“You’re Just Acting as a Messenger. You can Write Anything, your officer can Sign Anything, and we’re Expected to do Nothing.”: SC Summons Maharashtra Add’l Chief Secretary, Over Contemptuous Affidavit

Justices BR Gavai, Prashant Kumar Mishra, and KV Viswanathan today summoned Maharashtra’s Rajesh Kumar over contemptuous comments in an affidavit regarding construction on forest land. The Court warned of contempt proceedings and criticized the government’s lack of seriousness. The case relates to compliance with compensatory afforestation levy and recent budgetary sops. Court may halt the Ladki Bahin Yojana.

Unacceptable and undesirable for NLU Jodhpur to operate only with contractual teachers: Supreme Court

The National Law University (NLU) in Jodhpur has come under scrutiny by the Supreme Court of India for its reliance on contractual teachers. Labeling this practice as both “unacceptable and undesirable,” the apex court drew attention to the University Grants Commission (UGC) regulations. These regulations stipulate that only a maximum of 10% of university staff […]