Quashing of NJAC verdict evokes mixed reaction

Posted: 16 Oct 2015 11:27 AM PDT

Quashing of NJAC verdict evokes mixed reaction

The Supreme Court verdict on the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act, today evoked mixed reactions from legal experts with some former apex court judges hailing it for upholding independence of judiciary while some veterans termed the collegium system a failure.

Development officers working in LIC not ‘workmen': SC

The Supreme Court has held that development officers working in Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) cannot be put in the category of “workmen” under the provisions of Industrial Disputes Act. A bench of justices Dipak Misra and Prafulla C Pant upheld the decision of Allahabad High Court which had said that the development officers could not be treated as workmen.
“We conclude and hold that the development officers working in LIC are not ‘workmen’ under Section 2(s) of the Industrial Disputes Act and accordingly we do not find any flaw in the judgment rendered by the High Court,” the bench said.