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Vice Chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University v. Jitendra Singh

(2026) INSC 520

Whether the Visitor of the Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University (the President of India) has the authority to approve the termination of services of the First Registrar appointed under the transitional provisions of Section 46(b) of the Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University Act, 2013, or whether disciplinary action against such employee must be taken by the Executive Council under Statute No. 28.

21 May 2026

Justice Pamidighantam S. Narasimha

Service lawTerminationVisitor powers

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Sukhendu Bhattacharjee v. State of Assam

(2026) INSC 523

Whether Muster Roll and Work Charged workers engaged prior to 1st April 1993, who were left out of the State's Cabinet decision dated 22nd July 2005 due to administrative lapses and clerical errors, are entitled to regularization and consequential benefits under Article 14 of the Constitution, despite not being appointed against sanctioned posts, given that nearly 30,000 similarly situated workers were regularized pursuant to that Cabinet decision.

21 May 2026

Justice Vikram Nath

RegularizationMuster Roll workersWork Charged employees

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State of Odisha v. Sreepati Ranjan Dash

(2026) INSC 505

Whether employees who were eligible for promotion to the post of Assistant Regional Transport Officer under Executive Instructions dated 17.11.1981 have a vested right to be considered for promotion under those instructions after the enactment of the Odisha Transport Service (Method of Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2021 which superseded all previous instructions and provided for direct recruitment through competitive examination, and whether the State can be compelled to convene a Departmental Promotion Committee to fill vacancies under the old instructions.

18 May 2026

Justice Dipankar Datta

PromotionService lawExecutive instructions

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Dr Sohail Malik v. Union of India

(2025) INSC 1415

Whether the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) constituted in one department of the Central Government has jurisdiction to entertain a complaint of sexual harassment under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 against an employee of a different department; and whether the phrase 'where the respondent is an employee' in Section 11 mandates that ICC proceedings must be instituted at the respondent's workplace.

10 Dec 2025

Justice Jitendra K. Maheshwari

POSH ActSexual harassmentICC jurisdiction