"Mainly women play the major role in taking care of the parents who are sick due to old age. In such situations, open-mindedness, empathy and understanding are expected from the employers," the Court said.
Apsara Reddy, a celebrity speaker, journalist, and AIADMK spokesperson had told the Madras High Court that YouTuber Joe Micheal Praveen had made repeated defamatory posts against her.
The Court quoted Hindu scriptures to emphasise the importance of parents, and added that "even if for the sake of argument, the father earns something; it is pious duty of a son to maintain his old aged father."
This article covers important judgments and orders passed by the Supreme Court during the month of December 2023, including when the Court was functioning at a limited capacity during the winter vacation.
There cannot be a scope for "operation being successful, but patient dead" the Court added while ordering an appellate authority to expeditiously decide on appeals challenging the suspension of certain licenses.