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RTE Act | State Can't Justify Low Pay To Teachers Citing Centre's Failure To Release Funds : Supreme Court
The State bears the initial obligation to pay instructors' honorarium and may later recover the Centre's share on a 'pay and recover' basis, the court said.
Paying Primary Teachers Rs 7000 Monthly For Ten Years Is Bonded Labour: Supreme Court Asks UP Govt To Pay 17K
The Court observed that it was an unfair practice violating Article 23 of the Constitution.
'Targeted Vendetta' : Supreme Court Imposes ₹5 Lakh Cost On Union Govt For Blocking IRS Official's ITAT Appointment For A Decade
The Court observed the Selection Committee's decision was vitiated by the presence of an "officer" who earlier faced contempt proceedings at the petitioner's instance.
State Cannot Deny Regularisation Of Long-Serving Contract Staff Appointed On Sanctioned Post By Due Process : Supreme Court
Abrupt discontinuance of long-standing engagement solely on the basis of contractual nomenclature is manifestly arbitrary.
Supreme Court Urges State Govts To Consider Plea Seeking Minimum Wages For Domestic Workers
"We hope and trust that a suitable mechanism will be evolved by the competent authority in each State for the betterment of domestic helps and to prevent their exploitation," the Court observed.
Supreme Court Allows Two Judicial Officers In Uttarakhand To Join Delhi Judicial Service, Says HC's Denial Of Permission Violates Rights
The Court set aside the Uttarakhand High Court's decision to refuse permisison to the judicial officers.
AICTE Regulations Don't Apply To Direct Recruitment Of Engineering Professors Conducted By State PSCs: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday (January 19) held that All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) Regulations do not apply in matters of direct recruitment for the post of professors in Engineering colleges conducted by the State's Public Service Commissions. “To apply AICTE Regulations to a candidate participating in recruitment for the post of Professors in the Engineering Colleges...
Supreme Court Bats For Including Disability Rights In Corporate Social Responsibility
"True equality at the workplace can be achieved only with the right impetus given to disability rights as a facet of Corporate Social Responsibility"
Hindu Daughter-in-Law Who Becomes Widow After Father-in-Law's Death Entitled To Maintenance From His Estate : Supreme Court
The Court held that the protection of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act cannot be based on the timing of the husband's death.
Supreme Court Directs Coal India To Appoint Candidate With Multiple Disabilities
The Supreme Court today(January 13) directed the Chairman of Coal India Limited to create a supernumerary post for one person, who was denied employment after having qualified for the interview in 2016 because she suffered from multiple disabilities. The vacancy advertisement did not mention multiple disabilities, and therefore, she had applied as a visually handicapped candidate. A...