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Daily-Wage Workers Can't Be Denied Retirement-Day Increment: SC Allows Gujarat Workers' Appeal
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Daily-Wage Workers Can't Be Denied Retirement-Day Increment: SC Allows Gujarat Workers' Appeal

The Supreme Court held that Gujarat daily-wage skilled workers treated as permanent under the 1988 Government Resolution are entitled to the retirement-day increment and revised pension.

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Supreme Court This Week: Key Rulings You Should Know (2026-10-05) Judiciary
Supreme Court This Week: Key Rulings You Should Know (2026-10-05)

Supreme Court weekly roundup featuring 6 key rulings on cheque-bounce notice, compromise decrees, BNSS cognizance, arbitration, Delhi-NCR safety and pay parity.

Senior Employee Cannot Be Paid Less Than Junior Holding Same Post: SC Judiciary
Senior Employee Cannot Be Paid Less Than Junior Holding Same Post: SC

Supreme Court sets aside the Allahabad High Court order and directs pay parity for a senior college teacher, holding that a senior employee cannot draw lower pay than a junior in the same post without a valid justification.

Article 311(1) Bars Removal Only By Authority Subordinate To Appointing Authority: SC [Read Judgment] Judiciary
Article 311(1) Bars Removal Only By Authority Subordinate To Appointing Authority: SC [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court restores removal of an RPSF constable, holding that a call letter for initial training was not the operative appointment order for Article 311(1).

Pre-Regularisation Service Must Count For Pension Benefits: Supreme Court [Read Judgment] Judiciary
Pre-Regularisation Service Must Count For Pension Benefits: Supreme Court [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court held that employees subsequently regularised are entitled to count their pre-regularisation service as qualifying service for pension, allowing them to remain outside the post-01.01.2004 pension regime.

SC Upholds Discharge Of RPF Constables For Suppressing Criminal Antecedents

Supreme Court upholds discharge of RPF and RPSF constables for suppressing pending criminal cases in verification forms, applying the rule in Avtar Singh.

Illegal Absorption Cannot Be Validated By Long Service : Supreme Court

Supreme Court holds illegal absorption cannot be cured by lapse of time or long service and orders repatriation of four Haryana PWD engineers to their parent department.

Employer Can't Deny Compassionate Job By Delaying VRS Processing: SC

Supreme Court rules an employer cannot sit on a medical VRS application till the employee crosses 55 and then deny compassionate appointment on that ground.

Authority Cannot Supplement Rejection Grounds in Writ Affidavit: Calcutta HC

Calcutta HC dismisses a transport corporation's appeal, holding it could not raise financial stringency to reject a compassionate appointment claim when that ground was never in the original order.

Removing Tattoo After Being Declared Unfit Does Not Cure Ineligibility: Delhi HC Denies Promotion to CRPF Officers

Delhi HC rules tattoo removal after LDCE medical disqualification cannot cure ineligibility; CRPF officers denied promotion as Assistant Commandant.

Chhattisgarh HC Examines Plea Alleging Decade-Long Delay In Implementing Its Own 2016 Transfer Order

Chhattisgarh High Court hears plea alleging a nearly decade-long delay in implementing its 2016 transfer order to CAT, seeks records and respondents’ reply.

‘Cannot Deny Candidate On Hyper-Technical Grounds’: Supreme Court Allows UP HJS Barred Aspirants To Appear In Mains [Read Order]

Supreme Court allows UP HJS aspirants rejected over non-forwarding of applications to appear in Mains, saying candidates cannot be denied on hyper-technical grounds.

Procedural Defect In Final Appointment Stage Does Not Invalidate Entire Recruitment Process: SC [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court rules that a procedural defect at the final appointment stage does not invalidate an entire recruitment process and permits reconsideration of appointments.

Exploring the Intersection of CSR and Environmental Justice: A Critical Analysis of India’s Regulatory Framework and its Impact on Sustainable Development Goals

Explore CSR, environmental justice, and SDGs in India. A critical analysis of the legal framework, corporate accountability, and sustainable development.

Sex Before Marriage Does Not Amount to Moral Turpitude: SC [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court rules that consensual premarital relationships do not amount to moral turpitude and cannot alone disqualify candidates from police service.


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