Month: July 2021

The plea for change in dress code for advocates has been brought under Allahabad HC on Friday and issued a notice to the bar council of India. Where the existing dress code of black coat and the robes for lawyers were alleged against the climate condition of India. This was held by the under the bench of Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Ajai Kumar Srivastava.

The plea also started quashing which mandates the advocates to wear black robes before the court. Also prays to change the dress code of all judges of courts, tribunals, authorities, as prescribed under the advocate’s bar council of India, rules 1975.

The petitioner contended in the plea for change in dress code is not before the climatic condition of the country but the main notion is that the white color band is indicating the Christianity symbol and the white sari and salwar kameez for the women is the symbol of widow ladies as per the Hindu tradition. Then the petitioner also challenged the provisions of the BCI rules of chapter 4 which was framed in 1975 under section 49(i)(gg) of Advocates Act 1961. This was alleged beyond the powers of the constitution by violating the article 14, 21 and 25. And changing the dress code of the color back and white is like completely breaking the tradition that has been in force as a sought of custom.

Criticizing this the petitioner asked the bar council to change the dress code in the pattern provided for the navy, air forces, and army. So bench directed this issue to the center and the high court administration to their respective responses by August 18.

-Report by AJISHA

The Name for the “Common High Court of UT of Jammu and Kashmir and UT of Ladakh” has been Changed and agreed by the officials and signed by the president to “High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh,” according to an official decision.

The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2021, has been signed by India’s President, Ram Nath Kovind, to bring about this transformation. The Department of Justice in the Law Ministry has issued an official order in this regard yesterday. The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir was created by the Jammu and Kashmir Government Order Number 1 on March 26, 1928.

The official order said that the nomenclature will be changed. ” The current nomenclature is found to be rather long-winded and cumbersome; accordingly, the said nomenclature may be substituted as High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, which, in addition to being convenient, would also be under the name pattern followed in other common High Courts, namely Punjab and Haryana, and the Union Territory of Chandigarh;”

According to the official order, the Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Ladakh and the Chief Justice of the Common High Court for the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh both indicated their approval for the proposed name and had no objections.

Thus, Ram Nath Kovind, President of India, issued the Order in exercise of the authority provided by subsection (1) of section 103 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019, following order, namely:

To begin with the short title and commencement.- “(1) This Order may be called the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2021 (of 2021).”

(2) It will take effect on the day it is published in the official gazette. The terms “High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh” should be substituted for the phrases “Common High Court for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh” In section 75 of clause (a) under the subsection 1 Territory of Ladakh” In section 75 of the clause (a) under the subsection 1

The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, was passed to reorganize the existing state of Jammu and Kashmir into the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Union Territory of Ladakh.

The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir was designated as the Common High Court for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Union Territory of Ladakh, Under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 75 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019.

-Report by ESHAN SHARMA

In light of the COVID-19 situation in West Bengal, the Calcutta High Court resolved on Friday to extend the duration of all interim decisions issued by the High Court and its subordinate courts, including the Tribunals inside West Bengal and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, until August 20, 2021. A Full Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal, Justices IP Mukerjee, Harish Tandon, Soumen Sen, and Subrata Talukdar issued an order to that effect.

We extended the interim orders imposed in this Writ Petition till August 20, 2021, in light of the West Bengal government’s extension of restrictions related to the Covid-19 epidemic,” the order stated.

On March 24, 2020, the first such order was issued. This order’s applicability was extended until June 30 on April 23, and again until September 30 on June 24. The Court ruled on August 7 to prolong the duration of interim orders until November 30. It was extended in November until February 28, 2021, and then until March 31, 2021.

Apart from extending the duration of interim court orders, the August 7 ruling had also allowed for the following;

• Any party who is impacted by the continuance of interim orders will be able to petition to have them vacated or modified. This shall also apply to all orders issued after March 15, 2020, by this Court or any Subordinate Courts or Tribunals.
• Court rulings permitting the possession of any premises subject to the payment of rent or occupational charges shall remain in effect despite the non-payment of rent or occupational charges from March 15 to November 30.
• If rent or occupancy costs are not submitted under rent control laws, the tenant or occupant will not be responsible for eviction until November 30 or earlier decisions of the Court.
• Regardless of whether or not the requirements set have been met, all other conditional orders of the Court will remain in effect until further orders. This will apply to non-compliance with the requirements from March 15 to November 30, as well as any prior court rulings.
• This ruling will also apply to orders issued by the High Court’s Original Side.

