Wednesday, April 23, 2025

AI Threatens Employment, Supreme Court Raises Alarm Over Impact on Drivers and Legal Sector

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.

To read more please go to the following link:

https://lawtrend.in/ai-threatens-employment-supreme-court-raises-alarm-over-impact-on-drivers-and-legal-sector/

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

P&H High Court - Govt can deny pay to employee absent due to criminal case

 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

Bombay High Court, under parens patriae doctrine, appoints daughter as legal guardian of mother with dementia

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/

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Supreme Court Slams UP Govt and Allahabad High Court For Bail To Accused; Sets 6-Month Deadline For Trial

 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