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Supreme Court Addresses Challenge to National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) Notifications for Medical Admissions. The court examines the regulatory power of medical councils and the impact on minority educational institutions under Articles 19(1)(g) and 30 of the Constitution.

1 Aug 2026

The Supreme Court of India heard a batch of writ petitions and transferred cases challenging four notifications issued by the Medical Council of India...

High Court

High Court of Karnataka Allows Hysterectomy for Mentally Disabled Woman in Best Interest — Parents' Petition Granted for Therapeutic Procedure Without Medico-Legal Impediment. The court held that the procedure is in the best interest, dignity, health, and welfare of the patient, who suffers from cerebral palsy, mental retardation, and epilepsy, and is unable to give consent.

17 Jun 2026

The petitioners, H Kusuma and Nataraja K, are the parents and primary caregivers of their daughter Ms. Harshitha N (referred to as X), aged about 25 y...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Allows Mother's Appeal in Habeas Corpus for Disabled Adult Son, Sets Aside High Court Order for Fresh Consideration of Best Interests and Competency. The court held that the High Court must conduct a proper inquiry into the mental capacity and best interests of a disabled adult before dismissing a habeas corpus petition, and must give comity to a foreign guardianship order.

15 Jan 2025

The case concerns a custody dispute over Aadith Ramadorai, a 22-year-old US citizen with Ataxic Cerebral Palsy, between his mother (appellant) and fat...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Allows Minor Rape Victim to Terminate Pregnancy Beyond 24 Weeks — Best Interests of the Child and Medical Board Opinion Paramount. The court held that the welfare of a 14-year-old minor rape victim is paramount, and termination of pregnancy at 29.6 weeks was permitted based on medical board opinion that continuation would negatively impact her physical and mental well-being, despite the statutory limit under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971.

9 May 2024

This appeal arose from a Division Bench judgment of the Bombay High Court dated 4 April 2024, which denied a 14-year-old minor rape victim ('X') permi...

High Court

Bombay High Court Allows Visually Impaired Student to Pursue Physiotherapy — Strikes Down Blanket Ban as Unconstitutional. The court held that a complete prohibition on persons with visual impairment from studying or practicing physiotherapy violates Article 14 and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, and directed individual assessment.

20 Jun 2023

The petitioner, Zill Suresh Jain, a student aged 18 years, suffers from low vision with a 40% visual impairment. She completed her SSC in March 2020 a...

High Court

High Court of Karnataka Quashes POCSO Proceedings Against Doctor for Failure to Report Sexual Abuse — Section 21 POCSO Act Requires Actual Knowledge of Offence, Not Mere Suspicion. Doctor Treating Minor for Pregnancy Without Knowledge of Sexual Assault Cannot Be Prosecuted Under Section 21 of POCSO Act.

2 Jun 2023

The petitioner, Dr. Chandrashekar T.B., a doctor and accused No. 8 in Special Case No. 44/2023, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of th...

High Court

Bombay High Court Allows Termination of Pregnancy Beyond 24 Weeks Due to Substantial Foetal Abnormalities and Risk to Mother's Mental Health. The court held that the mother's mental health and financial constraints, coupled with substantial foetal abnormalities, justified termination under Section 3(2-B) of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971.

20 Jan 2023

The petitioner, a pregnant woman in her 32nd week, approached the Bombay High Court seeking permission for medical termination of pregnancy. A routine...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Allows Unmarried Woman's Appeal for Pregnancy Termination Under Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 - Interprets Rule 3B to Include Unmarried Women for Termination Up to Twenty-Four Weeks Based on Injury to Mental Health. The Court held that exclusion of unmarried women from Rule 3B violates Article 14 and that reproductive autonomy under Article 21 extends to all women, requiring purposive interpretation of the Act.

29 Sep 2022

The appeal arose from a judgment of the Delhi High Court dated 15 July 2022, where the appellant, an unmarried woman, sought permission to terminate h...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Allows Applicant in Medical Treatment Withdrawal Case — CANH Held to Be Medical Treatment and Withdrawal Permitted Under Best Interest Principle. Right to Die with Dignity under Article 21 Recognised to Include Withholding of Life-Sustaining Treatment from Patient in Permanent Vegetative State.

1 Jan 1970

The matter arose from a tragic accident in 2013 when Harish Rana, then a 20-year-old engineering student, fell from the fourth floor of his accommodat...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Hears Public Interest Litigation on Unregulated Stem Cell Therapies for Autism Spectrum Disorder. Court Examines Legality Under Drugs Act and Lays Down Permissibility of Such Therapies in Clinical Trial Settings Only.

1 Jan 1970

This Public Interest Litigation was filed by Yash Charitable Trust and others before the Supreme Court, raising concerns about the rampant promotion a...

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