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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
United against Hate condemns implication of Khalid Saifi and Ishrat Jahan in false charges
Saifi and Jahan were arrested during the anti-CAA protest in Delhi and were later falsely charged for being masterminds of the Delhi violence
Delhi rape case: Four convicts executed
Four men convicted in the 'Nirbhaya' rape case were hanged early on Friday morning after last minute pleas for stay on execution were rejected by the SC
Madras HC paves way for police permission for anti-CAA protest when Covid-19 ban is lifted
The court said the police could not stifle fundamental rights after the police denied permission for the protest citing public inconvenience
Govt cannot make compensation conditional: Calcutta HC
The court held that the victim has every right and the liberty to choose the mode of expending the compensation
PIL in Allahabad HC seeks stay on UP govt’s ordinance, calls it ultra vires to Constitution
The PIL says that the state is playing mischief upon the Constitution
MHA on CAA petition: Whole expanse of Article 21 cannot be made available to illegal migrants
This was one of the submissions of the MHA in the counter affidavit given in the Supreme Court
Former CJI Ranjan Gogoi nominated to Rajya Sabha
Gogoi has presided over key cases like NRC, Rafale and Ayodhya dispute
Is UP’s new Ordinance on recovery of damages an example of abuse of power?
UP govt is not the first one to have taken the ordinance route to create a law to suit its agenda, especially when such ordinance will immediately validate its ‘formerly’ unlawful acts.
Kerala nun rape case: Court dismisses Bishop Mulakkal’s discharge plea
Mulakkal has been charged with rape, unnatural sex, wrongful confinement and criminal intimidation.
Gyanvyapi land dispute case: Allahabad HC stays Varanasi court’s order to commence hearing
HC had imposed interim stay on hearings in October 1998 in case involving Kashi Vishwanath temple and Gyanvyapi mosque that share common premises
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