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Service Law January 2026: A Look at Key Decisions of the Month

Bringing together significant service law rulings from the Supreme Court and various High Courts, this roundup offers brief summaries of the month’s important cases along with references to related roundups.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Supreme Court directs High Courts to frame or amend rules for recruitment and service conditions for Court Managers; Issues directions for their regularisation

“The Court Managers having served for years, after rendering their services for such a long period, if they are not made permanent and are to be thrown away at this stage, it would cause a great hardship to them”

Case Briefs High Courts

Disability suffered by Army personnel could be attributed to service conditions; Delhi HC refuses to interfere with AFT order

‘The Medical Board Proceedings acknowledged that the posting of the army personnel involved severe/exceptional stress and strain’

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Supreme Court directs Bihar to reconsider stipulated percentage for Homeopathic Medical Professionals posts

Supreme Court: In an appeal filed to espouse the cause of Homeopathic Medical Professionals, the Division Bench of Uday Umesh

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

AFT| Mental disorders can escape detection, benefit of doubt cannot be given to the applicant merely on ground that disease could not be detected at the time of enrolment; Tribunal denied disability pension

Armed Forces Tribunal: Division Bench of Justice Umesh Chandra Srivastava (Chairperson) and Vice Admiral Abhay Raghunath Karve (Member) A, allowed the application