellation of appointment of six assistant teachers in the Murshidabad district after noting that they had been .....

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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.....

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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.....

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Supreme Court Seeks Reply on CVC Appointment(14.08.2015)

Supreme Court has sought Centre's response to a PIL challenging appointment of former Central Board of Direct Taxes head KV Chaudhary as chief vigila.....

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Govt. Eases Salary Reporting Norms(05.07.2016)

Govt. has notified Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Amendment Rules, 2016 and simplified salary reporting requirements.....

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Madras HC Dismisses Plea Challenging Appointment of Executive Officers in Hindu Temples(24.02.2022)

Madras High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation filed by Indic Collective Trust and its President TR Ramesh challenging the appointment o.....

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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.....

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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 .....

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Calcutta HC Orders CBI Probe into Irregularities in Non-Teaching Staff Appointments(23.11.2021)

Calcutta High Court has ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to conduct a preliminary inquiry into the alleged irregularities in the appo.....

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SC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Removal of Govt. Control over Appointment(08.01.2021)

Supreme Court has issued notice on a Petition filed by Jamiat Ulema-I-Hind seeking directions to remove the Government control over the appointment of.....

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HP High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Compassionate Appointment in View of State's Policy(13.01.2022)

Himachal Pradesh High Court has dismissed a plea seeking compassionate appointment filed by a son while noting that his mother is already in Governmen.....

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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.....

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SC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Appointment of Full-Term Member for National Commission for SC/ST(11.01.2021)

Supreme Court has issued notice on a plea seeking appointment of full-term Chairman, Vice-Chairman and other members of the National Commissions for S.....

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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.....

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Bom. HC Restrains State from Appointing Engineers Under EWS Quota Until Decision on SEBC Reservation(07.12.2022)

Bombay High Court has ordered Maharashtra Public Services Commission from issuing appointment letters for engineers under the reserved Economically We.....

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Allahabad HC: Can't Presume a Person to be Financially Stable Merely Because he Got Married(03.11.2022)

Allahabad High Court has held that marriage of an individual is no ground to deny him/her compassionate appointment as entering into marital relations.....

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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.....

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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 .....

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SC Stays Kerala HC Judgment Setting Aside Appointment of District Judge(12.01.2021)

Supreme Court has stayed a Kerala High Court judgment which set aside the appointment of a District Judge on the ground that, at the time of issuing t.....

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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.....

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J&K&L HC: Adhoc Employee Can't Replace Another Adhoc Employee(08.12.2022)

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court while observing that an ad hoc employee cannot be replaced by another ad hoc employee, has held that such posi.....

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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 .....

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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.....

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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.....

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Kerala High Court: BSF Jawan’s Widow Entitled to Appointment on Compassionate Grounds(02.05.2017)

Kerala High Court has held a BSF Jawan’s widow to be entitled to appointment on compassionate grounds, despite delay in making proper applications.

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Madras HC Sets Aside Appointment of Asst Professor in Department of Architecture(16.02.2022)

Madras High Court has directed the National Institute of Technology (Tiruchirapalli) to issue a fresh call for filling the vacancies, pointing towards.....

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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.....

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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.....

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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.....

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Calcutta HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Appointment of TMC MLA Mukul Roy as PAC Chairman(02.08.2021)

Calcutta High Court has issued notice on a plea challenging TMC MLA Mukul Roy's appointment as the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of .....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Appointment of Dr. Shahid Akhter(17.12.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea challenging the appointment of Dr. Shahid Akhter, who was appointed as a Professor at the Centre for Mana.....

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Orissa HC Dismisses Plea on Extension of Compassionate Appointment Benefits to Married Daughter(10.06.2021)

Orissa High Court has dismissed a petition filed by the married daughter of a deceased government employee seeking extension of compassionate appointm.....

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#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 .....

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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.....

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SC Refuses to Accept Rejection of Collegium Recommendations by Centre on HC Judges Appointment(18.11.2016)

Supreme Court has refused to accept rejection of 43 names by Centre recommended by its Collegium for appointment of HC Judges by Centre.

