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Reproductive Autonomy Cannot Be Subordinated to Adoption: Supreme Court allows termination of 7-month pregnancy of minor

Holding that a woman’s choice is paramount under Article 21, the SC affirms that constitutional courts must prioritise dignity, mental health, and bodily autonomy over statutory limits under the MTP framework

Delhi violence: Court questions credibility of police witness, grants bail to accused

The court questioned why the police witnesses waited two months before naming the accused, instead of taking immediate action when the incident happened.

Love Jihad bogey derailed in Mangaluru

Right wing fundamentalists who had thus far been promoting the specter of love jihad were left shellshocked when their own strategy backfired, and police arrested a twice-married Hindu man for allegedly raping a Muslim widow

PIL filed for implementation of Manual Scavengers Act, Allahabad HC seeks State’s reply

The petitioners/law students undertook a detailed study and found that no adequate safety equipment was provided to workers

Harassment of nuns in train at Jhansi  can become a major poll issue in Kerala 

Union Home Minister Amit Shah assures strong action after Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan writes to him raises issue, and Congress mocks ‘assurance’

Uttar Pradesh: Three men sentenced to death for teenage girl’s rape, murder

The 16-year-old was raped and murdered in 2018, the three men had been held guilty on March 20, 2021

Only 38.5% of Nirbhaya Fund disbursed; funds under-utilised: Parliament Committee Report

In Part – 1 of a three-part series examining the report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on crimes against women, we discover how non-registration of cases, huge pendency and non-utilisation of funds are preventing women from getting justice

Delhi violence accused thrashes Muslim man, forces him to chant anti Pakistan slogans

The accused identified as Ajay Goswami, has been out on bail in connection with the North East Delhi violence case

Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi: Saviour of 1931 Meston road riot survivors

A great supporter of India’s oppressed, Shankar was an unconventional journalist who entered a riot-ridden Kanpur to help people, instead of reporting the incident.

SC allows Permanent Commission to women officers

Holds Army’s evaluation criteria to grant PC to women as arbitrary, noting that structures in the society have been created by males for males

Uttarakhand HC raps government over incompetent committee for examining Van Gujjar rights

The Court directed the government to re-constitute the committee for examining the issues and for giving its recommendation within 3 months

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Reproductive Autonomy Cannot Be Subordinated to Adoption: Supreme Court allows termination of 7-month pregnancy of minor

Holding that a woman’s choice is paramount under Article 21, the SC affirms that constitutional courts must prioritise dignity, mental health, and bodily autonomy over statutory limits under the MTP framework

Malegaon 2006 Blast Case: Bombay High Court rejects NIA’s ‘alternate narrative’, holds prosecution built on contradictions and inadmissible evidence

Holding that “diagonally opposite” narratives by investigative agencies cannot sustain a trial, the Court finds the NIA’s case rooted in retracted statements, hearsay material, and a legally impermissible reinvestigation—bringing the prosecution to a “dead end”