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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
Why higher number of Muslims booked for lockdown violations: Telangana HC
The court asked Hyderabad police to file a fresh report, while observing loopholes in its counter affidavit
Will the Jagannath Rath Yatra be held this year?
The Supreme Court disallowed the yatra on June 18 but further developments in the case point at probable modification of the order
Covid-19: SC asks UP gov’t to inform about quarantine protocol of asymptomatic patients
The court told the state to not put asymptomatic patients in hospital
Karnataka HC grants conditional bail to ‘Bangladeshi’ father-daughter
They had been kept in judicial custody for over a year, the daughter has a minor child
Sikh man who served langar to protesters, named in Ratan Lal murder chargesheet
The Delhi High Court lawyer had reportedly sold his flat to feed protesters, but now finds his name mentioned as an alleged organiser of protests at Chand Bagh which led to rioting and murder of Head Constable Ratan Lal
CRPF personnel allegedly assault Adivasi villagers in Jharkhand
20 people injured, 7 seriously in West Singhbhum. All were allegedly pressured not to file an FIR.
SC dismisses PIL seeking direction to Centre to approach ICJ against China
The bench headed by the Chief Justice of India refused to entertain the plea, which claimed that coronavirus was biological weapon created by China
J&K HC quashes detention of NCP member, says his activities were of a normal politician in a democracy
The single judge bench quashed the February detention order and directed that he be released forthwith
“A very sorry state of affairs,” says Bombay HC on health status of prison inmates in the state
The court has asked the Advocate General of the state to appear in the case and provide data on number of under trails and inmates above age of 60
Delhi police granted 2 more months to file chargesheet in Delhi riots case under UAPA
The sessions judge found the justifications given to be valid and hence granted the extension
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