The Allahabad High Court judge who requested the Chief Justice not to assign him the bail roster recently — after one of his bail orders was described as “most shocking and disappointing” by the Supreme Court — has overwhelmingly ordered bail in the dowry death cases heard by his Bench. An analysis by The Indian … Read more
The Supreme Court on Wednesday passed its first-ever order allowing passive euthanasia, in terms of its 2018 Common Cause judgment (as modified in 2023) recognising the fundamental right to die with dignity. A bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice KV Viswanathan allowed the withdrawal of life support for a 32-year-old man, who has remained … Read more
The Supreme Court yesterday observed that to seek Stem Cell Treatment(SCT) as a cure for Autism Spectrum Disorder(AST) cannot be claimed as a matter of right by the patients. A bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan disapproved the use of SCT for ASD as regular clinical treatment. It stated that medical practitioners … Read more
New Delhi: If a newborn goes missing from the hospital, the first step should be to cancel the hospital’s licence, the Supreme Court said today as it expressed anguish over cases of child trafficking and issued guidelines to tackle this menace. The bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan was hearing a petition … Read more