High Court Has Power to Prescribe Minimum Marks for Additional District Judge Recruitment Under Article 233 of the Constitution: Punjab and Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed a writ petition challenging the minimum marks qualification prescribed under Clause 8.4 of the ADJ recruitment rules, holding that the High Court has the power to prescribe such criteria under Article 233 of the Constitution.
Family Pension Denied for Failure to Complete One Year Continuous Service Under Rule 6.17 of the Punjab Civil Services Rules: Punjab and Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed a petition seeking family pension where the deceased employee had served only 43 days before suspension and absence. The Court held that pension entitlements are statutory rights requiring compliance with prescribed service conditions, not discretionary grants or bounties.
No Entitlement to Salary of Higher Post During Current Duty Charge When Employee Was Not Eligible for Promotion: Punjab and Haryana High Court Allows LPA of Punjab Mandi Board
The Punjab and Haryana High Court reverses a Single Bench decision awarding salary benefits for current duty charge period, holding that employees must possess actual eligibility for promotion to claim equivalent pay, and that a rational legal basis for denying such benefits precludes judicial intervention.
Terminated PCS Judicial Officers Cannot Seek Reinstatement After Acquittal Where Earlier Writ Petition Dismissal Attained Finality: Punjab and Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed writ petitions by two PCS (Judicial) officers seeking reinstatement after their acquittal in a criminal case, holding that the Full Bench judgment dismissing their earlier writ petition had attained finality and could not be circumvented.
Mandamus Directing University to Consider Candidate for Appointment Where Selection Process Was Completed but Appointment Withheld Without Reason
High Court issues mandamus directing university to appoint candidate who cleared all selection stages, emphasizing duty of public authority to follow through on completed recruitment process and absence of discretion to withhold appointment unreasonably.