Punjab & Haryana High Court: “No Work, No Pay” Cannot Be Used to Deny Arrears When Promotion Was Delayed Due to Employer’s Fault. The Court ruled that employees who were granted retrospective promotions after correction of seniority were entitled not only to notional benefits but also to arrears of pay and consequential financial benefits. In … Read more
High Court Quashes 498-A FIR Against Husband’s Relatives Due to Vague Allegations but of Husband Rejected. In a significant judgment dated 18 August 2025, the Punjab & Haryana High Court partially quashed criminal proceedings under: Section 498-A IPC Section 406 IPC against the relatives of a husband, while refusing relief to the husband himself. 498A … Read more
The Supreme Court frequently quashes Section 498A IPC cases against parents-in-law when allegations are vague, omnibus, or lack specific instances of cruelty or dowry demand. Vague, general allegations made solely to implicate family members in marital disputes, often after a couple’s discord, do not constitute sufficient grounds for prosecution, prompting courts to quash such FIRs under … Read more
More than 7 months have now gone after the landmark judgment/order of to judge bench of 2 Judge Bench of Supreme Court as passed in Rajesh & ors. Vs. State of U.P. & Anr. issued new guidelines to prevent further misuse of section 498A of IPC meant to protect women being harassed for dowry and facing cruelty … Read more
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