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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

Bombay HC slams Prison Superintendent for selectively denying emergency parole to prisoners

Prison Superintendent jailed for 7 days for denying parole to eligible prisoners

Ramgarh Lynching case: SC sees “no reason” to entertain the Petition filed against the bail of the accused men

The Apex court directs the High Court of Jharkhand to take up pending appeals within 6 months of the order.

Adani group defamation case: Guj HC turns down Newsclick’s plea against interim injunction

The Rs 100 crore defamation case involves two articles about former Justice Arun Mishra’s alleged “gift” to the conglomerate

Jharkhand HC awards compensation for illegal detention, but not custodial death

An inquiry had revealed torture, but could not prove death was due to custodial torture

Still no move on marital rape by the Centre

Despite two High Courts ruled against the phenomenon of marital rape, the Centre sits on the fence

Gujarat HC slams senior cops for conducting a “sham inquiry” in custodial torture case

Four people were detained and tortured in police custody only because cops believe they were criminals as they hailed from a certain community, but inquiry by senior cops gave errant cops a clean chit

SC-appointed Committee recommends cancellation of bail granted to Ashish Mishra

SC directs the State of UP to respond to the reports issued by SIT by April 4, 2022

Hijab case verdict based on erroneous interpretation of Holy Quran: SKJU

Islamic Organisation appeals against Karnataka HC judgment, pleading that not doing ‘farz’ is ‘Haram’ in Islamic Jurisprudence

Kashmiri students charged with Sedition for cheering for Pakistan cricketers get bail

They were arrested on October 27, for allegedly cheering for Pakistani team after it beat India at T20 Cricket World Cup

Anand Teltumbde’s bail hearing commences before Bombay HC

Apart from arguing for bail, Dr Anand Telmumbde, a renowned academic, will through his counsel, also be challenging the constitutionality of Section 43(D)(5 of the Unlawful Practices Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967

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While the incident reportedly took place on April 26, it took sectional media and social media coverage for the Bareilly police to finally admit that the beating to death of Maulana Tausif Raza Manzari was a targeted attack, not an accident on May 1; his wife provided details of a call to her from the dead cleric where he narrated he was under attack

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”