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Maharashtra passes bill for regulation of private job placement agencies
In an important move, the Government of Maharashtra introduced the Maharashtra Private Placement Agencies (Regulation) Bill, 2025 (Bill) on 24 March 2025 (which has been passed in both houses of the legislature), for the regulation of private placement agencies (Placement Agencies) to safeguard the interests of job seekers by preventing fraudulent practices and increasing transparency.
Karnataka's vision 2030: powering industry, fuelling growth
The Karnataka Government has released its Industrial Policy for the period 2025-2030. The policy is a significant step in the state's mission is to establish Karnataka as the top destination in Asia for high technology manufacturing investments through equitable and sustainable development.
Criminal Conviction not necessary for Forfeiture of Gratuity due to acts involving Moral Turpitude: Supreme Court
A division bench of the Supreme Court of India in Western Coal Fields v Manohar Govinda Fulzele, 2025 SCC Online SC 345 held that under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 (Act), proven misconduct involving moral turpitude does not have to be backed by a criminal conviction of the employee in question for an employer to forfeit gratuity upon termination of services for such misconduct.