Last March, the Court decided to dismiss a suo motu writ petition filed to determine whether to prolong interim orders amid the epidemic, claiming that such restrictions did not need to be extended until March 31. However, when COVID-19 limitations were re-imposed in the state, the High Court has resurrected these actions and prolonged the duration of interim orders once again. On August 13, the case will be examined again and will be considered.

-Report by ESHAN SHARMA

About Chanakya National Law University

Chanakya National Law University [CNLU] is an autonomous law school in Patna, Bihar, India. It was established in 2006 by the Government of Bihar as a public university dedicated to the field of Legal Education.

About the Child Rights Centre

The is a specialized research Centre of Chanakya National Law University, Patna. The Centre was established with a mission to improve access to justice for children and promote research, advanced learning, and advocacy to strengthen child rights laws, policies, and practices in Bihar. Child Rights Centre is established & running with technical support of UNICEF for effective implementation of children’s laws in Bihar.

About the Event

Child Rights Centre, CNLU Patna is organising a guest lecture on the topic “Impact of COVID-19 on Learning and Well-being of Children”.

Programme Schedule

Date & Time

• 20th July 2021 at 12:00 PM (IST)

Registration Link (Free)

• Click here to register.

Contact Details

• Dr. Aman Kumar, Centre Coordinator, Child Rights Centre, CNLU, Patna [+91-9956585759]
• Mr. Chandan Kumar, Programme Coordinator, Child Rights Centre, CNLU, Patna [+91-7979743690]
• Or, mail to crccnlu@gmail.com.

Note: E-certificates will be given to the participants.

–Report by YASHVARDHAN SHARMA

An Assistant Conservator of Forests accused of abetting a female subordinate officer in committing suicide was granted bail by the Nagpur Bench. While granting bail to an applicant accused of abetting the death of a forest officer, the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court stated that bail cannot be denied to quell society’s collective fury.

PETITIONER’S CONTENTION

• Mrs. ‘D’ (Deepali Chavan ) penned three suicide notes. The first note is a letter addressed to Mr. Reddy the then Additional Chief Conservator of Forest, Melghat Tiger Project, Amravati, who is also arraigned as accused. The succeeding note is a letter addressed by Mrs. ‘D’ to her mother and the third note is a letter addressed by Mrs. ‘D’ to her husband.
• The deceased’s husband filed a report with Police Station Dharni, District Amravati, under Crime 211/2021, for offences punishable under Sections 306, 312, 504, 506 of the Indian Penal Code and the applicant, who was direct superior at that time of Mrs. ‘D’s, and who is a member of the Indian Forest Service, was arrested on 27.03.2021.
• The applicant attempted to persuade the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Achalpur to grant bail, but in vain.
• Opposing Shivkumar’s bail application, district government pleader (DGP) Parikshit Ganorkar said There are accusations made against the defendants that led to Chavan’s suicide. There is prima facie evidence against the accused and He could have obstructed investigations and tamper with prosecution witnesses because he held a top position.
• Ganorkar testified in court that Shivkumar attempted to run and was apprehended dramatically at Nagpur train station. If he gets released on bail, He may attempt to flee justice as well and pleaded for discharge of his bail application.
• From the case diary and explicit, it is clear that Shivkumar had been tormenting Chavan for over a year. In March 2020, He even threatened to implicate Deepali in a case of atrocities and put her behind the bar.
• “The issues that have been raised when the accused forced her to perform field duties while pregnant, resulting in her abortion. The applicant used to call her at odd hours at night and disgustingly speak to her. The accused sought to take advantage of her loneliness, and when she refused, he used to punish her, according to the suicide note,” the court said.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

• Deepali Chavan penned three suicide notes. The first note is to Mr. Reddy the then Additional Chief Conservator of Forests. Second note to her mother and the third note to her husband.
• Under Crime 211/2021, for offences punishable under Sections 306, 312, 504, 506 of the Indian Penal Code and the applicant, was arrested on 27.03.2021.
• The accused argued that he had no criminal antecedent, was a law-abiding citizen, and was working for the betterment of the forest. His deeds were a part of his official responsibilities.
• The three letters’ contents used as evidence and the accusations contained therein are refuted by additional evidence gathered during the investigation.
• The application is allowed.

