Appointing authority cannot be directed to consider candidates for appointment from expired ranked list

Mere inclusion of candidate’s name in rank list does not confer any right to be selected or vested right to appointment. If for reasonable and bonafide reasons such as financial situation or difficulties of appointing authority, such authority takes decision that vacancies in question need not be filled up, in that case it is not proper to force unwilling employer to make appointments and to fill vacancies. Merely for reason that ranked list is in force, appointing authority cannot be directed to consider candidates for appointment from that list or any past expired ranked list.

Existence of vacancies in particular cadre in Government or other organizations and preparation of valid rank/selection list by Public Service Commission or any other agency is no ground for Court to direct filling up of such vacancies.

Conviction under S. 411 IPC for dishonestly receiving stolen property is invalid when the accused persons are acquitted under S. 379 IPC for theft arising from the same transaction.

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Benefit of maternity leave with allowance to Contractual employee

AIROnline 2022 KER 275 An educational society CPAS is an "establishment" under S. 2(1)(b) of Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, as the term covers any establishment under State law, not only commercial entities. Hence MB Act's applicable to contract employees in establishments like CPAS. Further

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