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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.....

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Mere reduction of promotion chances is no ground to interfere in prudence of employer to fix any ratio for promotion and direct recruitment(21.04.2017)

In present case, validity of new Recruitment Rules of University Grants Commission notified vide GSR 839(E) dated 26th August, 2016: MANU/HRDT.....

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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 .....

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Madras HC Stays Appointment of Former Chief Secretary to National Green Tribunal(12.04.2021)

Madras High Court has stayed the operation of an order passed by the Centre on December 12, 2020, appointing former Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary Girija .....

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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.....

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SC Refuses to Reduce Cost on Petitioner Challenging CJI Dipak Misra's Appointment(30.07.2021)

Supreme Court has dismissed an application which sought for the reduction of the cost of Rupees 5 lakhs imposed on one Mukesh Jain for filing a writ p.....

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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.....

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Calcutta HC Seeks Response in Plea Alleging Issuance of Fake Recommendation Letters in Appointments(15.12.2021)

Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal Central School Service Commission to file a detailed affidavit regarding vacancies declared, recommen.....

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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.....

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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.....

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Karnataka HC Issues Notice in PIL Questioning Legality of Appointment of Minor(03.06.2021)

Karnataka High Court has issued notices to the State and Central governments on a Public Interest Litigation petition questioning the legality of appo.....

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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.....

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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.....

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SC: Applicability of Scheme for Appointment on Compassionate Grounds Based on Fixed Criteria(20.12.2021)

Supreme Court has held that the applicability of a modified scheme with respect to an appointment on compassionate grounds would be based on a fixed c.....

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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.....

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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.....

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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.....

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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.....

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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.....

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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.....

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SC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Removal of Govt. Control over Appointment(08.01.2021)

Supreme Court has issued notice on a Petition filed by Jamiat Ulema-I-Hind seeking directions to remove the Government control over the appointment of.....

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Orissa HC: Merit List Not a Reservoir for Future Appointments(06.12.2022)

Orissa High Court while denying appointment to a candidate who approached the Court, 15 years after publication of the merit list has held that a meri.....

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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.....

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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.....

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Calcutta HC Directs State to Disclose Progress in Appointments of Chairperson/Members(22.09.2020)

Calcutta High Court has directed the Secretary, Women and Child Development and Social Welfare Department as well as the Judicial Secretary to submit .....

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Tripura High Court Directs Appointment of Special Prosecutors Within 2 Weeks(22.11.2021)

Tripura High Court has asked the state government to appoint special public prosecutors for conducting the proceedings in the cases related to Tripura.....

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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.....

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Challenge to Arbitrator Appointed should be Raised Before Arbitrator Himself First: SC(05.12.2018)

Supreme Court has reiterated that any challenge to arbitrator appointed should be raised before arbitrator himself under Section 13 of the Arbitration.....

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SC: Party Without Notice of Section 11(6) Petition Filed By Other Party Free to Appoint Arbitrator(06.01.2022)

Supreme Court has held that a party to the arbitration agreement can appoint an arbitrator even after an Arbitration Petition under Section 11(6) of t.....

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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.....

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SC Sets Aside Allahabad HC Order Quashing Appointment of Assistant Professor(01.02.2021)

Supreme Court has set aside an Allahabad High Court order which quashed appointment of an Assistant Professor of King George Medical University, obser.....

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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.....

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MP HC Upholds Decision to Consider Younger Son for Compassionate Appointment(21.02.2022)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld the decision of a single bench wherein the Writ Court had directed the State to consider the younger son of a dec.....

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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.....

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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.....

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Orissa HC Orders Compassionate Appointment After 7 Years Delay(01.06.2022)

Orissa High Court while ordering compassionate appointment, after a delay of 7 years , has held that it is highly improper to keep such cases pending .....

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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.....

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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.....

