🏛️ When Following Rules Creates Injustice

🌟 Imagine being denied maternity leave for your own biological child because your husband had children from a previous marriage. Sounds absurd? This actually happened, and the case reveals a powerful legal principle that affects every business and citizen.

💡 What You'll Discover:

• 🔍 Why courts sometimes ignore the exact words of laws to achieve justice
• ⚖️ The "purposive construction" method that looks for the soul of legislation
• 🎯 How this principle protects modern families that don't fit traditional molds
• 💼 Why businesses need to understand the "why" behind regulations, not just the "what"

🚀 Real Cases Discussed:

• 💎 Deepika Singh vs. Central Administrative Tribunal - The Supreme Court case that changed everything about interpreting welfare laws
• ⭐ Central Service Leave Rules 1972, Rule 43 - How rigid rule interpretation can defeat legislative intent

🏢 Why This Matters for Business:

• 📈 Strategic compliance: Understanding regulatory purpose prevents future legal troubles
• 🔮 Anticipating legal evolution in fast-changing industries like fintech and healthcare
• 🎯 Building stronger arguments in policy advocacy and regulatory discussions

🎙️ This episode transforms how you'll read any rule, policy, or law - from workplace guidelines to government regulations. Sometimes the most important question isn't "what does it say?" but "why was it written?"