#policy compliance

The Madhya Pradesh High Court quashed an order merging a government primary school located 5 km from a Saandipani School, holding that state policy strictly limits mergers to schools within 2 km. This reinforces that administrative actions must strictly adhere to policy thresholds, protecting rural schools from arbitrary consolidation and safeguarding access to education for marginalized communities.

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the Empowered Committee to reconsider a guest house’s application under the 2018 policy, holding that blanket rejections without reasoned evaluation violate natural justice. This ruling reinforces that administrative bodies cannot discharge statutory duties through mechanical denial - each application must be assessed individually against policy parameters.

Rajasthan High Court rules that contempt proceedings cannot compel compliance with judicial directions if a subsequent administrative policy renders them unenforceable. The ruling underscores that post availability is a binding precondition for absorption orders, limiting judicial overreach in public employment disputes.

The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that compassionate appointment applications must be filed within seven years of the employee's death or within one year of a minor turning major, as per policy clauses 3.2 and 3.3. Delayed applications, even if posts remain vacant, are ineligible for consideration, reinforcing strict adherence to statutory timelines in government service laws.