The Constitution of India, 1950, specifically Articles 15(4), 16(4), and Article 342(A) in conjunction with Article 366(26c), as amended by the Constitution (102nd Amendment) Act, 2018, along with Articles 366(26C), 342A, 338B, and 342A, pertains to the reservation for citizens belonging to backward...

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UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISION vs. JAWAHAR SANTHKUMAR

Judgement Date : november/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 1111 SC

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A. Under Section 3 of the All India Service Act, 1951, and the Indian Administrative Service (Appointment by Promotion) Regulations of 1955, specifically Regulations 5(4) and 5(5), the respondent petitioner sought promotion to the IAS effective from the date his juniors were promoted. In evaluating...

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State of Tamil Nadu Vs. Elephant G. Rajendran

Judgement Date : april/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 379 SC

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GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI Vs UNION OF INDIA

Judgement Date : february/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 130 SC

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The Constitution of India, specifically Articles 226, 239, and 239AA, establishes that when the executive branch of the Delhi Government makes a decision, the Lieutenant Governor (LG) has the authority to form his own opinion on any matter, which may differ from the decision made by his Ministers. S...

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Union Public Service Commission Vs. M. Sathiya Priya and others [April 13, 2018]

Judgement Date : april/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 268 SC

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Union of India & Ors. Vs. M. Selvakumar & ANR. [January 24, 2017]

Judgement Date : january/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 66 SC

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Mr. Justice Chandrashekaraiah (Retd.) Vs. Janekere C. Krishna & Ors. etc. [January 11, 2013]

Judgement Date : january/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 42 SC

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State of Gujarat & ANR. Vs. Hon'ble Mr. Justice R.A. Mehta (Retd.) & Ors. [January 2, 2013]

Judgement Date : january/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 1 SC

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Ashok Kumar Sahu VS. Union of India & Ors [2006] Insc 483 (8 August 2006)

Judgement Date : august/2006, Citation : 2006 Latest Caselaw 483 SC

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Justice K.P. Mohapatra Vs. Sri Ram Chandra Nayak & Ors [2002] INSC 432 (9 October 2002)

Judgement Date : october/2002, Citation : 2002 Latest Caselaw 433 SC

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V.S. Mallimath. Vs. Union of India & ANR [2001] INSC 153 (21 March 2001)

Judgement Date : march/2001, Citation : 2001 Latest Caselaw 153 SC

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S. Ramanathan Vs. Union of India & Ors [2000] INSC 625 (7 December 2000)

Judgement Date : december/2000, Citation : 2000 Latest Caselaw 620 SC

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Chandra Gupta, I.F.S. Vs. Secy., Govt. of India [1994] INSC 466 (12 September 1994)

Judgement Date : september/1994, Citation : 1994 Latest Caselaw 460 SC

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Indian Administrative Service (S.C.S.) Association, U.P. An Vs. Union of India & Ors [1992] INSC 228 (11 November 1992)

Judgement Date : november/1992, Citation : 1992 Latest Caselaw 228 SC

Headnote :

On January 19, 1984, the Association (petitioner No. 1 in W.P. (C) No. 499 of 1991) urged the Union Government (Respondent) to address the disparities in promotional opportunities from State Civil Services to the All India Administrative Service across various states.A committee of senior secretarie...

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All India Judges' Association Vs. Union of India [1991] INSC 291 (13 November 1991)

Judgement Date : november/1991, Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 291 SC

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Markandey Singh, I.P.S., & Ors Vs. M.L. Bhanot, I.P.S., & Ors [1988] INSC 140 (4 May 1988)

Judgement Date : may/1988, Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 140 SC

Headnote :

Shri Markandey Singh, the appellant in the initial appeal, entered the U.P. State Service as a Deputy Superintendent of Police after successfully passing a competitive examination. In November 1953, he was assigned to the Union Territory of Delhi on deputation, as it did not have its own police serv...

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R.S Dass Vs. Union of 'India & Ors, [1986] INSC 265 (11 December 1986)

Judgement Date : december/1986, Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 265 SC

Headnote :

Constitution of India, 1950 -- Articles 14 and 16 -- Members of the State Civil Service (Executive) -- Promotion to the Indian Administrative Service -- Selection based solely on merit -- Seniority -- Does it grant a legal right to a government employee for promotion? Is this right protected by Arti...

