Mumbai: Bombay high court permitted medical termination by JJ Hospital of the 27-week pregnancy of an 18-year-old collegian, observing that she had made a choice.“We see no difficulty in the team of medical doctors proceeding with the process of termination of pregnancy as desired by her as she has made a choice,’’ said Justices Bharati…
The petition was filed on Tuesday by the People’s Union of Civil Liberties and the Forum Against Oppression of Women Mumbai: Civil rights activist groups on Tuesday moved Bombay high court challenging the constitutional validity of the Maharashtra Special Public Safety Act (MSPSA) enacted last year to control “the menace of naxalism”.The petition by the…
Justice Mohammed Shaffiq made the query, on a plea moved by P Vadivelu, a daily-wage labourer from Tondiarpet, seeking ₹50 lakh compensation for the death of his 14-year-old daughter Yuvasree in a stampede during a relief distribution program organised by AIADMK at R K Nagar, in Dec 2023 Chennai: Can the state govt be directed…
Justice Mohammed Shaffiq made the query, on a plea moved by P Vadivelu, a daily-wage labourer from Tondiarpet, seeking ₹50 lakh compensation for the death of his 14-year-old daughter Yuvasree in a stampede during a relief distribution program organised by AIADMK at R K Nagar, in Dec 2023 Chennai: Can the state govt be directed…
Gurgaon: Haryana Human Rights Commission (HHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of a shocking incident in which a woman was forced to give birth to a child under torchlight at the park of a govt hospital in Faridabad — and has called the incident “a grave lapse”.“Every pregnant woman is entitled to immediate, safe and…
Mumbai: Supreme Court has called for a ‘bottom-up approach’ to ensure a robust mechanism for trauma care, roping in all stakeholders including Good Samaritans, to save lives in road accidents. To improve efficiency, the SC has directed one unified number 112 for all emergency helplines across the country. Right to trauma care is an integral…
