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A service-law consultation — building the employment file
Begin with the appointment, applicable rules and decision being challenged. A government service dispute and a private employment dispute may follow different…
Public & WorkCAT, High Court or another employment forum?
Identify the employer, employee category and dispute before choosing a forum. Not every person working for a public-facing organisation falls within the same…
Public & WorkRecruitment advertisements and the governing rules
Read the complete advertisement with the applicable recruitment rules and later official clarifications. A short vacancy post may omit essential conditions.
Public & WorkEligibility and a recruitment cut-off date
Identify the relevant qualification and the date prescribed by the governing framework. Possessing a document now may not answer eligibility at the required time.
Public & WorkSelection marks and a recruitment challenge
Separate a request for records from a challenge to the selection. A difference from an expected score does not itself establish illegality.
Public & WorkReservation-category records in a J&K recruitment
Check the category, certificate, relevant date and current rule rather than assuming every certificate has the same effect. Recruitment and promotion questions may…
Public & WorkProbation and confirmation in public employment
Read the appointment terms and applicable service rules before assuming probation automatically ends in confirmation. The actual orders and legal framework matter.
Public & WorkA transfer order — organising a service-law assessment
Identify the competent authority, applicable policy and specific legal concern. Personal inconvenience alone and a legally reviewable defect are different issues.
Public & WorkSeniority lists and objections
Read the provisional or final status and the rule used to place employees. Appointment date, promotion date and substantive status should not be assumed…
Public & WorkPromotion and consideration by the competent body
Identify the post, eligibility and actual decision about consideration. Eligibility, a vacancy and an enforceable promotion claim are not necessarily the same…
Public & WorkA departmental charge-sheet — preparing a response
Read every charge and supporting allegation, then prepare a factual response tied to genuine records. A disciplinary charge-sheet is not a criminal conviction.
Public & WorkDocuments and participation in a departmental inquiry
Identify what was requested, supplied and relied on, and how any gap affects the response. A general allegation that no opportunity was given may overlook the…