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Seniority Wars: Resolving Cadre Hierarchies Between Direct Recruits, Special Appointees, and Compassionate Appointees

This batch of civil appeals and transferred cases addressed a complex, long-standing inter se seniority dispute in the Tamil Nadu Ministerial and Judicial Ministerial Services involving three distinct categories of employees: Direct recruits (1983 batch selected via the TNPSC competitive examination), Special appointees (temporary employees appointed under Rule 10(a)(i) and

Upholding Candidate Eligibility and Rectifying Judicial Overreach

In this civil appeal, the Supreme Court examined the validity of a High Court judgment that had set aside a Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) order directing the appointment of the appellant as a Librarian under the Law Department of Jammu and Kashmir. The appellant, who was the first waitlisted candidate,

Arbitration: SC Shields Creditors from One-Sided Recovery by Successful Resolution Applicants

In a civil appeal arising out of an order under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, the Supreme Court of India addressed whether a Successful Resolution Applicant (SRA)—who re-entered management of a Corporate Debtor (CD) post-CIRP—can pursue pre-CIRP arbitral claims against an Operational Creditor (OC) without allowing

Protection Against Delay in Prosecution: Supreme Court Restores Discharge Order

In a criminal appeal challenging a High Court order that set aside a discharge granted 26 years prior, the Supreme Court of India allowed the appeal and restored the trial court’s order discharging the appellant. The Supreme Court held that subjecting an individual to trial after such an extraordinary lapse

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