19 May 2026 – Lawcutor

Supreme Court Holds No Vested Right to Promotion Under Old Rules Merely Because Vacancies Arose Earlier; Government Empowered to Restructure Cadre and Apply New Recruitment Rules

The Supreme Court has allowed the appeals filed by the State of Odisha and set aside the judgment of the Orissa High Court dated 07.11.2025. Justice Dipankar Datta, in a…

Madhya Pradesh High Court…

Madhya Pradesh High Court Quashes Termination of Permanent Employee for Alleged Disobedience; Holds Departmental Inquiry Mandatory When Termination Stigmatizes Employee

The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Indore has allowed a writ petition and quashed the termination orders dated 15.04.2021 and 24.01.2022 as well as the reinstatement order dated 03.12.2021, which…

Supreme Court Holds Second Application Under Order VII Rule 11 CPC for Plaint Rejection Barred by Interlocutory Res Judicata; Reiterates that Substance of Issue Matters, Not Identity of Applicant

The Supreme Court has set aside the judgment of the Karnataka High Court dated 29.08.2024 and restored the plaint in a suit for partition filed by the daughters of a…