The Delhi High Court has reaffirmed that compelling a woman to carry an unwanted pregnancy to term constituted an impermissible intrusion into her bodily autonomy, decisional privacy and personal liberty, all of which were integral to the guarantee of life and dignity under Article 21 of the Constitution. The single-judge Bench of Justice Neena Bansal…
Petwar, a small agrarian village in Haryana’s Hisar district, is set to witness an unprecedented public celebration as Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant arrives on a homecoming visit to his native place, marking his first return to the village after assuming the highest judicial office in the country. The visit forms part of…
The Supreme Court on Friday continued its hearing on the regulation and management of stray dogs, taking views from animal welfare organisations, civil society groups and representatives of residents affected by incidents of dog attacks. The Bench of Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice NV Anjaria has been hearing the matter for the…
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has moved the Calcutta High Court, seeking directions for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to register an FIR against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and others in connection with the controversy surrounding recent searches at premises linked to political consultancy firm Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC). In its petition,…
The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to take urgent steps to stop sewage from overflowing onto a public road in the Shaheen Bagh area, after taking note of the serious inconvenience and health risks caused to residents and commuters. A Division Bench comprising Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Manmeet…
A Delhi court has framed charges against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president Lalu Prasad Yadav, his family members, and several others in the alleged Railways land-for-jobs case, paving the way for a full-fledged criminal trial. The order was passed by Special Judge Vishal Gogne at the Rouse Avenue Courts complex after the court found sufficient…
Activist Sharjeel Imam on Thursday rejected claims made by the Delhi Police that fellow activist Umar Khalid acted as his mentor or played any guiding role during the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Imam told a Delhi court that there was no coordination or conspiracy between him and Khalid in connection with the…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its decision on a petition filed by Justice Yashwant Varma of the Allahabad High Court, who has questioned the validity of an inquiry committee constituted by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha to examine allegations against him. A bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma heard…
The Supreme Court on Thursday, while hearing a batch of petitions concerning the management of stray dogs and the implementation of the Animal Birth Control (ABC) framework across the country, observed that dogs were capable of sensing fear in humans, a behavioural trait that may precipitate aggressive responses. The three-judge Bench of Justice Vikram Nath,…
The Supreme Court has observed that quasi-judicial bodies such as the Company Law Board (CLB) do not possess inherent jurisdiction to condone delay in filing statutory appeals unless such power was expressly conferred by the governing statute. The Division Bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan on Wednesday set aside a Calcutta High…