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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

We cannot gag reporting of proceedings: SC dismisses EC’s plea against Madras HC’s ‘murder’ remark

The apex court held that freedom of speech and expression covers freedom to cover court proceedings too

Manipur: CCM applauds HC order allowing safe passage to Myanmar refugees

The people’s group requested central and state governments to uphold humanitarian rights and obligations

65 Congress MLAs, Jignesh Mevani move Gujarat HC to utilise MPLAD funds for medical facilities

The MLAs have sought the amount of around 99 crores be used for providing necessary health and medical facilities

Hauling up officers won’t bring oxygen: SC stays Delhi HC’s contempt notice to Centre

The Supreme Court noted that Delhi is in a critical situation, but the Centre has not supplied 700 MT of oxygen as directed  

Expression of mere hostile point of view not hate speech: Bom HC

The high court quashed the FIR and observed that the State’s approach was hypersensitive as the petitioner’s intention was not to cause disorder or incite people to violence

If drastic step is not taken, Covid situation will worsen: Patna HC

The court observed that despite repeated directions to the state, most of them have remained on paper

Offence of attacking public servant cannot be invoked merely because Police Officer is in uniform: Kerala HC

The court granted bail to lawyers arrested for assaulting a police officer while he was in court premises, but was not discharging his duty

K’taka HC directs Centre to increase state’s oxygen quota

The court has given two days’ time to the Centre to reconsider allocation of Remdesivir drug to the state

Formulate medical scheme for migrant workers: Delhi HC to gov’t

The court held that the situation called for a structured response and directed the government to formulate a scheme in two weeks

Supreme court strikes down Maratha quota law, says its unconstitutional

A five-judge bench led by Justice Ashok Bhushan said that there was no extraordinary circumstance that required the Maharashtra government to break the 50% cap.

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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”

Delhi court orders FIR against Abhijit Iyer Mitra for sexually abusive posts targeting women journalists

Court finds tweets “sexually coloured,” prima facie intended to outrage modesty; directs police probe into X account and devices

From Cow Slaughter to “Public Order”: Allahabad High Court’s expanding use of preventive detention

Through detailed reliance on fear, timing, intelligence inputs, and administrative response, the Court stretches “public order” to justify preventive detention—raising difficult questions about liberty, evidence, and constitutional limits

From FIRs to “Corporate Jihad”: How the TCS Nashik case was transformed from an investigation into a communal narrative

As police probe serious claims of harassment, a parallel story of conspiracy and conversion dominates public discourse