#Vested Right

The Calcutta High Court has ruled that applications for mining leases rejected under the repealed 2002 Rules cannot be reconsidered under the 2016 regime unless a Letter of Intent or grant order was already issued before the new rules took effect. This reinforces administrative finality and closes a procedural loophole for stale claims, impacting hundreds of pending applications across West Bengal.

MP High Court quashes direct recruitment for a Professor post in Orthopedics, ruling that the M.P. Autonomous Medical College Rules mandate promotion-based filling of posts when statutory criteria exist. The court held that bypassing the promotion quota prejudices eligible candidates with vested rights, reinforcing service law protections for long-serving employees.

Calcutta High Court affirms that teachers who obtain postgraduate qualifications during service with official permission retain their right to higher pay scales under pre-enactment service terms. The ruling protects vested rights from being nullified by subsequent restrictive notifications under the West Bengal Schools (Control of Expenditure) Act, 2005, impacting pay scale entitlements for thousands of educators.

High Court of Telangana directs prompt release of retirement benefits upon administrative authorization, holding delay violative of Article 21 and mandates interest for undue delay.

Rajasthan High Court holds that temporary medical officers have no vested right to continuation after regular appointments, but must be considered sympathetically for vacant posts based on merit and experience.

Rajasthan High Court holds that temporary medical appointments under fixed-term contracts confer no vested right to continuation after regular recruitment, but mandates sympathetic consideration for vacant posts.