#Executive Circulars

The Chhattisgarh High Court struck down a 2014 forest-department circular that put transferred forest guards at the bottom of seniority lists, holding that statutory recruitment rules and constitutional equality cannot be overridden by executive orders. The ruling safeguards seniority rights of forest service staff.

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled that state employees are entitled to pay scale increments based on actual completion of 10 and 20 years of service, not arbitrary administrative cutoffs. Authorities must reconsider claims under binding circulars and precedent, ensuring consequential benefits are granted without delay - a critical win for long-serving public sector workers denied rightful progression.