Handbook on Combating Gender Stereotypes For handbookclick here

B.Ed. candidates unqualified for the posts of primary school teachers: Supreme Court A batch of Writ petition and appeals were preferred challenging NCTE notification that included B.Ed. qualification for appointment to the post of primary school teacher. Court exercising its power of judicial review struck down NCTE notification as contrary to the mandates of both Constitution and RTE Act which is to provide a meaningful and ‘quality’ primary education to children. Devesh Sharma v...

[Marine Insurance] If warranty is not complied with, then the insurer is discharged from liability. Supreme Court held that with the privity of the assured, if the ship is sent to sea in an unseaworthy state, the insurer is not liable for any loss attributable to unseaworthiness. The Apex Court was hearing an appeal against the NCDRC Order declining the claim of the insured who suffered loss of both vessel and cargo during a voyage. Before the issuance of the subsequent policy when the insured ...

Court is powerless to modify the award unless the conditions spelt out under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act have been established. –– Supreme Court Apex Court interfered with the judgment of High Court that modified the award by reducing interest from 18% to 9% on the ground that since under Section 31(7), the statutory rate of interest itself is contemplated at 18% per annum there is little to no reason, for the High Court to have interfered with the arbitrator’s finding ...

A social media post (invoking the public to protest against authorities) using a file photograph and falsely quoting the CJI that has been circulated is FAKE. Clarifies Supreme Court press note For press noteclick here