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The Supreme Court held that contractual staff regularised under an adopted policy may have their pre-regularisation counted as qualifying pension service, keeping them under the old scheme. The ruling restores pension benefits to ad-hoc staff in India.
Bombay High Court holds that employees of autonomous bodies like WALMI are entitled to the second Assured Career Progression Scheme (ACPS) promotion after 24 years of service, provided the funding is internal. The court quashed the State’s order for salary differential recovery and mandated arrears release within six months, reinforcing natural justice in career progression schemes.
The Bombay High Court has ruled that employees of financially autonomous bodies like WALMI are entitled to ACPS benefits when the state bears their salary costs, rejecting arbitrary denial of promotions. This sets a critical precedent for thousands of non-gazetted staff in state-funded autonomous institutions who were previously excluded from career progression despite performing equivalent duties.
The ITAT Delhi has ruled that employees of Indian Institutes of Technology, even as autonomous bodies, qualify for tax-free leave encashment under Section 10(10AA) if governed by Central Government service rules. This clarifies that employer status alone cannot override statutory eligibility when service conditions align with central rules, impacting thousands of academic and technical staff across IITs and similar institutions.
Calcutta High Court rules that State Bank of India, as an 'autonomous body', must comply with the Supreme Court’s directive to reinstate untainted candidates from the SLST 2016 recruitment, ensuring full service continuity, seniority, and increments. The judgment clarifies that public sector banks cannot evade the apex court’s mandate by claiming non-governmental status, setting a precedent for similar cases involving livelihood rights and service law.