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Landmark JudgmentPunjab & Haryana High Court

Maternal grandmother's locus to maintain a section 125 CrPC plea for a minor: Punjab & Haryana HC

Justice Neerja K. Kalson held that a maternal grandmother in actual care and custody of her granddaughter has sufficient eligibility to maintain a section 125 CrPC application on the minor's behalf where the parental relationship has broken down; the minor's statutory right to maintenance cannot be defeated by a technical objection to who instituted the petition.

Valkya Editorial·2 Jun 2026·12 min

Landmark JudgmentSupreme Court of India

PUDR v. Union of India: Article 23 and the Asiad workers

On 18 September 1982, a two-judge bench held that payment below minimum wage is 'forced labour' under Article 23, opening Article 32 to construction workers at the Delhi Asian Games sites.

Valkya Editorial·1 Jun 2026·10 min