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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

Murder convict spends 18 years in jail, Odisha HC orders new trial

The Bench opined that the convicted appellant was denied a fair trial and proper legal representation

State courts revert to virtual hearings amid Covid-19 surge

The exponential rise in Covid infections and deaths have compelled the courts to re-start online hearings

Citizenship should be adjudicated on basis of merit, after hearing proceedee: Gauhati HC

The court, in a landmark order, upheld the importance of citizenship, and set aside an ex parte order declaring a woman 'foreigner' by Foreigners Tribunal in Dhubri 

Jharkhand HC grants bail to Lalu Prasad Yadav in fodder scam

He will now be released from custody as he was already on bail in three other fodder scam cases

State is heading towards a health emergency: Jharkhand HC

The court observed that the unavailability of CT scan machines is a ‘serious concern’

Sitalkuchi firing: Calcutta HC seeks status report from CID

The HC was hearing pleas related to the firing by CISF on a polling day in Cooch Behar district on April 10 killing four people

Gujarat HC directs State to be honest about Covid data

The court has ordered the State to increase testing, not be ‘shy’ of actual positive cases, in order to reduce panic among citizens

‘Only males can apply’ employment condition discriminatory: Kerala HC

Court holds that protective provisions cannot stand in the way of a woman being considered for employment for which she is otherwise eligible

Bombay HC takes suo motu cognisance of Covid surge in prisons

Has directed the State to file an affidavit on the issue and the measures undertaken by them

Karnataka Prisons: HC seeks State’s response to overcrowding, medical facilities

The court is seized with a batch of pleas seeking to decongest prisons and to provide proper medical facilities to prisoners

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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”