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Jantri vs Market Value: How Land Acquisition Compensation Is Really Determined
The award arrives and the figure is disappointingly round. Asked how it was reached, the office says the land was valued at the jantri rate. That answer sounds official, and it is
Land Acquisition Compensation in India: The LARR Act, the National Highways Act and the Railways Act
When the State takes a person’s land, the Constitution and the statute promise something in return. Land acquisition compensation in India is easy to state as a principle and
After the Labour Codes: What Happens to the Contract Labour Rules? The 2026 Central Rules and the Transition
The Labour Codes contract labour rules transition means the move from the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act 1970 and its rules to the Occupational Safety, Health and W
Recovery of Excess Payment from an Employee: When the Employer Can Claw Back, and When It Cannot
Recovery of excess payment from an employee means an employer taking back salary, allowances or retiral dues paid beyond entitlement. Indian courts allow it as a general rule, but
Contract Labour Wage Parity: Which Forum Enforces the Same-Work Rule, and Under Which Act?
Contract labour wage parity is the claim that workers engaged through a contractor must be paid the same wages as regular workmen doing the same or similar work. Under the Central
Departmental Appeal in Bank Disciplinary Proceedings: What the Appellate Authority Must Do
A departmental appeal in bank disciplinary proceedings is the internal statutory appeal an officer files against a punishment order. Under the model discipline and appeal regulatio
Section 29A Arbitration: When the Arbitrator’s Mandate Expires, and How to Get It Extended
Most arbitration clauses promise speed. Section 29A of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 is the provision that tries to enforce the promise, by putting a clock on the tribu
GPCB Closure Direction and Environmental Compensation: Remedies for an Industrial Unit
A GPCB closure direction arrives without much warning: a letter from the Gujarat Pollution Control Board directing a unit to stop production, with a notice to the electricity compa
Excess Mining Royalty, Penalty and Recovery: The Limits of the State’s Power Beyond the Approved Plan
A demand for excess mining royalty, penalty and recovery usually arrives as a single notice: a survey says more mineral left the pit than the approved plan or clearance allowed, an
Discharge Application in a Bank Fraud Case: The Standard, the Audit Report and the ‘Conduit’ Question
A discharge application in a bank fraud case is usually the accused’s first real chance to end a prosecution without a trial, and it is also the stage where most arguments fa
