Daily Legal Updates for Law Exams: 2nd July 2020

By Aman Prakash|Updated : July 2nd, 2020

1. State of California sues Cisco and two Indian origin employees for caste discrimination in the USA.

  • The Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) has filed a lawsuit in the Federal District Court of Northern District of California alleging caste discrimination on the part of Cisco and two of its Indian origin employees.

  • The lawsuit filed by the DFEH says,

"Cisco engaged in unlawful employment practices on the bases of religion, ancestry, national origin/ethnicity, and race/color against Complainant John Doe, and after Doe opposed such unlawful practices, Cisco retaliated against him. Cisco also failed to take all reasonable steps to prevent such unlawful practices in its workplace".

  • DFEH goes on to claim that in February 2018, Kompella became the Interim Head of Engineering for Cisco’s team after Iyer stepped down. In his new role, Kompella supervised Doe and continued to discriminate, harass, and retaliate against Doe by, for example, giving him assignments that were impossible to complete under the circumstances.

  • The complaint also refers to a study by Equality Labs, which found that 67% of Dalits were reported as being treated unfairly at their American workplaces because of their caste and related characteristics.

Source: Live Law

2. New bride's conduct of being in her room or not showing initiative in doing household work not cruelty: Delhi HC.

  • A new bride's conduct of being in her room or not showing initiative in doing household work can by no stretch of the imagination is described as cruel behavior towards the husband, the Delhi High Court recently held.

  • The divorce petition was finally dismissed on the ground that the Appellant failed to prove the allegations of unchastely leveled against the Respondent and also could not establish that the Respondent treated him with cruelty.

  • The High Court considered the case before it and observed that the most serious allegation made by the Appellant was with regard to the Respondent leading an adulterous life.

  • The Court, however, noted that while the Appellant failed to file any proof regarding the allegation of adultery post-marriage, the fact that the Respondent had an affair before the marriage was completely meaningless.

  • A new bride would be hesitant in her new surroundings in the matrimonial home. It is always for the husband’s family to make the new bride feel at home and accepted as a family member. Therefore, such conduct of the respondent No.1/wife of being interested in remaining in her room or not showing initiative in doing household work can by no stretch of imagination be described as cruel behavior and that too upon the appellant/husband: Delhi High Court.

Note:

  • The High Court of Delhi was established on 31 October 1966.

  • The High Court of Delhi was established with four judges. They were Chief Justice K. S. Hegde, Justice I. D. Dua, Justice H. R. Khanna and Justice S. K. Kapur. Presently, the High Court has a sanctioned strength of 45 permanent judges and 15 additional judges.

  • Chief Justice -  Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel.

Source: Bar & Bench

3. The decision to bring sanitary napkins under "essential commodities" should be taken after due consultation: Centre tells Bombay High Court.

  • The Centre has told the Bombay High Court that a decision to bring sanitary napkins under the ambit of essential commodities can be taken only after a due and consultative procedure.

  • The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) expressed its willingness to include sanitary napkins under essential commodities. However, it added that the same can only be done after following due procedure, which includes an assessment of the market scenario, quality, and costing of the product, as well as preferences of the purchasers.

  • However, the scheme for procurement of sanitary products has been largely decentralized since 2015-16, Centre adds. It points out that a competitive bidding process is undertaken by the States and Union Territories to ensure the procurement of products with good quality standards. The National Health Mission provides technical and financial support to States based on their proposals.

Note:

  • The Bombay High Court is one of the oldest High Courts of India.
  • It is located in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
  • Its jurisdiction covers the states of Maharashtra and Goa and the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
  • The High Court has regional branches at Nagpur and Aurangabad in Maharashtra and Panaji, the capital of Goa.
  • Current Chief Justice: Justice Bhushan P Dharmadhikari.

Source: Live Law

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