Bombay High Court Denies Urgent Hearing for PIL Seeking DJ and Beam Light Ban During Eid-e-Milad Celebrations

Bombay High Court Denies Urgent Hearing for PIL Seeking DJ and Beam Light Ban During Eid-e-Milad Celebrations

Sep 14, 2024

The Bombay High Court has refused to grant an urgent hearing to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition seeking a complete ban on the use of DJ and beam lights during the upcoming Eid-e-Milad celebrations. Four residents of Pune City have petitioned the

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MTP Act recognizes woman’s sexual autonomy as part of right to life: Punjab and Haryana High Court

MTP Act recognizes woman’s sexual autonomy as part of right to life: Punjab and Haryana High Court

Mar 12, 2024

Issue: The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act’s provisions regarding a woman’s sexual autonomy were discussed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The main topic of discussion was an unmarried woman’s right to request a termination of a pregnancy that resulted from

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SC emphasizes balancing of interests, between Right to life and protecting the society

SC emphasizes balancing of interests, between Right to life and protecting the society

Jan 25, 2023

Written By – Shianjany Pradhan On Thursday, while hearing the bail plea for Ashish Mishra the son of the current union minister of State, in the case of Ashish Mishra @monu v. State of Uttar Pradesh, (also known as the Lakhimpur case) the

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KNOW WHAT IS – RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN

KNOW WHAT IS – RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN

Jan 9, 2022

Written By – Shruti Bharti With the tremendous proliferation of the internet, legislators across the globe have to confront the threat to privacy arising out of it. A subset of the right to privacy known as “the right to be forgotten” has lately

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Is Euthanasia Legal in India?

Is Euthanasia Legal in India?

Jul 31, 2021

What is Euthanasia? Euthanasia is taking away a person’s life in good faith with no intention to harm the person. Euthanasia or mercy killing is a medical procedure which involves placing a terminally ill individual to a painless death when the chances of

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“Pregnant Women need Bail not Jail”: HP High court grants Anticipatory Bail.

“Pregnant Women need Bail not Jail”: HP High court grants Anticipatory Bail.

Jul 25, 2021

An anticipatory bail application was filed by the pregnant woman in apprehension of her arrest in a case of NDPS in which her mother in law and her husband were arrested. It was alleged that she had conspired with her husband in in

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Confining inmate in a cell for 22 hours a day violates Article 21: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Confining inmate in a cell for 22 hours a day violates Article 21: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Jul 3, 2021

He claimed that these limits amounted to solitary confinement and that they violated his right to life under Article 21.

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