Taking an empathetic view of a minor rape victim, the Kerala High Court allowed MTP even though she was 28 weeks pregnant, thereby giving her the right to live with dignity as per the Constitution
At one time, he was a phenomenon— a yoga teacher-turned-entrepreneur who built a massive empire on his Patanjali Ayurvedic drugs and potions and was feted by the rich and powerful. Now, the legal cases and strictures are piling up faster than he created his spiritual business
In a case where a deceased driver’s son wanted compassionate appointment as a junior engineer, the Karnataka High Court said this cannot be sought as a matter of right and for a particular post
Charan Kaur, mother of Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, popularly known as Sidhu Moosewala, gave birth to a child at the age of 58 through the technique in a private hospital. Legally, women above 50 years of age are not allowed to do this in India. It has now become a political slugfest
Courts are sacrosanct places and demand a certain behaviour and dress code. When these are flouted, judges have been known to pull up the person concerned
Assam has become the latest state to introduce a Bill aimed at eliminating magical healing practices, with provisions for imprisonment and fine. A vigilance officer has also been appointed to enforce this
The apex court has said that the Tribunal’s recurrent engagement in unilateral decision-making, provisioning ex-post facto review hearings and routinely dismissing them has regrettably become a prevailing norm
In many cases, young criminals have got away from harsh sentences due to their age. But in other cases, they have been sentenced to many years of incarceration as they were mistaken for adults