November 2019
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"Accommodation is very important in a plural society": Salman Khurshid

The Muslim reaction to the Supreme Court judgment on the long pending Ayodhya dispute has been subdued, with very few wishing to challenge the verdict

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The Ayodhya Verdict: When Fear-struck Muslims Prayed to Lose

It was common knowledge that the Supreme Court would deliver its judgment in the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit before the Chief Justice of In

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Full Text: Judgments by the Supreme Court of India on the Ayodhya Dispute [PDFs 3.86 MB and 106 KB]

On November 9, 2019, the Supreme Court of India delivered the Judgment on the Ayodhya dispute. The full text of the Judgment can be accessed here: Judgment by the Supreme Court of India on the Ayodhya case [PDF 3.86 MB] Source: Supreme Court of India     On November 9, 2019, the Supreme Court of India also dismissed a Special Leave Petition by the Shia Central Board of Waqf, Uttar Pradesh, against a 1946 Judgment by the High Court, Faizabad, as there was "inordinate delay" in the filing of the petition. The text of this Judgment can be accessed here: Shia Central Board of Waqf, U.P. vs Sunni Central Board of Wakf [PDF 106 KB] Source: Supreme Court of India    

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Union Labour Ministry Invites Public Comments on Preliminary Draft Code on Wages (Central) Rules - [PDF 888 KB]

The Union Ministry of Labour and Employment has invited public comments on a preliminary draft of the Code on Wages (Central) Rules. In a Note issued on November 1, 2019, the Government said it invited "inputs/comments/suggestions of various stakeholders including general public", for a period of one month.  A notification issued by the Ministry said: "Objections and suggestions, if any, may be addressed to Rajiv Ranjan, , (Email ID: [email protected]), Deputy Director, and Shri Bikash Kumar Malick ([email protected]), Assistant Director, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi110001". One of the Schedules in the Draft identifies workers under four categories: Unskilled (123), Semi skilled (127), Skilled (320), and Highly Skilled (111).   The Draft was published by the Ministry at [https://labour.gov.in/sites/default/files/The%20Wages%28Central%29%20Rules_Preliminary_Draft_1_11_2019_WC.pdf]. The Wages (Central) Rules Preliminary Draft [PDF 888 KB] Source: Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India