The Madhya Pradesh High Court held that prolonged incarceration in maintenance execution cannot become indefinite punitive confinement. It released a man jailed for over five months for unpaid maintenance owed to his wife and children during the case.
The Supreme Court ruled that cleaning, washing, and dry cleaning of clothes are considered ‘manufacturing’ under the Factories Act. The Court explained that something does not need to change completely or become a new product to be called a manufacturing process. This decision gives a wider meaning to what activities are included under the Act. It may also affect labor rules and workplace laws in the service industry.