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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
MP HC drops NSA charges, grants bail to 4 Muslim youth
The Indore Bench passes order saying that the government had incorrectly utilised the law for baseless charges.
Hathras FIR goes missing from CBI website!
The CBI had lodged an FIR against 4 men under offences covered by the Indian Penal Code and SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for the alleged rape and murder of a Dalit woman on October 11, 2020, but took it off their official website yesterday.
Witnesses seem to be planted: Delhi HC
Court grants bail to man accused of being involved in the Tahir Hussain case in connection with the Delhi pogrom
Madras High Court directs TN government to consider CCTV protection laws
A PIL demanded that the state government frame CCTV footage protection laws to protect possible evidence for future cases.
Register ‘Zero FIR’ in case of the crime against women: MHA reminds states
Advisory comes in the wake of national outrage over the Hathras case, mentions ‘dying declarations’, and action against police failure
Funeral or destruction of evidence: Why did the UP police light Hathras victim’s pyre?
Footage of cops surrounding the burning pyre shows how the victim's immediate family was shut out of the last rites
SC quashed Guj government’s anti-worker notification
In a victory for the principle of a dignified wage, the Court quashed the Notification that denied humane working conditions and overtime wages, while stating that it was an affront to the workers Right to Life and the right against forced labour.
Jharkhand HC pulls up police for shoddy investigation in Giridih rape and murder case
The Court, shocked at the laxity of investigating officers with no progress even after a lapse of 6 months, has ordered for the constitution of SIT to probe the case
83-year-old human rights defender Father Stan Swamy sent to Taloja Jail!
The Jesuit Priest was arrested by the National Investigation Agency from his from his home in Bagaicha, Ranchi, at night on October 8 on trumped up charges of involvement in the Bhima Koregaon case
Conduct ‘independent and impartial investigation’ into role of police in Delhi violence: European Parliament
Human Rights Subcommittee chair expresses concerns about deteriorating rule of law, excesses by law-enforcement authorities, targeting of minorities and clampdown on dissent
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