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  IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA   CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION   CIVIL APPEAL NO. OF 2025   (Arising out of Special Leave Petition (C) No. 17936 of 2025)   VANEETA PATNAIK NIRMAL KANTI CHAKRABARTI & ORS  O R D E R PANKAJ MITHAL, J. Leave granted Heard Ms. Meenakshi Arora, senior counsel and Ms. Madhavi Divan, senior counsel, appearing for the appellant and the respondent no.1 respectively. The appellant-Ms. Vaneeta Patnaik is a faculty member of the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences1, Kolkata. Dr. Nirmal Kanti Chakrabarti, respondent no.1 1Hereinafter referred to as “NUJS” or “University” 1 was appointed as a Vice Chancellor of NUJS on 03.07.2019 4. The appellant lodged a formal complaint on 26.12.2023 with the Local Complaint Committee2 alleging sexual harassment on part of respondent no.1. The LCC rejected the complaint as barred by time inasmuch as ...

 ITEM NO.54 COURT NO.3 SECTION PIL-W  S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A  RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Writ Petition(s)(Civil) No(s). 1134/2025 NAVEEN PRAKASH NAUTIYAL Petitioner(s)  VERSUS UNION OF INDIA & ANR. Respondent(s) (FOR ADMISSION IA No. 326773/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES) Date : 05-01-2026 This matter was called on for hearing today. CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE J.K. MAHESHWARI  HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ATUL S. CHANDURKAR For Petitioner(s) :Mr. Pranav Sachdeva, Adv.  Ms. Neha Rathi, AOR  Mr. Anurag Tiwary, Adv.  Ms. Somya Kumari, Adv.  Ms. Kajal Giri, Adv.  Mr. Vishal Sinha, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Harshit Manwani, Adv. Mr. Siddharth, AOR  UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following  O R D E R 1. The petitioner has filed the present petition under Article 32 of the Constitution seeking following reliefs : “a. Issue a Writ in the nature of mandamus, or any other appropriate ...

  Year End Review 2025 – Ministry of Labour & Employment Government Makes Four Historic Labour Codes Effective from 21 November 2025 Launch of Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana - ?99,446 Crore Incentive Package to Create 3.5 Crore Jobs Over 2 Years India Rises to Rank 2 Globally in Social Protection Coverage; Coverage Jumps to 64.3% EPFO Undertakes Major Digital Transformation – Auto-Settlement up to ?5 Lakh, Centralised Pension System, FAT-Enabled UAN Activation ESIC Expands National Footprint to 713 Districts; Beds Increase Three-Fold to 87,715 in FY 2024-25 9,785 Job Fairs and 1.58 Lakh Selections through National Career Service (NCS) Portal in 2025 e-Shram Crosses 31.42 Crore Worker Registrations; Platform Worker Module Launched with 14 Aggregators Onboarded Implementation of Labour Codes In a historic decision, the Government of India has implemented  four Labour Codes  - the Code on Wages, 2019, the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, the Code on Social Se...

 FAQ on Myths and Realities of Industrial Relation (IR) Code 2020 Q 1. Whether the Industrial Relation Code in any way takes back workers’ right relating to form trade unions? Ans : No. The apprehension is totally incorrect. Provisions related to registration of trade union have been retained under Chapter-III of IR Code 2020. Q 2. Whether IR Code bans all strikes? Ans : No. The Industrial Relations (IR) Code, 2020 does not ban strikes. Right to strike remains intact under IR Code with mandatory 14 days notice period before going on strike. Q 3. Whether the worker will need government permission to go on strike in IR Code? Ans : No permission is required from the Government under the IR Code. However, 14-Days prior strike notice will be required which will facilitate both employer and union for immediate resolution of their dispute through timely conciliation leading to reduced their conflict. Q 4. Whether IR Code allows employers to retrench workers freely? Ans : No. The provision...