The Allahabad High Court granted relief to a young advocate by reducing the maintenance payable to his estranged wife, acknowledging the financial hardships and instability commonly faced by lawyers during the early years of legal practice in district courts.
The Chhattisgarh High Court has ruled that a contractual Staff Nurse is entitled to maternity leave salary despite her employment status. The court ordered the release of her pending salary during her leave, emphasizing the importance of women’s dignity and the rights of newborns. This ruling reinforces the legal rights of working mothers.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India ruled that a woman is entitled to claim maintenance from her second husband under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), even if her first marriage is legally still valid. A bench comprising Justices B V Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma upheld the plea of a woman against a 2017 High Court ruling. The High Court had denied her maintenance on the grounds that her first marriage was legally subsisting. However, it had allowed maintenance for the daughter born from her second marriage.
The Supreme Court of India will hear a petition challenging the cancellation of 69,000 assistant teacher appointments in Uttar Pradesh due to alleged non-compliance with reservation rules. The dispute centers on the release of a new merit list, which could impact thousands of general category candidates. The controversy involves concerns about irregularities and fair representation of reserved category candidates.