Rajasthan employees told not to wear T-shirts, jeans
Jaipur, June 27 : The Rajasthan Labour Department has said its employees cannot wear jeans and T-shirts while on duty, triggering protests.
In an order released on June 21, the department said despite earlier notices refraining employees from appearing in casual wear while on duty, people had continued to flout the norm.
The dresses looked "indecent and were against the dignity of the office", it said.
Labour Commissioner Giriraj Singh Kushwaha, who issued the order, told IANS: "It is just a suggestion to come to office in a dignified way. The dress should symbolize that the person is an employee in the office and not a visitor."
He said no disciplinary proceedings were mentioned for flouting the norms. "Hence it cannot be termed as a dress code rule," he added.
But the Rajasthan Karamchari Mahasangh is not happy. It has called the order "undemocratic". It vowed on Wednesday to get the order revoked. The Akhil Rajasthan Rajya Karamchari Samyukt Mahasangh said no such order can be issued in a democratic nation.
"We will submit a memorandum to the Labour Commissioner to revoke this order," the employee leader Gajendra Singh Rathore said.
The Rajasthan government had in March tried to impose a dress code for college students but it was revoked following protests.
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K’taka HC judge whose controversial remarks triggered controversy expresses regret before open court
Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court judge, Justice V Srishananda, on Saturday expressed regret in open court after facing backlash over his controversial remarks in his recent court hearings, reported Bar and Bench.
Two purported video clips from Justice V Srishananda’s court hearing that show him making inappropriate comments went viral across social media platforms.
On Saturday, Justice Srishananda invited members of the Advocates Association, Bengaluru, and senior lawyers to his courtroom at 2:30 PM, where he read out a note expressing regret for inappropriate comments.
Quoting Advocates Association President Vivek Subba Reddy, Bar and Bench wrote, “He expressed regret for the comments and clarified that it was not his intention to offend any community or members of the Bar. He also requested the association to relay this message to all members of the Bar.”
Reddy further stated, “We also advised him to encourage young lawyers in the courtroom and refrain from making any irrelevant remarks during hearings.”
Another senior lawyer present during the session confirmed to the legal news portal that Justice Srishananda also addressed comments directed at a woman lawyer, who was seen in one of the videos being reprimanded by the judge. The judge Justice Srishananda clarified that his remarks were not intended to target her (woman lawyer) specifically, but rather pertained to the appellant she was representing. “He explained that his comment was meant to imply that the appellant seemed to know a lot about the other party,” said the lawyer.
In addition, Justice Srishananda assured those present that he would avoid making such comments in the future.
The controversy came to light on September 19, when a video clip from an August 28 Court hearing surfaced on social media, showing Justice Srishananda referring to a Muslim-majority sub-locality in Bengaluru’s Goripalya as "Pakistan." Hours later, another video from the same courtroom emerged, in which the judge was seen making a gender-insensitive remark.
Following outrage over the viral videos, a Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, along with Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, Surya Kant, and Hrishikesh Roy, on September 20 took a suo motu cognizance and sought a report from the Karnataka High Court Registrar General in connection with the viral video.
