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INTRODUCTION Lok Sabha MP Supriya Sule has reintroduced “The Right to Disconnect Bill, 2025” , a private member's bill aimed at protecting employees from work-related communication outside official working hours. The Bill seeks to address the rising burnout associated with digital work culture, especially in an era where remote work and continuous connectivity have blurred the boundaries between professional and personal life. The new proposal arrives amid a national debate on work-life balance, triggered by statements from top industry leaders advocating extreme working hours. PURPOSE OF THE RIGHT TO DISCONNECT BILL 2025 The Bill seeks to safeguard employees from excessive employer contact beyond work hours by providing: A statutory right to refuse calls, emails, and messages after working hours . A protection from disciplinary action if employees decline communication. A provision for overtime pay if employees voluntarily respond beyond hours. A framework for...

Background of the Case The Karnataka High Court has directed the Bengaluru Police not to harass Ola Electric CEO Bhavish Aggarwal and other company officials in connection with a case registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for abetment to suicide . The order came in response to a petition filed by Aggarwal , Ola Electric , and Subrat Kumar Dash , head of Vehicle Homologation, challenging the FIR filed against them after the death of a 38-year-old Ola Electric engineer , who allegedly died by suicide on September 28, 2025 . The High Court bench of Justice Mohammad Nawaz , in an order passed on October 17 , restrained the police from taking coercive action or harassing the petitioners “under the guise of investigation.” Facts of the Case The deceased, who worked as a Homologation Engineer at Ola Electric since 2022, allegedly consumed poison at his Bengaluru residence. After his death, his family discovered a 28-page handwritten note accusing senior company offi...