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Del HC | Can Internal Complaints Committee make comments on personal conduct of parties? Read what HC says about ‘Moral Policing’ and ‘Consensual Relationships’

Delhi High Court: Pratibha M. Singh, J., observed that: Complaints of sexual harassment are initially filed with enormous reluctance. The power of

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC dismisses petition seeking review of the 2019 verdict that upheld the constitutionality of the Karnataka Reservation Act, 2018

Supreme Court: The bench of UU Lalit and Dr. DY Chandrachud, JJ has refused to review it’s verdict in B K Pavitra

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In Rajya Sabha Today| Policy on Promotion of Bureaucrats

Review of performance of Government employees is a continuous process and the Central Government has since long been reviewing officials on grounds

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC | Necessary indices which ought to be taken into account before granting promotion to a judicial officer reiterated

Patna High Court: A Division Bench of Amreshwar Pratap Sahi, CJ and Ashutosh Kumar, J., dismissed the petition as they did not

Case Briefs High Courts

J&K HC | Power of employer to hold departmental enquiry against a delinquent government servant, is independent of power of police and Anti-Corruption Bureau to register FIR

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Sanjeev Kumar, J. dismissed a writ petition which claimed promotion and challenged the government order which was

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | Person promoted on regular line of promotion cannot be deprived of higher pay scale on account that he had sought voluntary retirement

Rajasthan High Court: Ashok Kumar Gaur, J. allowed the writ petition for the benefit of the Non-Practicing Allowance (NPA) as no reference

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Karnataka Reservation Act, 2018 constitutional; Benefit of consequential seniority to be accorded retrospectively

Supreme Court: Upholding the validity of the Karnataka Extension of Consequential Seniority to Government Servants Promoted on the Basis of Reservation (to

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Claim for promotion not maintainable where employee lacks consistent record of good performance

Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of V. Chitambaresh and A.M. Babu, JJ. allowed the appeal filed by a company against the

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Authorities cannot be allowed to read something between the lines, which is not even a part of the Regulation

Uttaranchal High Court: A Bench of Manoj K. Tiwari, J. while allowing the petition quashed the order of the Chief Education Officer.

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

AFT | A junior promoted to a senior rank being pegged at a pension of his last but one rank, held fallacious; Pension enhanced

Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT): The bench of Sunita Gupta, Member (J), Lt Gen Philip Campose, Member (A), allowed an application praying for

Case Briefs Supreme Court

CAPFs being in Organized Group “A” Services entitled to Non-Functional Financial Upgradation

Supreme Court: In a huge relief to Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), the bench of RF Nariman and MR Shah, JJ has

Case Briefs High Courts

Promotion cannot be claimed as a matter of right, rather only consideration for promotion to a particular post can be asserted as a right

Jharkhand High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Pramath Patnaik, J., dismissed a writ petition filed by the petitioner, whereby he sought

Case Briefs High Courts

Selection by Select committee formed for promotion of IAS candidates can be put to judicial review

Punjab and Haryana High Court: A 2-Judge Bench comprising of Mahesh Grover and Rajbir Sehrawat, JJ., addressed a petition filed against an

Case Briefs High Courts

Authority directed to consider claim for promotion to post of Sub-Inspector as per U.P. Sub-Inspector and Inspector Service Rules 2016: Allahabad HC

Allahabad High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Ashwani Kumar Mishra, J., disposed of a petition filed with a claim of

Case Briefs High Courts

Refusal of promotion by an employee does not deprive him of the benefit of pay upgradation

Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sanjay Dwivedi, J., allowed a petition filed by an employee against the

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Promotions in UP Higher Judicial Service can’t be given in the absence of suitability test: SC

Supreme Court: Deciding the validity of determination of seniority of promotee and direct recruit Higher Judicial Service (HJS) officers in the State

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Karnataka State Law granting consequential seniority to the Government servants belonging to SC/ST Category, held unconstitutional

Supreme Court: Deciding the validity of the Karnataka Determination of Seniority of the Government Servants Promoted on the Basis of Reservation (To

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Annual Confidential Report cannot be ignored for the purposes of promotion merely on the ground that it was written after some delay

Supreme Court: Answering the question as to whether the Annual Confidential Report (ACR) of an officer could be ignored for the purposes

Case Briefs High Courts

Rules providing for reservation in promotions for SC/ST govt employees, invalidated

Madhya Pradesh High Court: While deciding a public interest litigation (PIL) questioning reservation in promotions, the Court quashed all provisions granting promotions in

Case Briefs Supreme Court

No reservation for SC/ST categories in case of officers’ promotions in public sector banks

Supreme Court: Reviewing its judgment dated 9-1-2015, the Division Bench of Chelameswar and Dr. A.K. Sikri, JJ has held that there is