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Only employer will decide if employee’s work satisfactory: Delhi HC

Source – indianexpress.com An employer, not a court, will decide whether a probationary employee’s services are satisfactory, the Delhi High Court has said. Justice Valmiki Mehta made the observation while upholding the termination of services of a teacher by a private school in the national capital. “Whether or not a probationary employee’s services are satisfactory,

Mother-son get jail term in rape case

Source – intoday.in Thane, Apr 19 (PTI) A local court has sentenced a 24-year-old man to 15 years rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl and awarded ten years jail term to his mother for abetting the crime. District judge Mridula V K Bhatia convicted Sushant Dubey, owner of a driving school here, and his mother

SC questions Manipur govt, Centre’s silence over rape allegations involving minor

Source – hindustantimes.com The Supreme Court pulled up the defence ministry and Manipur government for their alleged inaction in a case involving a 15-year-old girl, who committed suicide after allegedly being raped by army personnel in October 2003. A bench headed by justice MB Lokur was hearing the petition related to extra-judicial killings in Manipur. Incidents

High Court quashes CBSE decision to disaffiliate NPS

Source – thehindu.com In a relief to the National Public School (NPS) chain of institutions, the High Court of Karnataka has quashed the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) order of disaffiliating National Public Schools in Bengaluru and Mysuru, and also the criminal cases registered against chairman K.P. Gopalakrishna for allegedly “forging” certificates of minority status.

Supreme Court fixes alimony at 25 percent of a man’s salary, calls it ‘just and fair’ amount

Source – firstpost.com What percentage of a man’s salary should go as alimony to one’s estranged wife? The Supreme Court has set this figure at 25 percent, calling it a “just and fair” amount. “Twenty-five percent of the husband’s net salary would be just and proper to be awarded as maintenance to the (former) wife. The amount

Delhi High Court rejects AAP plea on EVMs

Source – dnaindia.com Just a couple of days before the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) polls, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) suffered a blow as the Delhi High Court on Friday rejected their plea for the use of the Electronic Voting Machines with Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT ) for the upcoming civic polls. Justice