Latest Supreme Court Judgments

Supreme Court orders NOC for national coach withheld by J&K government

Indian Kayaking and Canoeing Association vs Union Territory of J&K and Ors.

The Supreme Court set aside the J&K government's refusal to release a government employee selected as Chief Coach for the Indian National Kayaking and Canoeing Team for the Asian Games 2026, holding that prolonged administrative inaction in time-sensitive national sporting matters is unlawful.

Government cannot compulsorily retire an outstanding officer shortly after promoting them

S.S. Das vs. Union of India

The Supreme Court set aside the arbitrary compulsory retirement of an outstanding officer who had been promoted just months prior.

Temporary service before permanent job counts for old pension scheme

Punjab School Education Board vs Satnam Singh

The Supreme Court ruled that temporary service rendered before permanent status must count towards pension, qualifying employees for the old pension scheme.

Teacher keeps job over NET qualification but faces strict inquiry for fake PhD

Annu Kumar and Another vs. Maharshi Dayanand University and Others

The Court protected the teacher's job due to his valid NET qualification, but ordered a strict university inquiry and possible police case into his fake PhD degree.

Shirish Pandharinath Patil vs The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

The Supreme Court ruled that while an employee's tribal caste certificate was invalid, his pension and retirement benefits must be protected after 30 years of continuous service.

Najma Khatun vs. The State of West Bengal

The Supreme Court dismissed petitions of over 350 Madrasah staff, ruling that their temporary appointments during a legal dispute were illegal, non-transparent, and did not follow proper recruitment rules.

Rahul Madankar vs The New India Assurance Company Limited

An employer cannot reject a child's claim for a compassionate job by delaying the father's medical retirement application until he crosses the eligibility age limit.

R.J. Gajendra Kumar vs. Government of Tamil Nadu

The Supreme Court ruled that a government employee's distance education degree, obtained under older valid rules, cannot be rejected retrospectively to deny them a promotion.

Bhumika Trust vs Union of India

The Court modified its previous rule, allowing fresh law graduates to become junior judges without needing three years of prior court practice, replacing it with structured training.

Shailendra Kumar Patel vs State of Chhattisgarh & Ors.

The government cannot conduct its own detailed investigation to reject a candidate's eligibility after the Public Service Commission has approved them.

Bappa Barai vs Union of India

The Supreme Court ruled that candidates who hide active criminal cases when applying for government jobs can be dismissed from service.

Hemant Kumar vs State of Haryana

The Supreme Court ruled that illegal backdoor appointments through political influence cannot be legalized over time, ordering the repatriation of four illegally absorbed officers to their parent department.

R.K. Yadav & Anr. vs. Union of India and Others

The Supreme Court ruled that retired officers appointed on a re-employment basis form a separate class and cannot claim the same pay scales as regular employees.

Union of India and Others vs. Harbans Lal Verma

The Supreme Court decided that promotions within the same Grade Pay count as real promotions, meaning Railway Guards with three promotions are not entitled to additional MACP upgrades.

Rajasthan High Court vs Abhay Jain

The Court ruled that an employer cannot deny promotions or higher pay scales to an employee by using the excuse of missing performance reports caused by the employer's own wrongful termination of the employee.