A contractual employee has no automatic right to permanence, yet the authority deciding her claim must act fairly. This analysis of Priyanka Chauhan v. Union of India explains why the Madhya Pradesh High Court set aside a rejection and sent the claim back for reconsideration.
On 9 October 2026 the Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur struck down the 2019 Act that raised OBC reservation in public services from 14% to 27%. This analysis covers the 50% ceiling, the evidence the Court rejected, and what happens to appointments made before 29 September 2022.
Ram Naresh Rawat v. Ashwini Ray is one of the most quoted and least understood Supreme Court rulings in MP service law. This analysis separates what the Court actually held, permanency gets minimum pay scale, not increments, from the myths built around it, and maps out the regularisation route the judgment itself points to.
The MP High Court has quashed a punishment order against a police officer who was handed the same penalty as a co-delinquent found guilty of bribery, holding that punishment must match each employee's proved role. Advocate Siddharth Shukla breaks down the ruling and what it means for government employees facing joint departmental enquiries in Madhya Pradesh.
MPHC ruled in Vijay Kumar Sharma's case that an acquittal does not guarantee back wages for suspended public servants. The law allows discretion in salary decisions based on suspension justification, emphasizing that an acquittal's nature and the department's prior actions significantly influence outcomes.
