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Source: Law Trend
The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday expressed serious concerns over the potential impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on employment across various sectors, warning that the rapid advancement of AI could result in large-scale job losses.
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https://lawtrend.in/ai-threatens-employment-supreme-court-raises-alarm-over-impact-on-drivers-and-legal-sector/
Source: Times of India
The Punjab and Haryana high court has clarified that the state govt is fully entitled to withhold the back wages of an employee for the duration he has been absent from duty due to involvement in a criminal case, even if the individual is subsequently acquitted of all charges. To read more please go to the following link:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/hc-govt-can-withhold-back-wages-for-employees-acquitted-in-criminal-cases-not-related-to-duty/articleshow/120496898.cms
Source: SCC Online
The present petition was filed under Article 226 of the Constitution invoking the doctrine of parens patriae whereby Petitioners 1 and 2, being son and daughter respectively of Madhura Manmohan Khanvilkar, aged 78 years, were before this Court praying that Petitioner 2 be appointed as a guardian of her mother who was suffering from dementia and severe degree of cognitive impairment. The Division Bench of G.S. Kulkarni* and Advait M. Sethna, JJ., opined that it needed to apply the legal principles on the doctrine of parens patriae to the present case and thus held that Petitioner 2 shall be treated and accepted as a legal guardian of her mother.... To read more please go to the following link:
https://www.scconline.com/blog/post/2025/04/22/bombay-hc-appoints-daughter-as-legal-guardian-of-mother-with-dementia-under-parens-patriae-doctrine/
Source: Outlook India
In a landmark order aimed at curbing the menace of child trafficking, the Supreme Court on Tuesday strongly criticized the Uttar Pradesh government and the Allahabad High Court while hearing anticipatory bail pleas filed by an accused in a child trafficking over the manner in which they dealt with the serious matter. To read more please go to the following link:
https://www.outlookindia.com/national/child-trafficking-sc-slams-up-govt-allahabad-hc-for-bail-to-accused-sets-6-month-deadline-for-completing-trial
Source: The New Indian Express
Courts must stop viewing custody battles as a fight between parents and instead focus on the child’s emotional wellbeing, emphasised legal experts and judges at a session -- Parental custody of children: Orders regarding visitation rights and custody issues -- during the Southern Zone Regional Conference on ‘Family: The Basis of Indian Society’. The two-day event, organised by the Family Courts Committee and Supreme Court of India in association with High Court of Karnataka and Karnataka Judicial Academy, concluded on Sunday. They also raised concerns about the challenges posed by cross-border custody disputes, the lack of coordination between jurisdictions and the need for a uniform approach guided by the child’s best interests.
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https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2025/Apr/14/custody-battles-focus-on-childs-welfare-over-parental-rights-experts
Source: Indian Express
In setting timelines for Governors to act on Bills presented to them by the state legislatures, the Supreme Court has, for the first time, prescribed that the President should take a decision on the Bills reserved for consideration by the Governor within a period of three months from the date on which such reference is received.
It said “in case of any delay beyond this period, appropriate reasons would have to be recorded and conveyed” to the state concerned.
Calling for a decision within three months is significant because under Article 201 of the Constitution no timeframe has been set for a Presidential decision.
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https://indianexpress.com/article/india/supreme-court-sets-timeframe-for-president-on-referred-bills-decide-in-3-months-9939603/
