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With sexual crimes against girls setting off alarm bells and widespread protests, it is imperative to strengthen the legal framework and ensure its rigorous enforcement. There are some key areas in existing laws that can be improved

The Kerala High Court has recently laid down detailed guidelines on the very limited scope of cases where DNA test of children born to rape can be carried out. This is to protect the child in the future, said the Court

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Children suffering from such diseases have become petitioners in court, seeking a direction to the centre to provide them uninterrupted and cost-free treatment as the therapy for these diseases is very expensive. The secretary of the Union health ministry has been summoned by the Delhi High Court over non-compliance of its direction to the ministry to release Rs five crore for the treatment of children suffering from rare diseases.

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Writing has also often been trimmed of content so as to ensure it is politically correct. Recently Roald Dahl’s children’s books has been through such censorship. The problems arise when censorship extends to adulthood—often curtailing freedom of speech and expression.

The Supreme Court on Fri...