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

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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).

Supreme Court This Week: Key Rulings You Should Know (2026-08-22) Judiciary
Supreme Court This Week: Key Rulings You Should Know (2026-08-22)

Supreme Court weekly roundup featuring 10 key rulings on IBC, corruption, FIRs, SC/ST Act, senior citizens, elections, motor accident compensation and service law.

Writ Petition Maintainable Against Private Unaided Schools For Statutory Pay Dues: SC Judiciary
Writ Petition Maintainable Against Private Unaided Schools For Statutory Pay Dues: SC

Supreme Court holds writ petitions are maintainable against recognised private unaided schools for enforcing statutory salary obligations owed to teachers under the applicable education laws.

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.

Ratification Validates Earlier Unauthorised Act From Its Original Date: Supreme Court [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court explains the doctrine of ratification, holding that a competent authority's later approval validates an earlier unauthorised act retrospectively from the date it was originally performed...

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.

Nomination Becomes Invalid Upon Marriage; GPF Amount to Be Distributed Equally Among Family Members: SC [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court holds that a GPF nomination becomes invalid upon marriage and orders equal distribution of the fund between the employee’s wife and mother.


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