Public Law Archives

‘Can’t approach Writ Court to enforce Contract of personal service’; Calcutta High Court dismisses Writ Petition on Termination of Employment by Private School

Calcutta High Court held that a party can resort to the writ jurisdiction only if there involves public law element and not to enforce a contract of personal service, including all matters relating to the service of the employee-confirmation, suspension, transfer, termination, etc.

Law School News Others

1st MNLUA National Youth Parliament, 2023

MNLUA is organizing its “1st National Youth Parliament, 2023” on the 8th and 9th of April, 2023 comprising of three major committees —NITI

Law School News Moot Court Announcements

14th GNLU International Moot Court Competition, 2023

Date: 5th November, 2022 The GNLU International Moot Court Competition (GIMC) was launched in 2009, with the objective of creating a platform

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Employees cannot invoke writ jurisdiction against private educational institution for disputes relating to ordinary contract of service: Supreme Court

“Individual wrongs or breach of mutual contracts without having any public element as its integral part cannot be rectified through a writ petition under Article 226.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Can writ under Art. 226 Constitution of India be filed for grant of compensation under public law for infringement of fundamental right? Chh HC answers

Chhattisgarh High Court: Sanjay K Agrawal, J., allowed the petition and granted compensation for infringement of right to a speedy trial under

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | ICICI Bank Ltd. — Petition challenging Chanda Kochhar’s termination order not maintainable; A Writ would not lie to enforce purely private law rights

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of M.S. Karnik and Nitin Jamdar, JJ., addressed the petition filed by ex-MD of ICICI Bank Limited