Month: August 2023
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Breaking Barriers: The Allahabad High Court’s Decision for Gender Equality in Cooperative Society Appointments
Prerna Yadav and Ali Asghar Introduction The Allahabad High Court in its recent judgement, Neelam Devi v State of U.P.,[i] struck down the word “unmarried” from the Regulation 104 of the U.P. Cooperative Societies Employees’ Service Regulations, 1975 which allowed married daughters to seek the benefit of compassionate appointments. Previously, according to the said regulation,…
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Empowered Workers: A Threat to the Fragile Fort of the Chinese Communist Party
Author: Afrah Abdul Gafoor is a 3rd-year student from the National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi. This article delves into the arrests of prominent individuals associated with the now-defunct Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU) and their potential implications. It sheds light on the difficulties confronted by labor unions in both Hong Kong…
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REVIEWING THE MINIMUM WAGE POLICY UNDER CODE ON WAGES, 2019: A POLICY ANALYSIS
Author: Shaurya Shrestha Awasthi is a fourth-year student of the National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi. This article examines the significance of the minimum wage policy in enhancing the well-being of low-paid workers, reducing inequality, and combating poverty in India’s workforce. It discusses the limitations of the existing Minimum Wages Act, 1948,…
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No Compulsory Retirement Merely on Committee Recommendation: State of J&K v Rajinder Kumar
Lavya Bhasin BACKGROUND In the present case, the petitioner was asked to compulsorily retire from service in ‘public interest’, following committee recommendations with effect from 22.11.2016 in exercise of powers under Article 226(2) of the Jammu and Kashmir Services Regulations, because of his alleged involvement in a criminal case. A single bench quashed this order…