10-Year Jail Term Upheld for Tamil Nadu Woman in 23.5 kg Ganja Case; Challenge to Sample Irregularities Rejected: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India delivered a decisive ruling clarifying the legal limits of compassionate appointments, holding that such appointments cannot later be used as a ladder for promotion or reappointment to higher posts. The Court set aside a judgment of the Madras High Court which had permitted two sweepers, appointed on compassionate grounds, to be elevated to the post of Junior Assistant. Bench deciding the case The matter was…
