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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

Dalit teenager killed, body dumped in Aligarh field

After Hathras last year, Uttar Pradesh still makes those at the intersection of gender and caste particularly vulnerable; third major case reported this year

Five youths drug and gang-rape a 17-year-old in Haryana

The minor girl was rescued by her parents who saw their drugged daughter on a motorcycle with two boys, said local police.

UP: Three men arrested for sexually assaulting a working woman

The survivor approached the nearest police station to lodge her complaint after the attack; media reports say police delayed action

Madras HC refuses to quash case against DMK secretary for casteist remarks

RS Bharathi had insulted Scheduled Caste/Tribe judges by stating that they were appointed at the “alms” rendered by the DMK party

Two manual scavengers die in Chennai, death toll at six for this month alone!

City police say the private contractor has been arrested under sections of IPC and the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act

Who is Vijay Sampla, the new SC Commission Head?

The Centre appointed its former MP and Punjab BJP chief to the Chairman post which has remained vacant for 10 months

IPS officer threatened for filing sexual harassment complaint against DGP

The officers have appealed to the Tamil Nadu IPS Officers Association to recommend suspension of officer who intercepted the complainant’s vehicle and threatened her

SC issues notice in plea seeking caste-based census in 2021

The last caste-based census was held in 1931, and the reservations for OBCs was decided on the data

Bombay HC acquits death row POCSO convict due to shoddy investigation

The court also directed the Directorate of Prosecution, to initiate action against those responsible failure to get the forensics lab reports

Sexual Harassment: SC refuses to dismiss disciplinary proceedings against retired judge

A sexual harassment complaint was lodged against a Madhya Pradesh district judge after he sent inappropriate messages to a junior judicial officer

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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”