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 The Supreme Court has set aside the order of Andhra Pradesh High Court revoking the suspension of an ACP, which was ordered by the then DGP of the state in February 2005.  ACP P Chandra Mouli was relieved of his post by the then DCP, Hyderabad and disciplinary proceedings were initiated against him. The then Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad ..

Selection committees cannot change the rules midstream to favour particular candidates at the cost of other geniune aspirants, as such procedures are impermissible ..

A candidate has to be eligible for a post in govt department till the last date for submission of form in case no other specific date for holding the requisite qual..

NGOs be treated as industries for employee benefits: Madras HC 1 Jun 2009 CHENNAI: Can a non-governmental organisation (NGO) be labelled as an `industry'? And, will an NGO employee come under the definition of `workman', so that he could avail himself of the benefits of the Industrial Disputes Act? `Yes', the Madras High Court has said categorically. Merely because an NGO, which is reg..

The Madras High Court has held that the State Government has power to fix minimum rates of wages even for apprentices. That the government had the power was made clear by the power conferred on the Government by the third part of Section 2(i) to treat a person ‘t..

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 The Supreme Court dismissed two petitions filed by Mumbai and Delhi airports employees union challenging the decision of the government transferring them to various airports under AAI in view of privatisation of these two airports. Mumbai airport will given to Mumbai International Airport Limited, a company of GVK group while Delhi airport will go to Delhi International Airport limited, ..

The Bombay High Court on Monday struck down the circular issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) withdrawing pension updation benefits for its employees. The judgment was passed while hearing a petition filed by a retired RBI employee in the Bombay HC. Responding to the petition, the RBI had filed that the circular was issued following a government order to withdraw the pension updation for i..

The Delhi High Court on Monday ruled that candidates belonging to the reserved category cannot be given relaxation in the mandatory work experience required for a government job. A Bench comprising Justices A K Sikri and Suresh Kait held that the apex court ruling pertaining to giving relaxation in the minimum marks required for government jobs do not extend to work experience. "It is tota..

The Madras High Court has directed a government arts college here to reinstate a scavenger, who was dismissed on the ground that she belonged to Backward Class. Setting aside the dismissal order on Thursday, Justice N Paul Vasanthakumar said the petitioner should be reinstated in the post without disturbing the person appointed in that place, either in any existing vacancy in the college or in ..

The Supreme Court has held that a public sector undertaking or government company has a right to compulsorily retire an employee whose retention is detrimental to the interest of the institution without giving any reason for doing so. A bench comprising Justices R V Raveendran and Markandey Katju handed down the ruling while upholding the action of National Aviation Company of India Ltd, a succ..

An employee who participates in the selection process for promotion cannot question the very same process merely because he has been unsuccessful in getting promoted, the Supreme Court has said. The apex court, citing a 1995 ruling in the Madan Lal vs State of J&K case, said if a candidate takes a calculated chance and appears in the interview, he cannot, just because the result was not palat..

MP HC directs inquiry into violation of labour laws by wooden mills Jabalpur | Wednesday, Mar 4 2009 IST The Madhya Pradesh High Court today directed the Harda Collector to file inquiry report into 60 wooden cutting automatic 'Aara' machine establishment not providing daily wages, accidental insurance, weekly offs and other benefits to labourers as per the labour law. Admitting a PIL..

New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The Delhi Construction Workers Welfare Fund has funds to the tune of Rs.1.2 billion for the benefit of labourers, but hardly any of it is being used. This is because only one percent of the city’s construction workers are registered with the welfare board. Sanjay Kumar of Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) said that the welfare funds for the construction workers se..

New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) More than 75 percent of cess collected by state governments from developers in the past six years, meant for welfare measures for construction workers, remain unutilised, says a report by an industry lobby. “Of Rs.1,353.92 crore (Rs.13.54 billion) collected, a meagre Rs.305 crore (Rs.3.05 billion) has been utilised for intended purposes,” according to the Real Estate and ..