DPE guidelines on terms of employment will not apply to public sector banks: HC  

The guidelines issued by the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) on personal policies, related terms and conditions of employment and indemnity bonds secured from employees, will not apply to the public sector banks, said the High Court of Karnataka. “The…

Aided schools directed to pay compensation to 12 teachers

Observing that 12 teachers were made to work for a meagre salary of ₹500 per month between 2005 and 2018, the High Court of Karnataka has directed the management of aided-schools to pay them as compensation the wages, on par…

The State cannot be seen to practise ‘begar’ to arm-twist aided educational institutions: Karnataka High Court  

It is highly uncouth on the part of the State government to stop the salaries of the existing teachers, as an arm-twisting tactic, to compel an aided engineering college to obey its orders, said the High Court of Karnataka. “This…

Karnataka High Court directs BBMP to evolve a continuous mechanism to check and control breeding of mosquitoes

A file photo of BBMP workers fumigating streets to control the spread of dengue in Bengaluru. The High Court of Karnataka has directed the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagar Palike (BBMP) to evolve a continuous mechanism to check and control the breeding…

Efforts to safeguard women admirable but challenges faced by men cannot be overlooked: Karnataka High Court

Equality should be in its truest sense and not at the expense of either gender, the High Court of Karnataka has said while pointing out that “however admirable our efforts to safeguard women may be, we should not overlook the…