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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

5 to 7 years in jail, hefty fine for attacking healthcare workers

Causing damage to property is now also made an offence under the Epidemic Diseases Act

Right to dissent is at the core of democracy

Do not isolate and target students, unite as a nation: Civil society condemns Delhi Police for falsely implicating students and activists in Delhi riot cases

Plea in SC asks no coercive action be taken on trivial violations amidst lockdown

This is on the ground that the police and courts should not be over-burdened with such cases and also to prevent police excesses

Do the dead have rights in India?

One is compelled to ask this question in the light of a recent incident in which a deceased doctor was denied burial because he succumbed to Covid-19

101 adults arrested, 9 minors detained in Palghar lynching case

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh warns against giving incident a communal colour

No reservation in promotions without adequate representation: SC

The Orissa High Court had quashed the resolution for not having legal basis, and same has been upheld by the SC

FIR against 4 for attending Tablighi Jamaat

The FIR was filed after the Tablighi Jamaat incident came to light in early April

Download Aarogya Setu app, donate to PM CARES: Jharkhand HC’s bizarre conditions for bail

The court granted bail to accused persons in two cases, on the condition that they should download the app after being released from custody

Is Justice Delivery not an Essential Commodity?

Courts are functioning at minimum capacity, taking up only extremely urgent matters; how does this affect litigants, lawyers and the justice system?

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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

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