RESPONDENT’S CONTENTION

• Prashant Deshpande, his lawyer, filed a bail application on his behalf that the accused argued that he had no criminal antecedent, was a law-abiding citizen, and was working for the betterment of the forest. He claimed in his application that Chavan’s allegations in her suicide note were ambiguous and did not meet the threshold of abetment. His deeds were a part of his official responsibilities. Prima facie, the allegation that the applicant, As Assistant Conservator of Forests, ordered the deceased to go on a rough terrain trek while she was pregnant, By any stretch of the imagination, this implies a responsible intent to cause a miscarriage.
• The contents of the letters, which the prosecution claims were written by Mrs. ‘D’ are taken at face value, even a prima facie inference of suicidal abetment cannot be drawn.
• Even if it is assumed arguendo, that the three letters’ contents will be used as evidence, The accusations contained therein are refuted by additional evidence gathered during the investigation.

BOMBAY HIGH COURT

• Despite this, the court noted that if taken at face value, the three letters on which the prosecution is relying do make out a prima facie case of abetment, considering that the applicant is suspended and would not be in a position to influence the witnesses, that the applicant is not a flight risk and that bail cannot be denied as a pre-trial punishment, I’m inclined to believe that a case has been established for granting bail.
• The application is allowed.
• The applicant is released on bail on the condition that he deposit a personal bond of Rs.1,00,000/- (One Lakh only) with two solvent sureties of like amount. The applicant shall not, directly or indirectly, make any attempt to contact much less influence, any witness cited in the charge-sheet nor shall the applicant make any attempt but otherwise influence the course of the trial.
• The applicant shall attend every date of hearing scrupulously and shall report at the Sadar Police Station, Nagpur on the second and fourth Saturday of every month. The applicant shall, within 72 hours of release, he should provide his current address and phone numbers to the Investigating Officer, and keep the Investigating Officer informed of any changes. The applicant must hand over his passport to the Investigating Officer if he has any. Without the authorization of the jurisdictional court, the applicant could not leave the country.

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The Chief Minister’s Urban Leaders Fellowship (CMULF) programme provides a unique opportunity to young leaders across India to work within the Delhi government to address some of the most pressing urban challenges in India, and experience what ‘making change happen’ looks like. 

The Fellowship aims to attract outstanding young Indians from across the country under the age of 35 years who are passionate about public service and are willing to work for two years with Delhi Government.

The Fellowship programme is being managed by the Administrative Reforms Department, Government of NCT of Delhi in close collaboration with the Dialogue & Development Commission (DDC), and participating line departments of the Government of NCT of Delhi.

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As changing time the old slow system should also be replaced with a new and faster system. As electronics have become such a crucial part of our lives so their need is felt in some parts of the Judiciary as well to faster the system. As the old and existing system of transiting bail always delays the release of the prisoners so on Friday Chief Justice of India NV Ramana stated his thought on bringing a new system to transit bail electronically to the prison authority so that there should not be any delay in the release of the prisoners as soon as bail is granted to them.

Chief Justice of India felt the need for this change while an order to release a prisoner is granted by the court but it is delayed just because the prison authority hasn’t received is a copy of it yet. After knowing this CJI said, “this is too much”. He also stated that in the generation where communication can be done in seconds, we are still looking at the skies for the pigeons to communicate the orders. As there is numerous case still pending and release of prisoners on are on just because we are lacking back with a change in time.

So Chief Justice directed the Secretary of the Supreme Court to come up within one month with a system to communicate the bail release electronically so that this outdated system can be detached from Supreme Court.

-Report by RIDDHI DUBEY

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Peoplescient is an HR Consulting firm specializing in Labour and Employment Laws in India. We are looking for energetic, competent and articulate professionals to join our organisation.

Please send your CV with a letter of intent to careers@peoplescient.com

Qualifications:

·      Law Graduates (or final year law students graduating in 2021)

·      0-12 months of experience

Desired Skills:

·      Strong verbal and written communication skills in English Language

·      Strong research and analytical skills

·      Strong drafting skills

·      Strong MS Office skills

·      Strong client interaction skills

Desired personality traits

·      Patience

·      Confidence

·      Big picture thinking

·      Team player

·      Client orientation

·      Accountable and responsible

Day to Day activities:

·      Consult relevant government websites for any Labour Law developments

·      Research legal database for relevant case laws

·      Prepare reports/memoranda for client questions on specific labour laws

·      Prepare proposals and scope of work documents for clients     

·      Prepare presentations for internal use and for client meetings      

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·      Submit project progress updates to senior management of Peoplescient

