Service Law June 2026
Legal RoundUpTopic-wise Roundup

Bringing together the month’s significant service law developments from Supreme Court and High Court decisions on appointment, recruitment, eligibility, jurisdiction, employment regulation, and resignation.

relieving letter in airline service bond
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bombay High Court, in a petition concerning enforcement of a service bond and issuance of a relieving letter to an aircraft technician trained under an airline arrangement, held that the Industrial Court’s interim order was unsustainable, emphasising that resignation in breach of the bond cannot compel the employer to issue such documents.

Rs 2 Lakh indemnity clause restrictive covenant
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Vijaya Bank while issuing the appointment letter to the respondent, included a restrictive covenant carrying an indemnity clause, wherein the respondent had to pay the Bank if he leaves the service before completion of 3 years.

Rajasthan High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“How can it be termed to be a financial loss to the State Government when an employee who had been imparted training for some particular contractual job, continues to serve the State Government although, on regular basis.”