🏛️ The Maternity Leave Case That Changed Everything

🌟 Imagine this: You're having your first biological child, but your employer denies you maternity leave because your husband's children from his previous marriage live with you. Sounds unfair? The Supreme Court thought so too!

💡 What You'll Discover:

• 🔍 How judges interpret laws based on their true purpose, not just written words
• ⚖️ Why modern families don't always fit traditional legal definitions
• 🎯 The powerful principle of 'purposive construction' that protects real people
• ✨ How this approach extends beyond personal rights to land acquisition cases

🚀 Real Cases Discussed:

• 💎 Deepika Singh vs. Central Administrative Tribunal - The landmark Supreme Court decision that redefined family structures
• ⭐ Mahanadi Coalfields Limited vs. Mathias Oram - How purposive interpretation helped land acquisition victims
• 🏛️ Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation vs. Shri Deepak Agarwal - Ensuring fair compensation through liberal legal interpretation

🌍 Why This Matters to You:

• 🏠 Understanding how courts protect non-traditional families
• 💼 Learning when legal strategies can overcome literal interpretations
• 🎪 Seeing how judges balance written law with social justice

🎙️ This episode reveals how the highest court in India ensures that laws serve people, not the other way around - a principle that could change how you view justice itself!