All India Services Act, 1951

The appellants, former forest officers, were appointed to temporary Officer on Special Duty (O.S.D.) posts in the State Forest Service after senior posts in the Indian Forest Service were abolished. They served in these O.S.D. posts from 1977 to 1985 and were later appointed to the Indian Forest Service in 1985 with a …

The retired Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) of Madhya Pradesh, who retired in 2001, sought a higher pension by invoking the Indian Forests Service (Pay) Second Amendment Rules, 2008 which created an apex scale of Rs.80,000 for the upgraded post of Head of Forest Force. The Central Administrative Tribunal …

The State of Maharashtra alleged that the appellants were members of an organized crime syndicate operating the illegal "Mumbai Matka" gambling network. Police raided a gambling den, recorded confessions of several accused, including the appellants, by an Additional Superintendent of Police (Addl. SP) under Section 18 …

The appeals challenged High Court orders that had granted physically‑handicapped candidates belonging to the OBC category three additional attempts in the Civil Services Examination, on the ground that the Government’s policy of increasing attempts for physically‑handicapped candidates of the General category from four…

The respondents, officers of the Uttar Pradesh State Civil Service, claimed that the quinquennial cadre review of the IAS for Uttar Pradesh was due in April 2003 and that the review conducted in August 2005 should be given retrospective effect so that they could be considered for promotion. The Union of India and the C…

The appellants, former Deputy Collectors of the Andhra Pradesh State Civil Service, were excluded from the 1987 IAS promotion list and obtained a Tribunal order directing the creation of 14 supernumerary IAS posts. The Government of India issued notifications on 15‑12‑1993 (amending the Cadre Strength Regulation) and 1…

Ms. A. Shainamol, an OBC candidate who qualified on general merit in the 2006 Civil Services Examination, was allocated to the Himachal Pradesh IAS cadre after the state's consent. She challenged the allocation, seeking placement in the Maharashtra cadre on the basis of higher merit than another candidate, and later th…

The Supreme Court examined a Government Order dated 29 June 2024 issued by the Madhya Pradesh Government that made District Collectors and Divisional Commissioners – officers of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) – the reporting, reviewing and accepting authorities for Performance Appraisal Reports (PAR) of Indian…

The case concerned the inter‑se seniority of direct‑recruit Indian Police Service (IPS) officers and promotee officers from the Uttar Pradesh State Police Service who had been temporarily appointed to cadre posts. The promotees claimed that their continuous officiation from the date of their promotion should be counted…

Dr. A.K. Sinha, an IAS officer allotted to the Haryana cadre, obtained a Ph.D. in 1979 and sought four advance increments under Rule 2(b) of the All India Services (Conditions of Service) Rules, 1960. The Haryana State Government denied the request, but the Punjab & Haryana High Court directed the State to grant the in…

B. Amrutha Lakshmi, an Assistant Commissioner of Sales Tax in Andhra Pradesh, filed a petition challenging the State Government's refusal to forward her name for selection to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) under the IAS (Appointment by Selection) Regulations, 1997. Although she satisfied all statutory criteria…

The case concerned whether the Home Secretary of Haryana could act as the reporting authority for the Inspector General of Police (IGP) under the All‑India Services (Confidential Rolls) Rules, 1970. The respondent, IGP P.C. Wadhwa, challenged a confidential report and adverse remarks prepared by the Home Secretary, whi…

The Supreme Court examined the promotion of Jawahar Santkhumar to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) for the 2004 selection year. A Selection Committee, under the IAS (Appointment by Promotion) Regulations, classified him as "Good" and did not include him in the Select List because only three vacancies existed and…

The case concerned a senior IAS officer, Badrinath, who delivered a speech criticizing the Red Fort time‑capsule and later sought to sue the Chief Secretary for defamation. He applied for permission under Rule 17 of the All India Services (Conduct) Rules, 1968, which bars civil servants from suing for vindication of an…

The All India Judges' Association filed a writ petition under Article 32 seeking directions for the creation of an All‑India Judicial Service and uniform service conditions for the subordinate judiciary, including retirement age, pay, accommodation, transport, library and in‑service training. The Court examined the con…

The Supreme Court examined the constitutional validity of the second proviso added to Rule 4 and the proviso to Rule 17 of the Civil Services Examination Rules, which restrict candidates allocated to IPS or Central Services Group A from re‑appearing in the next examination unless they resign. The petitioners argued tha…

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) appealed against the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) and the Madras High Court, which had ordered the appointment of M. Sathyia Priya to the Indian Police Service (IPS) by directing that her Annual Confidential Reports (ACRs) from 2003‑2008 be considered. The Supreme Cou…

