Practice area
Service Laws
Recruitment, promotion, seniority, disciplinary and pension disputes of government and public sector employees.
The firm represents employees and employers in service disputes arising in government departments, public sector undertakings, statutory bodies, universities and other public institutions. Our work covers recruitment and selection, appointment, regularisation, pay fixation, promotion and seniority, transfers, disciplinary proceedings and the penalties that follow them, and retiral benefits and pension.
Matters are pursued before the Central Administrative Tribunal and other service tribunals, the Armed Forces Tribunal, the High Courts and the Supreme Court of India. Our Partner V.P. Singh served for over 35 years in the Higher Judicial Services of Uttar Pradesh, and the firm’s two Advocates-on-Record file directly in the Supreme Court.
What we handle
- Recruitment, selection, appointment and regularisation disputes
- Pay fixation, promotion, seniority and transfer
- Disciplinary proceedings, suspension, and challenges to penalties including dismissal and removal
- Retiral benefits, pension and gratuity
- Service matters of teaching and non-teaching staff of universities and educational institutions
- Original applications, writ petitions and appeals before the tribunals, the High Courts and the Supreme Court of India
Where we appear
The Central Administrative Tribunal and State service tribunals; the Armed Forces Tribunal; the High Courts; the Supreme Court of India.
Our approach
Service disputes are usually decided on the rules and the record. We examine the governing service rules and the departmental file at the outset, so that the challenge is framed on the right footing before the tribunal, and take the matter onward to the High Court and the Supreme Court where needed.