In a significant ruling on government promotions, the Madras High Court has overturned a Single Judge’s order that granted notional promotion to a Rural Welfare Officer. The Division Bench held that there was no abnormal delay on the part of the authorities and that the employee did not meet eligibility requirements earlier due to his own service record.

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In a significant ruling on pay parity in government service, the Calcutta High Court has directed the Union of India to step up the salary of a senior officer who was drawing less pay than his junior in the same cadre.

The court delivered its judgment on February 3, 2026.

At the Srinagar wing of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, a bench comprising Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice Sanjay Parihar on Thursday dismissed an appeal filed by National Insurance Company Limited. The insurer was seeking to overturn a compensation award granted to a family whose home was damaged during the devastating 2014 floods.

The case originates from a policy taken by late Shad Mohd Bashir, whose residential house at Sarai Payeen, Amira Kadal, Srinagar, had been insured since 2009. Though the policy was renewed annually, the company later claimed that it excluded flood and similar storm-related risks - referred to in technical jargon as “STFI” (Storm, Tempest, Flood, Inundation).