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Can’t Use Criminal Law As Weapon To Implicate In-Laws In Matrimonial Discord’: Karnataka High Court Quashes Cruelty FIR

The Karnataka High Court quashed a cruelty case under Section 498A IPC, observing that criminal law cannot be misused to rope in the entire family of the husband in matrimonial disputes without specific allegations. Key ObservationsThe

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Employees Selected In Same Recruitment Process Can’t Be Given Different Pay Based On Joining Date: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court held that employees selected through the same recruitment process cannot be paid differently merely because they joined service on different dates. Key ObservationsThe Court said that candidates selected in the same recruitment

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Karnataka High Court Grants Bail to POCSO Accused, Notes 15-Year-Old Victim’s Ability to Understand Consequences

The Karnataka High Court has granted bail to a man accused of multiple offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and related provisions, observing that the 15-year-old girl involved was in a

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More Women Joining Workforce to Become Economically Independent, State Cannot Deny Maternity Benefits: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that the State cannot deny statutory maternity benefits to working women simply on technical grounds, especially in light of the growing participation of women in the workforce and their economic

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Delhi High Court: Mere Breaking Up of Relationship Not “Instigation” for Abetment of Suicide

The Delhi High Court has held that the simple ending of a romantic relationship — without more — does not, by itself, constitute instigation to commit suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code. The

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Madhya Pradesh High Court: Married Daughter Entitled to Ex-Gratia and Leave Encashment if Sole Legal Heir

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a married daughter can claim ex-gratia benefits and leave encashment from her deceased father’s employment dues if she is the sole legal heir — even though she is

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No One Can Denigrate Any Community By Speeches Or Art; Ministers Must Not Target Any Community: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has underscored that no individual, including public representatives or ministers, is entitled to denigrate, insult, or target any religious, racial, linguistic, or cultural community through speeches, publications, artworks, or any form of expression.

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Gujarat High Court: Mother Is Natural Guardian of Girl Under 5, Disputed Separation Deed Not a Bar to Custody

The Gujarat High Court has held that under the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956, a mother is the natural guardian of her daughter who has not completed five years of age, and this status is

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Supreme Court: In Motor Accident Claims, Insurer Must “Pay & Recover” Even If Deceased Was an Unauthorised Passenger in Goods Vehicle

The Supreme Court has ruled that an *insurance company can be directed to first pay compensation to claimants in a motor accident case — even where the deceased was an unauthorised or gratuitous passenger in a

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Husband Abandoning Wife and Defaulting on Maintenance Forfeits Right to Contest Divorce: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has ruled that a husband who abandons his wife and fails to maintain her loses the moral and legal standing to oppose her petition for dissolution of marriage on the ground of

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