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P. C. Wadhwa Vs. State of Haryana & Ors [1981] INSC 54 (5 March 1981)

Judgement Date : march/1981, Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 54 SC

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Rule 2 of the All India Services (Conditions of Service-Residuary Matters) Rules, 1960 grants the Central Government the authority to create regulations concerning the service conditions of individuals appointed to an All India Service when the existing rules under the All India Services Act, 1951 d...

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Harjeet Singh Vs. Union of India & Ors [1980] INSC 80 (11 April 1980)

Judgement Date : april/1980, Citation : 1980 Latest Caselaw 80 SC

Headnote :

Following their selection by the Punjab Public Service Commission, B. R. Kapur (the appellant in CA 2413/78) and Harjeet Singh (the appellant in CA 2526/77) were directly recruited in 1951 as Deputy Superintendents of Police in the Punjab Police Service. B. R. Kapur held seniority over Harjeet Singh...

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Amrik Singh & Ors Vs. Union of India & Ors [1980] INSC 78 (11 April 1980)

Judgement Date : april/1980, Citation : 1980 Latest Caselaw 78 SC

Headnote :

Sri Ahluwalia, the fourth respondent in this case, became a Deputy Superintendent of Police in Himachal Pradesh (then a Union Territory) by the end of 1956. In 1962, the Central Government established a unified police service for the Union Territories of Delhi and Himachal Pradesh, known as the Delh...

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D.D. Suri Vs. Union of India & ANR [1979] INSC 119 (17 July 1979)

Judgement Date : july/1979, Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 119 SC

Headnote :

The appellant was born on January 7, 1915. He became a member of the Editorial Staff at the Civil and Military Gazette in Lahore towards the end of 1938 and worked there until January 7, 1943, when he enlisted in the Army. During World War II, he received an Emergency Commission in the Army effectiv...

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State of Uttar Pradesh Vs. Chandra Mohan Nigam & Ors [1977] INSC 175 (19 September 1977)

Judgement Date : september/1977, Citation : 1977 Latest Caselaw 175 SC

Headnote :

Shri Nigam served as a member of the Indian Administrative Service. Throughout his career, he faced some negative remarks in his character roll. In 1964, he was suspended while an inquiry was conducted due to certain criticisms made against him by the Election Tribunal; however, he was reinstated af...

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Union of India Vs. Prem Kumar Jain & Ors [1976]130 (28 April 1976)

Judgement Date : april/1976, Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 130 SC

Headnote :

A new cadre of the Indian Administrative Services was established for Delhi and Himachal Pradesh, with direct recruitment conducted outside the usual process outlined in Rule 4(1) of the I.A.S. (Recruitment) Rules, 1954. These Rules were revised to create a joint cadre for the Union Territories and...

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Parvez Qadir Vs. Union of India & Ors [1974] INSC 212 (16 October 1974)

Judgement Date : october/1974, Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 210 SC

Headnote :

The Indian Forest Service was established as an All India Service through the inclusion of section 2-A in the All India Services Act of 1961. Subsequently, the Government of India enacted the Indian Forest Service (Cadre) Rules in 1966, along with the Indian Forest Service (Recruitment) Rules of the...

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State of Jammu and Kas Vs. M. S. Farooqi & Ors [1972] INSC 85 (17 March 1972)

Judgement Date : march/1972, Citation : 1972 Latest Caselaw 85 SC

Headnote :

The respondent, who is part of the Indian Police Service, belongs to the Jammu and Kashmir Cadre. The Commission established under the Jammu and Kashmir Government Servants Prevention of Corruption (Commission) Act of 1962 initiated an investigation following a complaint against the respondent. The...

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A.K. Kraipak & Ors Vs. Union of India & Ors [1969] INSC 129 (29 April 1969)

Judgement Date : april/1969, Citation : 1969 Latest Caselaw 129 SC

Headnote :

In accordance with the Indian Forest Service (Initial Recruitment) Regulation, 1966, established under rule 4(1) of the Indian Forest Service (Recruitment) Rules pursuant to the All India Services Act, 1951, a Special Selection Board was formed to select officers for the Indian Forest Service in bot...

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State of Orissa & ANR Vs. B. K. Mohapatra [1969] INSC 109 (11 April 1969)

Judgement Date : april/1969, Citation : 1969 Latest Caselaw 109 SC

Headnote :

Following an agreement made on October 21, 1946, between the Central and Provincial Governments concerning the establishment of an Indian Police Service, a set of draft rules was created. The appellant State formed a Committee under these draft rules to compile a list of State Police Officers deemed...

