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LOK 2026 (9) SC 94 · Supreme Court of India

S.S. Das v. Union of India

Equivalent citations: 2026 INSC 980

SubjectService
JudgesJustice Sheel Nagu, Justice Dipankar Datta
ActsFundamental Rule (FR) 56(j)

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, setting aside the order of compulsory retirement. It held that the order was arbitrary, perverse, and vitiated by malice in law. The Court emphasized that a merit-based promotion shortly before compulsory retirement is irreconcilable with a finding of "deadwood"…

LOK 2026 (9) SC 83 · Supreme Court of India

Punjab School Education Board v. Satnam Singh

Equivalent citations: 2026 INSC 965

SubjectService
JudgesJustice Prashant Kumar Mishra, Justice Shree Chandrashekhar
ActsPension and Retiral Benefits – Pre-regularization service – Entitlement to count for qualifying service.

Pension being a deferred wage, denial of pensionary benefits based on technicalities is unjustified – Where an employee has rendered long and continuous service and stands regularized, such service must be computed as qualifying service for the purpose of retiral benefits, ignoring artificial or administrative…

LOK 2026 (8) SC 200 · Supreme Court of India

Shailendra Kumar Patel v. State of Chhattisgarh

Equivalent citations: 2026 INSC 902 : 2026 KLT OnLine 4480

SubjectService
JudgesJustice Sanjay Karol, Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh
ActsThe Constitution of India, State Universities Service Rules 1983 (Chhattisgarh) - Sch.II Vishwavidyalaya Adhiniyam 1973 (Chhattisgarh) Constitution of India - Article 315

This judgment addresses a legal dispute regarding the appointment of a Registrar in Chhattisgarh’s state university system. The central conflict involves an appellant, Shailendra Kumar Patel, who was recommended for the position by the Public Service Commission but subsequently declared ineligible by the State Government…

LOK 2026 (8) SC 121 · Supreme Court of India

Raspelli Bhagya Kistaiya v. General Manager, Western Coalfields Ltd.

Equivalent citations: 2026 (8) SCD 134 : 2026 INSC 841

SubjectService
JudgesJustice Aravind Kumar, Justice Vipul M. Pancholi
ActsCompassionate Appointment

The Court held that when an applicant is eligible on the date the compassionate appointment process is initiated, they cannot be rendered ineligible due to administrative delays in processing the claim. The initiation of the process is marked by early administrative steps, such as directing…

LOK 2026 (8) SC 128 · Supreme Court of India

R.K. Yadav v. Union of India

Equivalent citations: 2026 (8) SCD 124 : 2026 INSC 848

SubjectService
JudgesJustice S.V.N. Bhatti, Justice N.V. Anjaria
ActsThe Constitution of India, Service Law – Pay Fixation and Judicial Review

The determination of pay structure and the classification of posts fall within the exclusive domain of the executive. Courts will not sit in appeal over the wisdom of the executive or attempt to evaluate pay scales unless there is a showing of mala fides or…

LOK 2026 (8) SC 111 · Supreme Court of India

Shatrughn Yadav v. Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore LTD (F.A.C.T)

Equivalent citations: 2026 (8) SCD 118 : 2026 INSC 829

SubjectService
JudgesJustice Sanjay Karol, Justice Augustine George Masih
ActsPublic Employment - Reinstatement and Backwages.

This judgment regarding an employee whose contract was terminated for allegedly concealing a criminal history report during his hiring process. The appellant argued that he was entirely unaware of the minor criminal report, providing official police certificates to prove he was never arrested or summoned.…

LOK 2026 (8) SC 47 · Supreme Court of India

SPO/Constable IRB Satpal Singh v. State of Punjab

Equivalent citations: 2026 (8) SCD 48 : 2026 INSC 798

SubjectService
JudgesJustice Dipankar Datta, Justice Sheel Nagu
ActsCode of Civil Procedure, 1908, Code of Civil Procedure 1908 Section 100

This judgment involves an appeal by a former police officer whose service was terminated due to a pending criminal case. Although the appellant was later convicted but released on probation, he sought reinstatement based on a lower court's observation that his legal status should not…

LOK 2026 (7) SC 237 · Supreme Court of India

Sayara Khatoon @ Shayara Khatoon v. State of Bihar

Equivalent citations: 2026 (7) SCD 236

SubjectService
JudgesJustice M.M. Sundresh, Justice Prasanna B. Varale
ActsConstitution of India 1950 – Article 14

Policy restricting eligibility only to divorced or deserted daughters is unconstitutional for differentiating a daughter from a son; presumption that a daughter severs ties with parental family upon marriage is not sustainable. Rejection based on hypertechnical grounds, such as an objection from a family member…