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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
‘Married woman told to do household work will not be seen as maid servant’: Bombay HC
While quashing a FIR filed against husband and family, the Bombay HC remarked that household work done for the family does not make the wife a maid
Should any person saying “Murdabad” be behind bars, asks senior advocate Mihir Desai critiquing recent judgements denying bail
The misinterpretation of terms like ‘comrade’ even in the judiciary makes it hard for advocates of personal liberty says the advocate speaking on recent judicial orders staying acquittal of professor GN Saibaba and refusing bail to Umar Khalid and Jyoti Jagtap
When speeches are given a criminal colour & ‘conspiracy’ charges used to incarcerate: Gautam Bhatia on Umar Khalid, Jyoti Jagtap bail orders
Analysing a few recent judgements where constitutional courts have denied bail interpreting sections of the controversial UAPA, the PUCL brought together legal practioners on this crucial question
Supreme Court declines Amnesty International plea against ED’s freezing of bank accounts
The Supreme Court, in a recent order, declined to...
Right to Education under attack: Are the Courts misguided in treating the hijab ban case as simply a religious issue?
While the Karnataka High Court focused on the Essential Religious Practice issue, Justice Dhulia brings education of girl child into focus
Azam Khan gets three years in jail for hate speech against Yogi Adityanath
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Currently serving as a lawmaker from Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, Khan is a top leader of the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi party.
Gauri Lankesh Assassination: Accused denied bail by Aurangabad HC
Justice Suraj Govindaraj rejected the plea stating that the case's charge sheet had already been filed before the accused was arrested
Gauhati HC grants bail to Muslim individual declared foreigner in Assam
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FT had declared him Foreigner despite having proper documents that were proof of citizenship
“Item” is derogatory for girls, roadside romeos need a dose of the law: Mumbai Court convicts accused
Calling an unknown girl "item" and pulling her hair...
Assam: Gauhati HC orders eviction of “encroachers” from protected reserved forests
Landless People of Goalpara District demand justice and facilitation of relocation
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