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Latest news and case stories of Humans seeking, finding and fighting for justice.

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05/03/2025, 1 year ago

Clerical Duties Define Workman Status Under Industrial Disputes Act, Rules Calcutta High Court

Introduction: The Calcutta High Court recently upheld an industrial tribunal’s ruling that an accountant, Dulal Chatterjee, was a ‘workman’ under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, dismissing a writ petition filed by Swarnakshar Prakasani Pvt. Ltd. The case arose when Chatterjee was terminated from employment in July 2013, leading to a legal dispute over whether his […]

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23/03/2023, 3 years ago

Uganda parliament passes the appalling bill criminalizing identifying as LGBTQ 

Anti-LGBTQ sentiments run deep as the east African country Uganda passes the “Anti-homosexuality Bill, 2023″ with a near-unanimous majority. The bill had left the LGBTQ community in great shock and dismay as it will trigger mass arrests of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) persons and mob violence toward LGBTQ communities. They will fear […]

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21/03/2023, 3 years ago

An urge to Grant Reservation for Transgender Persons: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court while hearing the case of Vinayak Kashid v. MSETCL & Ors asked the Maharashtra government “to consider granting reservation to transgender persons in the areas of education and employment”. The case related to a petition filed by one Vinayak Kashid, a graduate in Electrical Engineering and postgraduate in Technology (Electrical Power […]

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02/03/2023, 3 years ago

The demolition of the Delhi Sarai Kale Khan Night Shelter results in violation of Article 21

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) recently came out in support of the illegal destruction of a night shelter in Delhi’s Sarai Kale Khan that harboured 150 people, after being brought to its notice by the Legal Aid Clinic of Jindal Global Law School (JGLS). On the suggestion of the Deputy Commissioner of Police, the […]

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25/02/2023, 3 years ago

Menstrual Pain Leave: SC Refuses to Entertain PIL

“Precisely what menstruation is, is not yet very well known. ” – G. Stanley Hall The Supreme Court, in the case of Shailendra Mani Tripathi v. Union of India, disposed of a please seeking menstrual pain leave for female students and working women across the nation. Although the Apex Court allowed the petitioner to make […]

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23/02/2023, 3 years ago

Abrasion no ground for declaring candidates unfit for CARF service: Jammu and Kashmir HC

In a recent judgment, in the case of Sunil kumar v. Union of India and ors., the HC of Jammu and Kashmir while granting relief to a candidate, held that ” Mere abraded lesions on the hand and forearm, which does not have any potentiality to interfere with the working of a Constable GD, cannot […]

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23/02/2023, 3 years ago

‘Equal pay for equal work’, not strictly applicable: SC

Equal pay for equal work is a fundamental concept of labour agreements. – Gabrielle Carteris The Apex Court in the case of Union of India v. Indian Navy Civilian Design Officers Association And Anr,  while setting aside the judgment of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) and the Delhi High Court granting parity of pay scale […]

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20/02/2023, 3 years ago

NHRC has jurisdiction to order for Compensation over violation of Human Rights: Kerala HC

“Fundamental Violations of human rights always lead to people feeling less and less human.”- Aung San Kui “Violation of rights relating to life and equality guaranteed by the Constitution amounts to a violation of human rights,” the Kerala HC observed, while giving judgement in the case of, Kottayam Municipality v. The Chairperson & Ors. It […]

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18/02/2023, 3 years ago

Spain approves law to introduce paid menstruation leave

It is difficult to work when you are in constant pain. A woman has to go through every month for 3-5 days and these days affect the women’s physical and mental health. A number of sexual and reproductive laws passed by Spain recently including abortion, transgender right and also include menstruation leave become the first […]

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