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Bombay High Court Directs Medical Examination of Dementia Patient in Guardianship Petition Under Parens Patriae Jurisdiction. Son and Daughter Seek Guardian Appointment for Mother; Article 226 Petition Invoked to Protect Vulnerable Person.

This matter involved a petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India invoking the doctrine of parens patriae by petitioners, who are t...

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Supreme Court Allows PIL Seeking Scribe Facility for Person with Disability Without Benchmark Disability — Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. Benchmark Disability Not a Precondition for Reasonable Accommodation in Examinations Under Sections 2(s), 2(t), 3, 16, 17, 20 of RPwD Act, 2016.

The petitioner, Gulshan Kumar, a person with 25% permanent disability due to Focal Hand Dystonia (Writer's Cramp), filed a Public Interest Litigation ...

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Supreme Court Allows Father's Appeal in Child Custody Dispute, Restores Family Court's Order Granting Permanent Custody. The Court held that the High Court erred in substituting a shared custody arrangement without adequate consideration of the children's welfare under the Guardian and Wards Act, 1890.

The case involves a custody dispute between a Colonel in the Indian Armed Forces (appellant) and his wife, a teacher (respondent), over their two mino...

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Bombay High Court Appoints Daughter as Legal Guardian of Mother Suffering from Alzheimer's Disease in Absence of Statutory Provision. Court Exercises Inherent and Parens Patriae Jurisdiction to Protect Rights of Mentally Ill Adult Under Article 21 of Constitution.

The petitioner, Anushka Rajiv Mohite, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court seeking to be appointed as the legal guardian of her mother, ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Rights of Trafficking Victims, Issues Guidelines for Rescue and Rehabilitation. Court Holds That State Must Take Reasonable Measures to Safeguard Right to Rehabilitation Under Article 21.

This Miscellaneous Application arose from a prior disposed Public Interest Litigation regarding human trafficking. The petitioner sought enforcement o...