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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
UP: Charges filed against cop for custodial rape, after NHRC follows up
Departmental action has also been instituted against the then Additional Superintendent of Police and the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Balrampur
Rakhbar Khan case: District court refuses to transfer mob lynching trial
The victim’s mother has said that she has no trust in the current trial as the accused openly told her that case will be decided in their favour
MJ Akbar vs Priya Ramani: Pronouncement of judgment deferred till Feb 17
Akbar had filed a criminal defamation complaint against Ramani when she levelled sexual misconduct charges against him on Twitter
Notice publication under SMA to verify credibility of persons: Centre to Delhi HC
A plea filed in the Delhi High Court has sought the setting aside of some Special Marriage Act provisions as it violates privacy
Muslim men can re-marry without divorce, women can’t: Punjab & Haryana HC
The High Court held the petitioner’s marriage to be illegal since the woman did not divorce her first husband
Over 74 vacancies in NCST, over 1,200 cases under process: Centre
The vacancies are across 7 different offices and the load of pending cases is accounted from all States/UTs for the period 2019-2020
Allahabad HC reinstates LGBTQIA member as Home Guard, deems cancellation order ‘vindictive’
The aggrieved petitioner was removed from service in 2019 for his sexual orientation
Release Nodeep Kaur
23-year-old Dalit trade union activist languishing behind bars, allegedly being abused in Karnal jail
Don’t reveal name of kin, school or employer in rape cases: Bombay HC
The court has issued specific directions in furtherance to the Supreme Court guidelines issues in Nipun Saxena case, to not reveal any information could invariably establish the victim/survivor’s identity
Are low numbers of Communal Riots in 2020 a mere deception?
Excerpts from a report that appeared in Secular Perspective (February 1-15, 2021)
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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
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