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Anand Parkash Saksena Vs. Union of India & Ors [1967] INSC 302 (14 December 1967)

Judgement Date : december/1967, Citation : 1967 Latest Caselaw 302 SC

Headnote :

The Madhya Bharat Cadre of the Indian Administrative Service was established in 1951 as part of the I.A.S. Extension to States Scheme. This Cadre encompassed all senior positions, along with several junior and training roles designated for officers who were recruited to the Cadre prior to gaining th...

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Sant Ram Sharma Vs. State of Rajasthan & ANR [1967] INSC 168 (7 August 1967)

Judgement Date : august/1967, Citation : 1967 Latest Caselaw 168 SC

Headnote :

The All India Services Act, 1951 grants the Central Government the authority to establish rules governing the recruitment and service conditions of individuals appointed to an All India Service. Utilizing this authority, the Central Government formulated the Indian Police Service (Regulation of Seni...

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P. C. Wadhwa Vs. Union of India & ANR [1963] INSC 178 (27 August 1963)

Judgement Date : august/1963, Citation : 1963 Latest Caselaw 206 SC

Headnote :

The appellant is an officer in the Indian Police Service, having joined in 1952 and confirmed in 1953. In 1958, he was promoted to officiate in the senior time-scale and assigned as Additional Superintendent of Police in Ferozepore, replacing Siasat Singh, who was on leave, with a salary set at Rs....

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The Accountant General, Bihar & ANR Vs. N. Bakshi [1961] INSC 326 (21 November 1961)

Judgement Date : november/1961, Citation : 1961 Latest Caselaw 326 SC

Headnote :

According to the Superior Civil Services (Revision of Pay and Pension) Rules, 1924, established by the Secretary of State for India-in-Council under the Government of India Act, 1919, members of the Indian Civil Service, along with their spouses and children, were entitled to passage benefits that w...

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State Bare Acts

Andhra Pradesh State Laws 362 Arunachal Pradesh State Laws 77 Assam State Laws 302 Bihar State Laws 525 Chandigarh Local Acts 30 Chhattisgarh State Laws 148 Delhi Local Laws 320 Goa State Laws 216 Gujarat State Laws 405 Haryana State Laws 492 Himachal Pradesh State Laws 306 Jammu and Kashmir State Laws 344 Jharkhand State Laws 284 Karnataka State Laws 263 Kerala State Laws 310 Madhya Pradesh State Laws 553 Maharashtra State Laws 862 Manipur State Laws 68 Mizoram State Laws 84 Nagaland State Laws 104 Odisha State Laws 731 Puducherry State Laws 108 Punjab State Laws 669 Rajasthan State Laws 730 Sikkim State Laws 107 Tamil Nadu State Laws 693 Telangana State Laws 32 Tripura State Laws 87 UP State Laws 914 Uttarakhand State Laws 131 West Bengal State Laws 738

Central Acts Categories

Supreme Court (SC) Judgements on All India Services Act, 1951

List of Judgements

In Re: Performance Appraisal Reports of the Officers of the Indian Forest Service

Divya Vs. Union of India &amp; Ors.

Government of NCT of Delhi v Union of India

Dr. Ajit Kumar Shrivastava Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh

State of Madhya Pradesh Vs. R.D. Sharma

Union of India VS. Ms. A. Shainamol, IAS

Dr. Jaishri Laxmanrao Patil Vs. The Chief Minister

UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISION vs. JAWAHAR SANTHKUMAR

State of Tamil Nadu Vs. Elephant G. Rajendran

GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI Vs UNION OF INDIA

Union Public Service Commission Vs. M. Sathiya Priya and others [April 13, 2018]

Union of India & Ors. Vs. M. Selvakumar & ANR. [January 24, 2017]

Mr. Justice Chandrashekaraiah (Retd.) Vs. Janekere C. Krishna & Ors. etc. [January 11, 2013]

State of Gujarat & ANR. Vs. Hon'ble Mr. Justice R.A. Mehta (Retd.) & Ors. [January 2, 2013]

Ashok Kumar Sahu VS. Union of India & Ors [2006] Insc 483 (8 August 2006)

Justice K.P. Mohapatra Vs. Sri Ram Chandra Nayak & Ors [2002] INSC 432 (9 October 2002)

