Service Law

Service Law by Babita Devi Pathania is a legal treatise focused on the laws, rules, and judicial decisions relating to public service (government employment) in India.

The book examines various aspects of service law including:

• Recruitment, appointment, probation, and promotion of government servants.
• Conditions of service (pay, allowances, leave, etc.)
• Transfers, postings, and change in duties.
• Disciplinary proceedings: major and minor penalties, procedure for imposing penalties, safeguards, appeals.
• Suspension and administrative actions.
• Retirement, resignation, dismissal, compulsory retirement, removal from service.
• Legal controls: constitutional provisions (e.g., Article 14), administrative tribunals, judicial review, service commissions.
• Key case law and judicial decisions that define and interpret the service law domain in India.

The content is organised to help students and practitioners of law understand the principles and complexities of service jurisprudence, with an emphasis on clarity, statutory references, and relevant judgments.