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  The Ministry has prepared a draft Higher Education Commission of India Bill, 2018 for repeal of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Actand setting up Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) for promoting the quality of academic instruction, maintenance of academic standards and autonomy of higher educational institu..

It has to be conceded with grace right at the very beginning that in a landmark judgment with far reaching consequences hugely uplifting the sagging morale of lower caste pilgrims, the Uttarakhand High Court just recently on 15 June, 2018 in Pukhraj & Others Versus State of Uttarakhand and other in Writ Petition (PIL) No. 199 of 2016 warned high caste priests very..

Introduction Arbitration is a method of resolution and adjudication of disputes by the appointment of an Arbitrator or a panel of Arbitrators by the parties themselves, thus reducing the involvement of the Judiciary in the adjudication process and expediting the justice delivery system. Due to the increasin..

As per provisions of section 32 of the Waqf Act 1995 as amended, general superintendence of all auqaf  in a State is vested with the State Waqf Board (SWB) and the Waqf Board is empowered to manage the waqf property and take legal action against unauthorized occupation and encroachment of such properties. Further, as per section 54 and 55 of the Waqf Act, SWB m..

The promotions are given in accordance with the provisions in the Recruitment Rules/ Services Rule for the respective posts. The consolidated guidelines on Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) for making recommendations in regard to fitness of officials for promotion have been issued vide Department of Personnel & Training’s OM No. 22011/5/1986-Esst. (D)..

In terms of Rule 16(2) of the All India Services (Conduct) Rules, 1968, every member of the Service shall submit an annual return to the Cadre Controlling Authority by 31st January of the year following the calendar year for which the return is being filed. In terms of DoPT’s O.M. dated 07.09.2011, vigilance clearance sha..

The Government is considering a proposal to amend the Right to Information Act, 2005. A notice of intention has been given to introduce “The Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2018” in the Rajya Sabha for consideration and its passage during the current session of Parliament.  The purport of the amendments ..

Shram Suvidha Portal, launched by the Government on 16.10.2014, caters to four major Organisations under the Ministry of Labour & Employment, namely Office of Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), Directorate General of Mines Safety, Employees’ Provident Fund Organization and Employees’ State Insurance Corporation. The main features of the Portal are ..

In Order to safeguard the interest of the Migrant workers, the Central Government has enacted the Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Services) Act, 1979 which, inter alia, provides for registration of certain establishments employing Inter-State Migrant Workers, licensing of contractors etc. by the appropriate Government.  W..

Under Legislative action plan Government has enacted the Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Amendment Act, 2016 which came into force w.e.f 01.09.2016.  The Amendment Act, inter alia, provides for complete prohibition on employment or work of children below 14 years and also prohibits employment of adolescents (14-18 years) in hazardous occupations and..

The Ministry of Home Affairs has written to the Ministry of Law and Justice to request the Law Commission of India to study the usage of the provisions of Section 124 A (Sedition) of IPC and suggest amendments, if any. The Law Commission has undertaken the examination of Section 124 A and is considering the scope and ambit of the law on sedition, in order to ascerta..

INTRODUCTION One of the most prominent principles of Common Law is Natural Justice.  It has evolved alongside of civilization.  The words 'Natural Justice' were derived from the Roman words 'JUS NATURALE'. The principle is the outcome of the years of work of judicial mind in order to e..

India has been witnessing an upsurge of sexual violence against children for some time now. Our rapidly expanding media sector has been reporting frequent cases every other day. All such cases have been promoting public anger amongst the scared families crying for the need of stringent efficiency in laws against such sexual offences targeting children around the cou..

A five-judge bench, led by CJI- Dipak Misra himself gave it’s much-awaited decision on the matter between the two giants of Delhi’s three-tier machinery - The L-G- ‘Anil Baijal’ and the Chief Minister of Delhi – ‘Arvind Kejriwal’. The history of the matter traces back to the time when AAP c..

Let me begin at the very beginning by first and foremost pointing out that in a landmark judgment with far reaching consequences, the Uttarakhand High Court in Kamal Gupta Vs State of Uttarakhand and others in Writ Petition (PIL) No. 87 of 2014 while delivering the landmark judgment on July 11, 2018 directed the state government to appoint special educators in all gov..