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Employer's harsh orders not grounds for suicide abetment

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November 02, 2024

THE Delhi High Court has recently ruled that an employer cannot be held responsible for an employee's suicide solely due to strict or harsh decisions made in the course of duty unless criminal intent to incite the act is proven.

- SHEKHAR SINGH

The observation was made by Justice Amit Sharma while dismissing a trial court's summons against Dr G K Arora, former principal of Delhi University's B R Ambedkar College, and senior assistant Ravinder Singh, both implicated in a 2013 suicide abetment case.

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