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Supreme Court Dismisses Pleas Challenging Appointment of Dinkar Gupta as Punjab DGP(16.11.2021)

Supreme Court has dismissed the special leave petitions filed challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court's order of upholding the appointment of Di.....

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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.....

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AP HC: Every Candidate Holding Law Degree Eligible for Appointment as Junior Civil Judge(05.03.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has held Rule 5(2)(a)(i) of the Andhra Pradesh State Judicial Service Rules, 2007 as unconstitutional. The Court has declare.....

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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.....

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SC: No Different Pay-Scales for Compassionate Appointment and Regular Appointments(29.12.2021)

Supreme Court has stated that there cannot be two different pay-scales for the employee appointed on compassionate ground and the employee appointed o.....

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Recommendation of select committee for appointment cannot be negated without good and plausible reason(11.08.2015)

In a petition against a decision of the State government to not appoint the Petitioner, after her successful selection by the select committee, the Co.....

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SEBI Rejects Appointment of 2 Shareholder Directors of NSE(09.09.2020)

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has rejected the reappointment of two long-time shareholder directors on the board of the National Stock.....

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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.....

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Scope of judicial Review Limited: Supreme Court on Appointment of Judges(24.09.2019)

Supreme Court has observed that scope for judicial review in appointment, posting and transfer of judges was “severely limited” and “interference in s.....

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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.....

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Gujarat HC: Delay in Appointment Due to No Fault of Employee Shouldn’t Result in Delayed Promotion(20.06.2022)

Gujarat High Court has held that delay in appointment, when entirely attributable to the employer and caused due to no fault of the candidate could no.....

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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.....

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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.....

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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 .....

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Gauhati HC Issues Notice on PIL for Appointments to National Council for Transgenders(22.10.2020)

Gauhati High Court has issued notice in a public interest litigation seeking issuance of directions to the Centre for taking "immediate and effective .....

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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.....

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Delhi HC: No Bar of Appointment of Advocates as Receivers under SARFAESI Act(17.02.2020)

Delhi High Court has held that there is no bar on the appointment of advocates as receivers under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial A.....

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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.....

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Madras High Court Stays Government Order Cancelling Appointment to TNCPCR(04.03.2022)

Madras High Court has stayed the operation of a Government Order issued on February 23 cancelling a January 18, 2021 G.O., through which a Chairperson.....

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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.....

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CIVIL - Kerala HC Issues Guidelines for Appointment of Guardian to Patients Lying in State of Coma(21.02.2019)

Kerala High Court has observed that no specific provision is available in any Statutes to deal with procedure for such appointment of Guardian to a vi.....

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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,.....

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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.....

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Karnataka HC Directs State to Make Statement on Appointment of Nodal Officer(10.12.2020)

Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to make a statement before the court on 21st December, 2020, on whether it is willing to appoin.....

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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.....

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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.....

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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.....

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SC: Excluding Married Daughter from Seeking Benefit of Compassionate Appointment is Unconstitutional(16.12.2020)

Karnataka High Court has held that excluding a married daughter from consideration for appointment on compassionate ground is unconstitutional.

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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.....

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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.....

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Mere Empanelment Does Not Create Any Indefeasible Right to Appointment: SC(02.04.2019)

Supreme Court has reiterated that mere existence of vacancies or empanelment does not create any indefeasible right to appointment.

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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.....

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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.....

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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

Delhi High Court Upholds Appointment of Shreesha Merla as Technical Member of NCLAT(10.11.2021)

Delhi High Court has upheld the appointment of Shreesha Merla as a Member (Technical) of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal.

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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.....

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CIVIL - Kerala HC Issues Guidelines for Appointment of Guardian to Patients Lying in State of Coma(21.02.2019)

Kerala High Court has observed that no specific provision is available in any statute to deal with procedure for appointment of Guardian to a victim l.....

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Bom. HC: Commercial Court Can’t be Regarded as Person Or Institution Under Section 11(6) of A&C Act(06.09.2022)

Bombay High Court has held that the jurisdiction and power of the High Court in relation to the appointment of an arbitral tribunal under Section 11 o.....

