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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

No prisoner to be denied vaccination for not registering on COWIN portal: Odisha HC

The court has directed the State to make alternate arrangements to ensure that prisoners are vaccinated against Covid-19

Father Stan Swamy moves Bombay HC for bail

 The Special NIA court had rejected his bail application in March on merits

Delhi HC directs Ministry to fill all vacant posts of NCM by end of July

The court took into consideration the Model Code of Conduct put in place due to state assembly elections and the pandemic crisis

Nothing remarkable achieved in public health care: Allahabad HC

The court issued several specific directions while refusing to accept the government’s stand that everything was under control

Delhi HC asks govt to “pull up its socks”, points out black marketing and hoarding of oxygen

The court reprimanded the government for passing orders which are out of sync with ground reality

Delhi HC takes suo moto notice of Ashoka Hotel rooms assigned for judges and staff

The court stated that no such request was made by the court to the government

MP High Court dismisses petition seeking action against EC for conducting by-election

The court held that it had no jurisdiction to entertain disputes arising during polling, but bans victory procession for winning candidates

Allahabad HC asks SEC to explain deaths of 135 persons on election duty due to Covid

The court has issued a show cause notice to the State Election Commission to explain why it failed in checking non compliance of Covid guidelines

Covid-19: Guj HC does not accept the ‘rosy picture’ painted by state

The Bench, treating the state's affidavit with skepticism, has asked if they have a plan to deal with rising infections

Cannot be a mute spectator during crisis: SC on Covid-19 suo motu matter

SC has also asked the Centre to clarify the basis for vaccine pricing and consider invoking the Patent Act to regulate it

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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