CAT Allahabad: WhatsApp “OK” Not Conclusive Proof of Leave Sanction; Railway Employee’s Transfer Upheld
Can a WhatsApp message saying “OK” establish that leave has been formally sanctioned? In Priya Ranjan Kumar v. Union of India,
Administrative Law
WhatsApp “OK” not conclusive proof of leave sanction; CAT upholds Railway employee’s transfer
Central Administrative Tribunal, Allahabad Bench, upheld a railway employee’s transfer from Prayagraj to Fatehpur, finding independent administrative grounds and no mala fides despite a leave dispute.
10-Year limit on development plan revision is mandatory; Belated exercise cannot defeat deemed lapse: Gujarat HC
If there is neither acquisition of the land nor initiation of revision proceedings within the prescribed period of 10 years, and despite service of the statutory notice the authority fails to acquire the land or commence acquisition proceedings within 6 months, the reservation is deemed to have lapsed by operation of law.
Administrative Delays in Workshop Renewals Can’t Prejudice Eligible Candidates: SC Upholds Fresh TNPSC Motor Vehicle Inspector Recruitment Process
The Court held that the candidates included in the revised list of 226 candidates acquired no vested right and must participate in the fresh selection process.
Procedural irregularity in final appointment process cannot invalidate fair recruitment: SC directs Haryana Cooperative Society to reconsider employees’ appointments
The present appeal presents an important question concerning the delicate balance between strict adherence to statutory recruitment norms and the constitutional obligation of courts to ensure fairness where employees, appointed through a duly initiated public selection process and having rendered long years of unblemished service, face the prospect of displacement on account of procedural defects allegedly attributable not to them but to the authorities conducting the recruitment.
Constitutional Thought and Legal Scholarship: Remembering Prof. M. P. Singh, the ‘Bodhi Tree’ of Indian Legal Academia
Celebrating the life and legacy of a towering constitutional law scholar, institution builder, and revered teacher, dedicated to constitutional thought and legal scholarship.
Delhi HC protects Legitimate Expectation of Class XII 2025 Batch Students; holds retrospective withdrawal of additional subject facility by CBSE as arbitrary
“The petitioners acted in accordance with the existing Bye Laws and the consistent past practice of CBSE and, therefore, had a legitimate expectation that after passing Class XII examination on 13.05.2025 the right to appear as private candidates for the Additional Subject examination, would be available.”
IFS probationers bound by amended Probation Rules; cannot sit in UPSC examination during training: Delhi High Court
Statutory amendments regulating probation and training apply prospectively to an ongoing probationary relationship, and the re-introduction of a prohibition on appearing in open competitive examinations during training does not amount to retrospective deprivation of rights.
Bombay High Court quashes appointment of Collector as Administrator of Shani Shingnapur Temple Trust
“The executive cannot invoke the purpose of the Shree Shanaishwar Devasthan Trust (Shingnapur) Act, 2018 to justify a procedure that the Act itself does not permit.”
AAI cannot unilaterally shut Airport multiplex; Madras HC orders National Policy Review by Centre
“Any landing and taking off area for aircrafts together with runways, aircraft maintenance space, passenger facilities and including aerodrome would come with the ambit of the term ‘Airport.’”
2025 SCC Vol. 7 Part 3
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2025 SCC Vol. 5 Part 5
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Eligibility criteria for Government jobs cannot be changed midway unless allowed by existing Rules: Supreme Court
“Recruiting bodies subject to the extant rules may devise an appropriate procedure for bringing the recruitment process to its logical end, provided the procedure is transparent non-discriminatory, non-arbitrary, and has a rational nexus with the object sought to be achieved”
Call for Papers | NLIU-CPS Journal for Legislative Drafting and Parliamentary Research [JLDPR]
[Submissions for papers are invited for NLIU-CPS Journal for Legislative Drafting and Parliamentary Research (JLDPR) (Volume III). The last date of submission is December 10, 2024]
2024 SCC Vol. 3 Part 1
Administrative Law — Administrative Action — Administrative or Executive Function — File notings/Internal orders: In-principle approval and file notings do not give
2023 SCC Vol. 10 Part 4
Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003 — S. 25 r/w FR 56 — Tenure of Director of Enforcement: Permissibility of continuation of tenure
2023 SCC Vol. 9 Part 1
Administrative Law — Subordinate/Delegated Legislation — Judicial Review/Validity of Subordinate/Delegated Legislation — Specific Pleadings — Necessity: For striking down statutory provision or
Changing the Rules of the Game: Selection and Appointment in Public Service
by Shubham Priyadarshi†
Call for Papers | NLIU Journal for Legislative Drafting and Parliamentary Research
After the successful release of the inaugural edition of NLIU – Journal for Legislative Drafting and Parliamentary Research (JLDPR) on the occasion