The Tamil Nadu government, after receiving a complaint from the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Commissioner, ordered on 01.08.2018 that all idol‑theft investigations being handled by the Idol Wing of the CID be transferred to the CBI. The Madras High Court quashed that order and, under Article 226, appointed…

Three officers of the Punjab State Civil Service claimed that they were superseded in the 1978, 1979, 1980 and 1983 IAS promotion Select Lists because junior officers were included while they were omitted, and that the Selection Committee failed to record reasons for supersession, violating Articles 14 and 16 and princ…

The petitioners, an association of Uttar Pradesh State Civil Service officers, challenged the First Amendment Rules (1989) to the IAS (Regulation of Seniority) Rules, arguing that the proviso limiting Rule 3(3)(ii) to prospective operation denied them full weightage of seniority and violated Articles 14 and 16(1) of th…

Satya Narain Shukla, an IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, challenged his non‑empanelment as Additional Secretary to the Government of India, contending that the Central Staffing Scheme (CSS) was unconstitutional, that its provisions were ultra vires Articles 309 and 312 of the Constitution, that the post constitu…

B.R. Kapur and Harjeet Singh, directly recruited into the Punjab Police Service in 1951, were promoted to the Indian Police Service (IPS) in 1969. The dispute centered on the assignment of their "year of allotment" and seniority under Rule 3(3)(b) of the IPS (Regulation of Seniority) Rules, 1954, specifically whether c…

The Supreme Court considered an appeal by R. R. Verma and other direct recruits against the Union of India challenging the Delhi High Court’s dismissal of their writ petition as infructuous and the grant of a certificate of fitness under Article 133. The petitioners argued that Rule 3 of the All India Services (Conditi…

The case concerned V.K. Ahluwalia, a former Deputy Superintendent of Police who had been appointed Superintendent of Police (a cadre post) before being inducted into the Indian Police Service (IPS). He claimed that his year of allotment in the IPS should be fixed as 1961, reflecting his continuous officiation in a cadr…

The case concerned seniority disputes between initial recruits (direct recruits under rule 4(2)) and officers recruited later through the Special Selection Board (SSB) under the initial recruitment provisions of the IFS Recruitment Rules. The Court examined whether the SSB must consider all eligible State Forest Servic…

The respondent, a former Chief Metropolitan Magistrate who retired in February 1981, sought to have his pension recalculated under the 1987 amendment to the All India Services (Death‑cum‑Retirement Benefits) Rules, which provided a higher pension to retirees after 1 January 1986. The High Court initially dismissed his …

The petitioners, including Ms. Divya, applied for the 2022 Civil Services Examination (CSE) claiming reservation under the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category but were rejected by the UPSC because they did not possess the required Income & Asset Certificate (I&AC) for FY 2020‑21 before the prescribed cut‑off dat…

Ashok Kumar Sahu, an IPS officer on suspension after completing 20 years of service, applied for voluntary retirement under Rule 16(2A) of the All India Services (Death‑cum‑Retirement Benefits) Rules, 1958. The Central Government referred the matter to the Joint Cadre Authority, which approved the retirement, and a not…

The appellants, State Police Service officers promoted to the Indian Police Service (IPS), claimed that the Central Government failed to carry out the triennial review of IPS cadre strength required by Rule 4(2) of the IPS Cadre Rules, 1954. The review, due in 1987, was only initiated in 1989 and completed in 1991, cau…

R. Vishwanatha Pillai was appointed to posts reserved for Scheduled Castes on the basis of a caste certificate that was later found to be false. An anthropological enquiry and a Scrutiny Committee confirmed that he did not belong to a Scheduled Caste, leading to the cancellation of his appointment. The Supreme Court he…

P.C. Wadhwa, an IPS officer, was deputed to the Haryana State Electricity Board as a Vigilance Officer. The Governor's order protected his pay but did not mention a deputation allowance. Wadhwa claimed entitlement to such allowance under Rule 2(b) of the All India Services (Conditions of Service‑Residuary Matters) Rule…

Markandey Singh, a former Deputy Superintendent of Police in Uttar Pradesh, was absorbed into the Himachal Pradesh‑Delhi joint IPS cadre in 1963 and was allotted the year 1958 as his year of allotment. He later claimed that his officiation as Superintendent of Police while on deputation from 6 December 1961 to 13 May 1…

Dudh Nath Prasad, an IAS officer, was appointed in 1968 to a reserved Scheduled Caste (SC) vacancy based on a caste certificate issued by the Sub‑Divisional Officer, Howrah, West Bengal. Although he was born, educated and held property in Bihar, his parents had been residing in Howrah for over 30 years before the 1966 …