Supreme Court rules recruitment criteria cannot be changed midway, strikes down Bihar’s retrospective amendment granting weightage to contractual engineers.
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Supreme Court upholds dismissal of Delhi Police constable for using a forged certificate, ruling no full departmental inquiry is required in such cases.
Madras High Court refers issue of caste certificate verification after retirement to larger bench amid conflicting rulings on post-retirement inquiries.
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Karnataka HC held that a workman using abusive language frequently cant be treated lightly and dismissal is proportionate.
Snatching away a job in public employment amounts to taking away the means of livelihood of the employee and is violative of Article 21 of the Constitution (Right to life and personal liberty), the Ka...
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