News Update… Supreme Court Judgment on MACPS for Railway Guards: Key Takeaways 24 Jul 2026 Background & Facts Harbans Lal Verma, a retired Mail/Express Guard of Indian Railways, served entirely within the Guard cadre from 1976 to 2009. He received multiple promotions: Goods Guard →…
News Update Calcutta High Court Upholds SBI’s Mandatory Learning Policy Linked to Allowances – No Violation of Rights 6 Jul 2026 Justice Raja Basu Chowdhury dismissed a writ petition filed by the All India State Bank Officers’ Federation challenging circulars dated 30.04.2021 and 02.06.2021 that link reimbursement of certain allowances (conveyance,…
Jammu and Kashmir High Court… J&K High Court Upholds Notional Appointment, Seniority & Old Pension Scheme Benefits for Wrongfully Excluded Candidate 18 Jun 2026 A Division Bench of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Jammu dismissed a writ petition filed by the Power Development Department and upheld the order of…
News Update… Supreme Court Holds Gratuity Cannot Be Released if Either Departmental or Judicial Proceedings Remain Pending Against Retired Employee Under Rule 69(1)(c) of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 9 Apr 2026 The Supreme Court on 7 April 2026 dismissed the civil appeal filed by Bikram Chand Rana, a retired Senior Assistant of the Himachal Pradesh Road Transport Corporation, upholding the withholding…