CRI Guidelines 2025 released!: Same Bottle, Same Wine?

The CGPDTM released the much-awaited CRI Guidelines 2025 today evening. The previous version of these guidelines were released in 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017. (2015 guidelines were scrapped after criticism) On a first look, its heartening to see that the released guidelines are replete with illustrative examples. This will help the examiners to apply the law although the jurisprudence on the law has

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Legal Frameworks Guiding Society Redevelopment in Maharashtra: A Comprehensive Overview

Legal Frameworks Guiding Society Redevelopment in Maharashtra: A Comprehensive Overview INTRODUCTION: THE NEED FOR REDEVELOPMENT Mumbai’s population surge and scarce land supply have made redevelopment essential for upgrading aging buildings and maximizing space in this sea surrounded city. Despite government efforts, residents often face hurdles around project timelines, costs, and legal compliance, with over 25,000

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Calling For Secession Of J&K By Labelling It As An ‘Occupied Territory’ Falls Within Ambit Of ‘Unlawful Activity’ Under UAPA: J&K&L HC

                                                                    It is quite material to note that while taking a pragmatic, progressive and patriotic stand, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court at Srinagar in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest judgment titled Union Territory of J & K vs Ameer Hamza Shah in CrlA(D) No. 06/2022 CrlM 71/2022 that was

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Beyond Daylight State-Level Reforms Enabling Night Shift Work for Women under the Factories Act

Beyond Daylight State-Level Reforms Enabling Night Shift Work for Women under the Factories Act Across states, the move to liberalize Section 66(1)(b) of the Factories Act reflects a major policy shift to empower women and enhance their participation in industrial growth. India’s manufacturing sector has long been governed by the Factories Act, 1948 (“Factories Act”),

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