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Difference between a ‘Contract Labourer’ and an ‘Employee’

What does the term ‘contract labour’ means? The term ‘contract labour’ under Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 (“CLRA“) means a workman who is hired in or in connection with the work of an establishment by or through a contractor. It is important to note that the word, ‘hire’, as used in the Act, has…

aaLAWchak: Man Disposes, God proposes
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aaLAWchak: Man Disposes, God proposes

‘Sometimes, you just need a tryst of destiny in your favour’ Starring: Salim Shah and Vishal Singh Directed by: Salim Shah Duration: One Hour ten minutes Language: Hinglish ‘Man Disposes, God proposes’ by Mr. Salim Shah, revolves around two individuals, an accused and his lawyer. The accused, Himaqat Qureshi, has been charged for murdering his wife…

aaLAWchak: Neerja

aaLAWchak: Neerja

‘Heroes can come from unlikeliest of places’ Movie: Neerja Starring: Sonam Kapoor, Shabana Azmi and Shekhar Ravjiani Directed by: Ram Madhvani Written By: Saiwyn Quadras Year of Release: 2016 When we started aaLAWchak, we made a policy that we will cover movies related to law and the legal system. However, we believe that there are…

aaLAWchak: Philadelphia

Joe Miller: “We’re standing here in Philadelphia, the, uh, city of brotherly love, the birthplace of freedom, where the, uh, founding fathers authored the Declaration of Independence, and I don’t recall that glorious document saying anything about all straight men are created equal. I believe it says all men are created equal.” Movie: Philadelphia Starring:…

The Adventures of Tom Lawyer

This new section on Indian Case Laws is called ‘The Adventures of Tom Lawyer’. Tom is a fictional lawyer coming home in a black coat everyday on a scooter, having his small office right down the next street. Tom is sarcastic, pompous, arrogant, lazy, rude, and rusty and that’s why his world is adventurous. Harry is Tom’s client who never pays on time and Dick is Tom’s non-lawyer friend who truly justifies his name with his strange questions. But, the interesting part is, Tom never gives them a direct answer.

aaLAWchak: Talvar

Movie: Talvar Starring: Irrfan Khan, Konkona Sen Sharma, Tabu, Sohum Shah Directed by: Meghna Gulzar Written By: Vishal Bhardwaj Year of Release: 2015 ‘Sometimes, truth is stranger than fiction’ At the first instance, Talvar appears to be another movie trying to commercialize one of the most controversial murder mystery of our times, the Noida Double…

LEXpressions: Judging Amity National Moot Court Competition, 2015

At Indian Case laws, we always endeavor to bring something new to our readers. In the past, we have been restricting ourselves from expressing our views on the practice of law in India, status of legal education, working of the Courts and various adjudicatory forums, law firm work culture, emerging trends and various other issues…