No interference required in M Nageshwar Rao’s appointment as interim CBI Director: SC [Full Report]
Supreme Court: The bench of Arun Mishra and Vineet Saran, JJ disposed of a plea challenging the appointment of M. Nageshwar Rao
Appointment
Madras HC | Appointment of Additional Judge
President appointed Shri Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy, to be an Additional Judge of the Madras High Court for a period of two years with
Del HC | En masse cancellation of candidature not desirable; petitioner directed to be appointed as ‘Chowkidar’
Delhi High Court: The Division Bench of S. Muralidhar and Sanjeev Narula, JJ. addressed a petition concerning the aggrieved not being offered
MP HC | Appointment to the post of District Judge (Entry-Level) cancelled; criminal charges pending
Madhya Pradesh High Court: The 2-Judge Bench comprising of S.K. Seth, CJ and Vijay Kumar Shukla, J. gave an order in pursuance
Date of appointment of an employee is the date when he is recruited into his service cadre: Patna HC
Patna High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Nilu Agrawal, J. while hearing a civil writ petition ruled that the date
“Suspicion, howsoever strong, does not partake the character of proof” – Suspicion in the matter of appointment not a ground to deny salary: Patna HC
Patna High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J. quashed an office order denying payment of salary to
Person appointed on compassionate ground need to adhere to his commitment to take care of other family members
Allahabad High Court: This writ petition was filed before a Single Judge Bench of Ashwani Kumar Mishra, J. against an order where
Once appointment has been accepted on a compassionate ground then a consequent demand for a change of position is not available: Chhattisgarh HC
Chhattisgarh High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Ajay Kumar Tripathi, CJ. and Parth Prateem Sahu, J. declared that being an informed
Employer entitled to consider antecedents and suitability of candidate for appointment even after disclosure made by candidate: SC
Supreme Court: A Bench comprising of Uday U. Lalit and Dr D.Y. Chandrachud, JJ. allowed an appeal filed against the judgment of the
Period of operation of waitlist for selection of U.P. Sub-Deputy Inspector of Schools to be computed from date of first recommendation: SC
Supreme Court: A Bench comprising of Uday U. Lalit and R. Subhash Reddy, JJ. allowed an appeal filed against the judgment of the
Petition challenging Travancore Devaswom Board’s notification for appointment of Melshanthi of the Sabarimala temple dismissed for being bereft of merits
Kerala High Court: A Division bench comprising of P.R. Ramachandra Menon and Devan Ramachandran, JJ. dismissed a civil writ petition challenging a
Appointment of a person accused in a criminal case, held, rightly rejected by appointing authority
Madhya Pradesh High Court: The petitioner in the instant case had filed a petition before a Single Judge Bench of J.K. Maheshwari,
Appointment to a particular post cannot be claimed as a vested right, even after a candidate is selected for the said post
Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Vivek Rusia, J., dismissed a writ petition filed by the petitioner seeking a
Appointment to gazetted posts: whole and sole domain of respective public service commissions
Jammu and Kashmir High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Sanjeev Kumar, J., allowed a writ petition filed against the order of
Disputes arising out of an agreement containing arbitration clause, must be settled through arbitration
Karnataka High Court: A Single judge bench comprising of Dinesh Maheshwari, J. while hearing a petition praying for the appointment of an
Interim relief in nature of final order cannot be granted: Madhya Pradesh High Court
Madhya Pradesh High Court: This petition was filed before a Single Judge Bench comprising of Anand Pathak, J., filed against an order
Acquittal due to hostile prosecutrix doesn’t make applicant’s character unfit for purpose of employment; matter directed to be reconsidered: SC
“Judicial service is very different from other services and the yardstick of suitability that may apply to other services, may not be
Settlement Agreement set aside by virtue of which office of National Director of Public Prosecutions was vacated
Constitutional Court of South Africa: Bench comprising of Cachalia, Dlodlo, Goliath and Petse, AJ., Froneman, Jafta, Khampepe, Madlanga, and Theron, JJ., confirmed
Requirement of ‘A’ Grade in past 5 years for appointment to post of District Judge not arbitrary: Delhi HC
“High Court is the body which is intimately familiar with efficiency and quality of officers, fit to be promoted as District Judges.”
SC disapproves Centre’s response on appointment of Lokpal
Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of Ranjan Gogoi, R. Banumathi and Navin Sinha JJ., expressed it’s wholly unsatisfactory view on the affidavit