Service Law

At Barowalia & Associates, our Service Law practice is devoted to advising and representing government employees, public officers, and statutory functionaries in all aspects of employment under the State and Central Services. We handle matters of recruitment, promotion, disciplinary proceedings, pay and pension disputes, and post-retirement benefits, ensuring adherence to statutory rules, service regulations, and constitutional guarantees of equality, fairness, and due process.
Key Areas of Practice
• Recruitment & Appointments: Challenges to examination results, selection processes, reservations, and seniority disputes before Administrative Tribunals and High Courts.
• Promotion & Seniority: Representation in departmental promotion committees, resolving anomalies under CCS (P&A) Rules, and service-related writ petitions.
• Disciplinary & Departmental Proceedings: Defence in domestic inquiries under the CCS (CCA) Rules; drafting of charges, replies, and mitigation pleas; appeals and review petitions.
• Pay Fixation & Pension: Claims under the Pay Commissions, anomalies redressal, pension-grant and revision matters, and retrenchment benefits.
• Compassionate Appointments: Applications and appeals for compassionate appointment under relevant state and central guidelines.
• Termination, Suspension & Reinstatement: Advising on legality of suspensions, premature retirements, and seeking reinstatement through statutory tribunals or writ jurisdiction.
• Service Tribunals & Writs: Petitions under Article 226 seeking quashing of orders, mandamus for compliance, and damages for violation of statutory service rights.
Our Commitment
We combine rigorous statutory interpretation with a strategic understanding of administrative culture. From pre-inquiry advice to representation at the Central Administrative Tribunal, State Administrative Tribunals, and High Courts, our objective is to secure swift, enforceable outcomes that restore or enhance our clients’ service entitlements and dignity.