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The National Commission for Women has been set up as a statutory body in terms of the National Commission for Women Act, 1990 (Act No. 20 of 1990) to further review the Constitutional and Legal safeguards available to women, recommend remedial measures to remove impediments in realizing such goals, facilitate redressal of grievances and advise the Government on all policy matters affecting women. The Commission also organizes workshops/consultations, constitutes expert committees, undertakes studies/make recommendations for the economic empowerment of women, conducts workshops/seminars for gender awareness and takes up publicity campaign awareness in the society against such social evils. 2. The National Commission for Women has, with a view to effectively disseminate knowledge/information on women related issues and build a pool of trained manpower, decided to engage interns in the National Commission for Women with immediate effect. Accordingly, it has been decided to offer following categories of internship: Scheme A:  Unpaid Internship for a period not less than 30 days for 1st-year students of 3 year LLB Course or 3rd-year student of 5 year LLB Course/Post Graduate in Sociology/Social Work 1st year Scheme B:  Paid Internship for a period of 60 days. 3. With a view to enable students to apply for internships, an online application proforma has been made available on the portal of National Commission for Women viz. http://ncw.nic.in. 4. Students desirous of interning with the NCW may upload their applications in the prescribed proforma indicating dates for the caledar year 2021 when they would like to intern with the Commission. A letter of recommendation from the Head of the Institution/Authorised Signatory may also be uploaded. Efforts will be made to accommodate students closer to the dates indicated by them and, in case, it is not possible to do so, alternative dates will be offered. Each intern will need to maintain a diary of the work done by them on each day of internship in the Commission. All interns will also be required to sign a declaration regarding the confidentiality of information/documents that will come to their knowledge. 5. The interns will be selected on the following basis: Scheme A: First come first serve basis subject to fulfilling the eligibility requirements Scheme B: 50% weightage for the percentage obtained during last two years and 50% weightage for the quality of the ‘Statement of Purpose’ uploaded as part of the proforma. 6. The maximum number of interns to be engaged at any point of time, under both schemes will be decided by the Competent Authority, National Commission for Women. It is clarified that no honorarium will be paid in cases where the interns work for less than 60 days.

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Immediate opening for an Associate Manager (Executive) Plant HR & IR with the topmost FMCG Conglomerate in India. The position is to be based at SAHARANPUR (U.P)

About the Company

Our client is the topmost FMCG Group of India and is an integrated and diversified group. It is rated among the World’s Leading Companies by Forbes magazine. It has a very diversified product portfolio including Foods, Snacks, personal care, hair care, household care segments and a portfolio of strong brands and leading market shares in all product categories. It employs the best talent in India and is one of the best FMCG employers to work for. 

JOB PURPOSE: 

Responsible for assisting in ensuring harmonious Industrial relations with independent responsibility for providing personnel services to various departments and provide HR support.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Wages and Benefit Administration: Handling all the administrative activities in the factories related to recruitment benefits administration, personal dossiers/files, statutory compliance, Payroll processing for employees, Benchmarking for salaries etc.
• HR Reports: Preparation and circulation of various reports on a Weekly / Monthly / Quarterly basis without any deviations.
• Disciplinary Management: Drafting and Ensuring proper discipline on the floor through various mechanisms such as Shopfloor Counselling, Advise Letters, Warning Letters, Showcause etc. Hands on experience in Holding domestic enquiries for the charge sheeted workmen and ensuring timely completion of the same.
• Industrial Relations: Ensuring cordial relations between the unions and management through organizing various channels for communication i.e Quarterly Meets/ Developing various platforms in ensuring transparent communication across shifts to ensure compliance/ Smooth handling of grievances pertaining to LTA. Support small departments of the factory as an HR Resource.
• Manpower Planning and Recruitment: Analyzing and forecasting the manpower requirements for future based on retirals and crewing norms. Handle recruitment for employees against the manpower planning.   
• Budgets: Handling HR budgets for the factory, tracking monthly variance.
• Communication: Handling Communication platforms in the factory- releasing quarterly employee magazine, monthly newsletters, etc.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENT:

• Knowledge of various statutes, wage and salary calculations, budgeting techniques and conduct of disciplinary enquiries. Application of factory standing orders.
• Contemporary recruitment processes, Compensation fitments, Manpower planning, Competency based recruitments and awareness of relevant HR software.
• Knowledge of contemporary training and development tools, including computer based training, understanding of Organizational behaviour and approaches to management development.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:

Recognized degree in Personnel management and / or MBA in Human Resource Management.

IR degree in Law is an added advantage.

WORK EXPERIENCE AND RELEVANT INDUSTRY: 

2-5 years of relevant work experience

Salary : 10.0-12.0 LPA 

Location: Saharanpur (U.P.)

Interested candidates may furnish the following details 

: – Your latest updated CV as a Word/ PDF attachment 
: – Your current and expected Salary package 
: – Your willingness to relocate to Saharanpur 

Lalit Sharma
Options India Group

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