While it is true that the employee has little or no bargaining power in the negotiation of these contracts, it would still be wise to be aware of your rights or the lack thereof. In India, the private sector managerial employee is not covered by labour legislations. Since their jural relationship with the employer is…
It is well known that tenants enjoy protection from eviction if they are statutory tenants under the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 (the “DRC Act”). A statutory tenant is a term used to describe a tenancy that is covered by the DRC Act. SO, therefore, any property in Delhi, that is given for rent below.…
Recently I had the opportunity to visit the Mangar village and meet the local populace. The area is breathtakingly beautiful. From the top of the little hill, you will see a majestic mountain and below this lies the larger expanse of the flat area, comprising just farmhouses, with the rural populace confined to a cluster…
The Companies Bill, 2011, might not be garnering as much attention as the Lokpal Bill this Parliament session, but it too is a game changing piece of legislation that promises to regulate India’s corporate governance on the lines of global best practices. And one of the most significant features of the bill is that it…
MUMBAI: An article from the CITIZEN entitled RAM RAJ TO POLICE RAJ: Military Veterans Hit with Armed Police and Broken Promises, by Lt General Vijay Oberoi [retd], provoked my personal reflections about the OROP related events being played out at Jantar Mantar since June 2015. Following the totally unwarranted police brutality against the peaceful protesters…
Outcome of Board Meeting Board of Directors of the Company at their meeting held on February 3, 2015 has: 1. Taken on record the unaudited financial results of the Company for the quarter ended December 31, 2014. The un-audited consolidated and standalone results of the Company along with Limited Review Report of auditors for the…
Forty years ago, members of the armed forces were promised One Rank-One Pension (OROP). Simply put, OROP means uniform pension to all military personnel retiring at the same rank with same length of service, irrespective of the date of retirement. By way of an example, if two Colonels in the army have put in 25…
If indeed Maggi noodles or any other product is a health hazard, a prosecution against the company and its officials must follow – there’s no justification in law in making film stars as co-accused
Thinkers who best explain a rapidly-changing India to the world (and the world to India).
A lease is defined in Section 105 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (TPA). In terms of such definition, there is a transfer of a right to enjoy such property, for a certain defined period of time, subject to the payment or promise to pay such rent as agreed.