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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.....

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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.....

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Kerala HC Grants Certificate for Appeal to SC While Quashing Appointment of District Judge(20.10.2020)

Kerala High Court has upheld a judgment setting aside the appointment of a District Judge on the ground that, at the time of issuing the order of appo.....

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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.....

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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.....

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SC Asks MoEF to Issue Appointment Letters to Incumbent Members of NGT(18.11.2020)

Supreme Court has directed Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change that appointment orders be issued to the incumbent judicial and technica.....

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SC: HC Collegium Recommendations to be Continuing Process Without Waiting for Results of Earlier List(19.02.2020)

Supreme Court has observed that the High Courts should continuously recommend names for judicial appointments in anticipation of vacancies, regardless.....

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Madras HC Quashes Appointment of 11 TNPSC Members(23.12.2016)

Madras High Court has quashed appointment of 11 people as members of Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC), holding that process was "deeply fl.....

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Patna HC to Chancellors: Decide Representation Against Illegal Appointment/Financial Irregularities(13.09.2022)

Patna High Court has directed the Chancellor of Universities of Bihar to decide a representation against alleged illegal appointments and financial ir.....

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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.....

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SC Asks Centre to Explain Irregularities in Appointment of Information Commissioner(23.01.2019)

Supreme Court has required Centre to explain how, in the appointment of Information Commissioners, the selection committee has shortlisted names of th.....

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Calcutta HC Orders Removal Of Illegally Appointed Assistant Maths Teacher(08.06.2022)

Calcutta High Court has directed West Bengal Board of Secondary Education to cancel the illegal appointment of assistant math teacher from government .....

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Supreme Court Restores Appointment Rules of Tribunal Members(12.02.2018)

Supreme Court has said that appointments to all the tribunals, for now, would be made as per the earlier rules with its distinct say in such appointme.....

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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.....

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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 .....

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Delhi HC Directs Center to Provide 'Firm Timeline' for Appointments to PMLA Appellate Tribunal(31.08.2020)

Delhi High Court has asked the Central Government to file an affidavit indicating the status of appointments at the Appellate Tribunal, PMLA. The Cour.....

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Allahabad HC Dismisses Plea Against Appointment of Additional Advocates General(03.09.2020)

Allahabad High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation contending that there can be only one Advocate General in a State and that appointment.....

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SC: Scheme for Appointing Heirs of Employees on Their Retirement is Unconstitutional(06.09.2022)

Supreme Court has held that appointment to the heirs of the employees on their retirement/ superannuation is violative of Articles 14 and 15 of Consti.....

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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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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

Madras HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Appointment on Compassionate Grounds(29.01.2021)

Madras High Court has dismissed a petition seeking appointment on compassionate grounds, observing that if the compassionate appointment was treated a.....

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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.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Appointment of IPS Officer Rakesh Asthana(01.09.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Centre on a plea challenging appointment of IPS Officer Rakesh Asthana as the Delhi Police Commissioner. The.....

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SC Grants Time to Secretary General to File Reply in Plea Seeking Appointment of Additional Judges(27.11.2020)

Supreme Court has allowed 4 weeks' time to its Secretary General to file response on a plea seeking appointment of additional judges to the top Court.

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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.....

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SC: Person Securing Appointment on The Basis of False Caste Certificate Can’t Retain Benefit(12.07.2022)

Supreme Court has held that when a person secures appointment on the basis of a false caste certificate, he cannot be permitted to retain the benefit .....

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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.....

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Madras HC Issues Notice to Tamil Nadu over TNPSC Appointments(04.02.2016)

Madras High Court has issued notice to Tamil Nadu Government on a petition filed by senior DMK leader T.K.S. Elangovan challenging appointment of advo.....

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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.....

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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.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Against Appointment of Chairperson to NCISM(03.09.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Centre on a plea challenging the appointment of the Chairperson of the newly formed National Commission for .....

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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.....

