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All women are entitled to safe, legal abortions: Supreme Court -GS Mudur

-The Telegraph SC says meaning of ‘rape’ must be understood as including marital rape, solely for the purposes of the MTP Act The Supreme Court on Thursday declared that all women, married and unmarried, are entitled to safe and legal abortions till 24 weeks of gestation under India’s Medical Termination of Pregnancy Amendment Act, 2021. The apex court also held that the meanings of the expressions “sexual assault” and “rape” under the rules...

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SC issues notices on omnipresent Prime Minister’s images

-The Telegraph Malaise has become such that even rations are being distributed in sacks with photos of PM, says petition The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Centre and the states on a public interest plea that alleges blatant misuse of government advertisements by ruling parties, and refers to the use of the Prime Minister’s images on Covid vaccine certificates, ration cards and PDS grain sacks. The petition, moved by the...

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Have compensated 98% of endosulfan pesticide exposure victims, Kerala tells Supreme Court

-The Hindu State government says ₹5 lakh compensation for each of the over 3,700 victims had been disbursed The Kerala government on July 18 informed the Supreme Court that it has compensated 98% of the endosulfan pesticide exposure victims. Appearing before a Bench led by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, advocate Nishe Rajen Shanker, for Kerala, said the ₹5 lakh compensation for each of the over 3,700 victims had been disbursed. Verification was going on...

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Kerala did virtually nothing for Endosulfan victims for 5 years: SC -Krishnadas Rajagopal

-The Hindu The delay in compensation is appalling and the inaction is in breach of court orders, says Bench The Supreme Court has slammed the Kerala government for doing “virtually nothing” for Endosulfan pesticide exposure victims. The court said the State’s inaction was “appalling” and amounted to a breach of the apex court’s 2017 judgment, which had ordered the State to pay ₹5 lakh each to the victims in three months. Five years...

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1985 Supreme Court order on pavement dwellers could stall NDMC demolition drive -Krishnadas Rajagopal

-The Hindu Constitution bench had upheld the right to livelihood of those who ply their trade on the footpaths The North Delhi Municipal Corporation’s bulldozers’ show of strength against roadside stalls, and push carts in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri may face resistance from a Constitution Bench judgment of the Supreme Court which had upheld the right to livelihood of pavement dwellers who ply their trade on the footpaths out of sheer economic compulsions. Examining the...

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