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Chh HC | Pregnancy which is caused by rape would presume to cause grave injury to mental health of the pregnant woman; Right to make reproductive choices is a dimension of ‘personal liberty’

Chhattisgarh High Court: Goutam Bhaduri, J., allowed the petition and directed termination of pregnancy. The instant petition was filed seeking termination of

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Juvenile Justice System in India and the Mental Health of Juveniles

by Shipra Tiwari†

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

UK SC | Can damages be recovered for “consequences” of having committed a crime during a serious psychotic episode? Detailed Report

Supreme Court of United Kingdom: In the instant appeal where the issue was whether the claimant can recover damages for the “consequences”

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | “Abortion is often the only way out in a very difficult situation for a woman”; Medical termination of pregnancy beyond 20 weeks can be permitted only on limited grounds

Can Medical Termination of Pregnancy be allowed beyond 20 weeks gestation period? Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Ujjal Bhuyan and R.I.

Case Briefs High Courts

Tri HC | 20-weeks pregnancy of 12-year old rape victim to be terminated in response to necessity created by human emergency

Tripura High Court: S. Talapatra, J., in his own words, departed from Section 3(2)(b) of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 and

Conference/Seminars/Lectures Law School News

DSNLU| Seminar on Mental Health – 7th March 2019

Reported by T Krishna Saketh

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Coordination Committees to submit compliance report on maintenance of mental asylums and nursing homes

Supreme Court: In the petition dealing with the welfare of the mentally ill persons, the Court said that the Persons with Disabilities