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Allahabad High Court Says 'No' to Writ u/a 226 to Regularise Illegal Appointment(29.05.2017)

Allahabad High Court has noted that a writ petition under Article 226 of Constitution to regularise an illegal appointment will not stand the test of .....

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Madras HC Directs State to Respond to Plea Over Appointment of SHRC Chairman(24.02.2021)

Madras High Court has directed the State government to respond to a public interest litigation petition, which challenged the appointment of former ju.....

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Calcutta HC Denies Compassionate Appointment to Petitioner Whose Mother is Working(23.02.2022)

Calcutta High Court has dismissed a plea seeking compassionate appointment by observing that the mother of the petitioner is a teacher of a school and.....

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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.....

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Orissa HC: Candidates Holding 'Dual Degrees' Can't Be Arbitrarily Rejected While Making Appointments(01.06.2022)

Orissa High Court has held that candidature for appointment to a public office cannot be arbitrarily rejected for reason that candidate holds ‘Dual De.....

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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.....

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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 .....

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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.....

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SC Stays Kerala HC Judgment Quashing Appointment of Presiding Officer of Industrial Tribunal(17.09.2020)

Supreme Court has stayed the operation of a Kerala High Court judgement which had restrained V. Vijayakumar from functioning as the Presiding Officer .....

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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.

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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.....

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Kerala HC: Writ Jurisdiction Cannot be Invoked to Challenge Appointment of Arbitrator(12.01.2022)

Kerala High Court has held that writ jurisdiction cannot be invoked to challenge the appointment of an arbitrator since such grievances could be redre.....

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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.....

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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 .....

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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.....

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SC Refuses to Entertain Application Filed by WB Govt to Appoint DGP(03.09.2021)

Supreme Court has refused to entertain an application filed by the West Bengal Government seeking permission to appoint its own Director General of Po.....

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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.....

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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 .....

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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.....

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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 .....

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Punjab and Haryana HC: Women Should Get Preference Over Men in Compassionate Appointments(24.11.2015)

Punjab and Haryana HC has ruled that women should be given preference over men in compassionate appointments, when both are born of public servants dy.....

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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.....

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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.....

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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.....

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SC Slams Union Government Over Delay in Appointing HC Judges(02.11.2016)

Supreme Court tore into Government for “scuttling” the working of judiciary by sitting over appointments of High Court Judges, triggering a fresh roun.....

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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.....

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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.....

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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.....

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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.....

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Calcutta HC Quashes Order on CBI Probe Into Irregularities in Non-Teaching Staff Appointments(07.12.2021)

Calcutta High Court has quashed a Single Bench order wherein a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe had been ordered into the alleged irregular.....

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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.....

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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.....

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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 .....

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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.....

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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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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.....

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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.....

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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 .....

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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.....

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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.....

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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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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.....

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Karnataka HC: Any Unreasoned Delay to Consider Appointment Would Make Authority Personally Liable(20.07.2021)

Karnataka High Court has held that any unreasoned or unjustifiable delay on the part of the Authority to consider an application for appointment on co.....

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SC Asks Centre to Draft MoP, Based on Suggestions Given by People(19.11.2015)

SC has asked Centre to frame draft of Memorandum of Procedure (MoP), based on suggestions given by people, to be followed by collegium for appointment.....

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SERVICE - Delhi HC Slams State Government for Delay in Appointment of Notaries(26.02.2019)

Delhi High Court has pulled up Delhi Government for delaying appointment of notaries, saying people were suffering as they were not able to avail of f.....

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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.....

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Raj HC: Depriving Married Daughter from Compassionate Appointment Violates Articles 14 &16(14.09.2022)

Rajasthan High Court has held that depriving a married daughter from right of consideration for compassionate appointment, violates the right to equal.....

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Supreme Court Slams Centre for Delay in Tax Tribunal Appointments(07.03.2017)

Supreme Court has said that Governments inaction with regard to appointment of President and Vice-Presidents of ITAT is causing enormous hardship to l.....

