Unmarried women pregnant from consensual sex cannot terminate pregnancy older than 20 weeks : Delhi HC
@newsdesk_slcp Ms X v. Health and family welfare department GNCTD A 25 year unmarried woman was refused to terminate her pregnancy older than 23 weeks. As per Medical Termination of Pregnancy Rules, 2003 (MTP) it is not permitted to terminate pregnancy after 20
Plea before Bombay High Court challenges ban on private practice by doctors in public service
Written by Shruti Sharma The Bombay High Court recently served notice on the Maharashtra government on a petition challenging the ‘blanket ban’ on medical officers, which prohibits them from practising in private clinics or hospitals after their duty hours at a public hospital
Give up the child for adoption than abortion: Delhi HC states on a woman’s pleas for termination of her pregnancy at about 24 weeks.
Written by Neena Nagare A woman in her 20s after a split with her partner has requested for medical termination of her almost 24 weeks old pregnancy. A divisional bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad suggested that since
Supreme Court recommends Union Govt to introduce a separate act to streamline grant of bail; sets timeline for disposal of bail pleas.
Written By- Pretika Tiwari While hearing the case, Satender Kumar Antil versus Central Bureau of Investigation, the Supreme Court recommended the Union Government consider enacting a separate act that would streamline the grant of bails. The bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and
Conversion Therapy” For LGBTQ+ Persons Must Be Treated As Professional Misconduct: Madras High Court Directs National Medical Commission
Written by Shruti Sharma Madras High Court has recently directed the National Medical Commission to enlist “Conversion Therapy” as professional misconduct.The court noted that only gender-based discrimination had been included as misconduct and “Conversion Therapy” was conspicuously absent. The petitioners, in their submissions,
Conversion Therapy” For LGBTQ+ Persons Must Be Treated As Professional Misconduct: Madras High Court Directs National Medical Commission
Written by Shruti Sharma Madras High Court has recently directed the National Medical Commission to enlist “Conversion Therapy” as professional misconduct.The court noted that only gender-based discrimination had been included as misconduct and “Conversion Therapy” was conspicuously absent. The petitioners, in their submissions,
Vijay Mallya sentenced four months imprisonment for contempt of court along with the order of depositing 40 million US Dollars: SC
Vijay Mallya, a fugitive liquor baron, was given a four-month prison term and a 2000 rupee fine by the Supreme Court on Monday for contempt of court.Beside the orders passed in a case filed by a consortium of banks led by the State
Interference by courts in election process should be to facilitate it’s completion and not to postpone it: Bombay HC
@newsdesk_slc Anant Baburao Golait v. The State Election Commission of Maharashtra Several petitions were filed challenging the notification which was about ward formations for Maharashtra local body elections and prayed to set it aside. The court held that it cannot stall elections to
Merely because sexual relationship did not culminate in marriage is not sufficient to establish rape: Kerala HC
@newsdesk_slc Navneeth N Nath v. State of Kerala The Kerala HC held that merely sexual relationship did not culminate in the marriage it does not attracts the provision S.376 IPC. The petitioner was alleged that he was in a relationship with his colleague
Supreme Court grants Mohammed Zubair 5-day interim bail in UP police FIR, bans him from tweeting
written by Rhythm Agal The Supreme Court granted interim bail for 5 days to Mohammed Zubair, the co-founder of fact checking website Alt News, in connection with the FIR brought against him by the UP Police over a tweet in which he allegedly