V.S. Mallimath. Vs. Union of India & ANR [2001] INSC 153 (21 March 2001)

S. Ramanathan Vs. Union of India & Ors [2000] INSC 625 (7 December 2000)

Chandra Gupta, I.F.S. Vs. Secy., Govt. of India [1994] INSC 466 (12 September 1994)

Indian Administrative Service (S.C.S.) Association, U.P. An Vs. Union of India &amp; Ors [1992] INSC 228 (11 November 1992)

All India Judges' Association Vs. Union of India [1991] INSC 291 (13 November 1991)

Markandey Singh, I.P.S., &amp; Ors Vs. M.L. Bhanot, I.P.S., &amp; Ors [1988] INSC 140 (4 May 1988)

R.S Dass Vs. Union of 'India &amp; Ors, [1986] INSC 265 (11 December 1986)

P. C. Wadhwa Vs. State of Haryana &amp; Ors [1981] INSC 54 (5 March 1981)

Harjeet Singh Vs. Union of India &amp; Ors [1980] INSC 80 (11 April 1980)

Amrik Singh &amp; Ors Vs. Union of India &amp; Ors [1980] INSC 78 (11 April 1980)

D.D. Suri Vs. Union of India &amp; ANR [1979] INSC 119 (17 July 1979)

State of Uttar Pradesh Vs. Chandra Mohan Nigam &amp; Ors [1977] INSC 175 (19 September 1977)

Union of India Vs. Prem Kumar Jain &amp; Ors [1976]130 (28 April 1976)

Parvez Qadir Vs. Union of India &amp; Ors [1974] INSC 212 (16 October 1974)

State of Jammu and Kas Vs. M. S. Farooqi &amp; Ors [1972] INSC 85 (17 March 1972)

A.K. Kraipak &amp; Ors Vs. Union of India &amp; Ors [1969] INSC 129 (29 April 1969)

State of Orissa &amp; ANR Vs. B. K. Mohapatra [1969] INSC 109 (11 April 1969)

Anand Parkash Saksena Vs. Union of India &amp; Ors [1967] INSC 302 (14 December 1967)

Sant Ram Sharma Vs. State of Rajasthan &amp; ANR [1967] INSC 168 (7 August 1967)

P. C. Wadhwa Vs. Union of India &amp; ANR [1963] INSC 178 (27 August 1963)

The Accountant General, Bihar &amp; ANR Vs. N. Bakshi [1961] INSC 326 (21 November 1961)

State Bare Acts

Divya Vs. Union of India & Ors.

Indian Administrative Service (S.C.S.) Association, U.P. An Vs. Union of India & Ors [1992] INSC 228 (11 November 1992)

Markandey Singh, I.P.S., & Ors Vs. M.L. Bhanot, I.P.S., & Ors [1988] INSC 140 (4 May 1988)

R.S Dass Vs. Union of 'India & Ors, [1986] INSC 265 (11 December 1986)

P. C. Wadhwa Vs. State of Haryana & Ors [1981] INSC 54 (5 March 1981)

Harjeet Singh Vs. Union of India & Ors [1980] INSC 80 (11 April 1980)

Amrik Singh & Ors Vs. Union of India & Ors [1980] INSC 78 (11 April 1980)

D.D. Suri Vs. Union of India & ANR [1979] INSC 119 (17 July 1979)

State of Uttar Pradesh Vs. Chandra Mohan Nigam & Ors [1977] INSC 175 (19 September 1977)

Union of India Vs. Prem Kumar Jain & Ors [1976]130 (28 April 1976)

Parvez Qadir Vs. Union of India & Ors [1974] INSC 212 (16 October 1974)

State of Jammu and Kas Vs. M. S. Farooqi & Ors [1972] INSC 85 (17 March 1972)

A.K. Kraipak & Ors Vs. Union of India & Ors [1969] INSC 129 (29 April 1969)

State of Orissa & ANR Vs. B. K. Mohapatra [1969] INSC 109 (11 April 1969)

Anand Parkash Saksena Vs. Union of India & Ors [1967] INSC 302 (14 December 1967)

Sant Ram Sharma Vs. State of Rajasthan & ANR [1967] INSC 168 (7 August 1967)

P. C. Wadhwa Vs. Union of India & ANR [1963] INSC 178 (27 August 1963)

The Accountant General, Bihar & ANR Vs. N. Bakshi [1961] INSC 326 (21 November 1961)