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Madras HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Appointment of Watchmen in 44,000 Temples Across State(11.11.2021)

Madras High Court has dismissed a petition seeking the appointment of watchmen on a uniform basis in all temples under the Hindu Religious & Charitabl.....

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Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Vice Chancellor's Reappointment at Kannur University(15.12.2021)

Kerala High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the reappointment of one Dr. Gopinath Ravindran as the Vice-Chancellor of Kannur University.

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Kerala HC Directs Taking Decision on Recommendation Regarding Appointment of Tribunal Chairman(03.06.2021)

Kerala High Court has directed the Cabinet Appointment Committee to take a decision on the recommendation regarding the appointment of the Kerala Admi.....

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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.....

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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.

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Chhattisgarh HC: Married Daughter Eligible for Compassionate Appointments(03.12.2015)

Chhattisgarh High Court has observed that a married daughter is eligible to get government job of her deceased's father on compassionate grounds.

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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.....

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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.....

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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

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.....

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Madras HC: Efflux of Time Valid Ground to Reject Claim for Compassionate Appointment(11.07.2022)

Madras High Court has held that a compassionate appointment cannot not be claimed as a matter of right and only if a person is entitled under the term.....

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SC: Dependent Cannot Seek Compassionate Appointment on Higher Post(06.10.2021)

Supreme Court observed that a dependent/applicant cannot seek compassionate appointment on the higher post than what was held by the deceased employee.....

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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.....

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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.....

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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 .....

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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.....

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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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Delhi HC: Compassionate Appointment Offered to Dependent of Deceased is Concession Not Right(25.07.2022)

Delhi High Court has held that the whole object behind granting compassionate employment is to enable the family to tide over the sudden crisis. Appoi.....

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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.....

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J&K HC Stays Interim Order Staying Appointment of Law Officers(06.08.2021)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court has stayed the interim order passed by a single-judge, staying fresh appointment of Law Officers (other than the Advocate.....

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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.

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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.....

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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.....

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SC Gives Nod to Appointment of High Court Judges(27.01.2016)

Supreme Court has given go ahead to the government to proceed with the appointment of over 35 candidates as high court judges, signaling an end to a y.....

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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.....

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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 .....

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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 .....

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Madras HC Sets Final Deadline For Appointment of Law Officers(03.01.2017)

Madras High Court has directed State government to file draft rules governing appointment of law officers within 10 days, failing which amicus curie a.....

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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 .....

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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 High Court Disposes Plea for Appointment of More Judges(18.10.2021)

Delhi High Court has disposed of a petition seeking appointment of more number of Judges in the institution, so as to ensure that its benches function.....

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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.....

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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.....

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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.....

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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.

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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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Madras HC: Regularisation of Backdoor Appointments Infringe FR of Candidates in Competitive Process(22.07.2022)

Madras High Court has held that the practice of back door appointment was infringing the fundamental rights of all those candidates who were trying to.....

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SC Grants Interim Relief Against Displacement to Govt. Teacher Appointments(16.10.2020)

Supreme Court has allowed by way of interim reprieve to teachers in a scheduled District in Jharkhand to continue in service and not be displaced by t.....

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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.....

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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.....

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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.....

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Madras HC Orders Appointment of Priests in Temples Subject to Case Where Only Trustees Entitled(21.10.2021)

Madras High Court has ordered that appointment of priests in temples managed by Fit Persons (interim administrators appointed by the Hindu Religious a.....

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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.....

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Kerala HC Issues Contempt Notice Over Delay in Appointment of KAT Chairman(10.08.2021)

Kerala High Court has issued contempt notice to the Secretaries of the Central Government for its failure to appoint a Chairman for the Kerala Adminis.....

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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.....

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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.....

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Compassionate Appointment can't be Denied to Children Born Out of Void Marriage: SC(11.01.2019)

Supreme Court held that benefit of compassionate appointment scheme cannot be denied to the children born out of void marriage.

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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.....

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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.....

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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.....

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