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Association of bar girls moves Supreme Court

Source:- indiatimes.com An association of women dancers, waitresses, singers and other performers working in bars and hotels in the state has moved the Supreme Court, challenging the constitutional validity of a 2016 state law prohibiting dances by women in these establishments. Though members of this association sniggered at being derogatorily referred to as ‘bar girls’,

Supreme Court turns down request to abort 26-week-old foetus with Down syndrome

Source:- intoday.in Three months from now, 37-year-old Sulekha (name changed) from Maharashtra will be forced to deliver a baby with serious brain disorders, thanks to India’s archaic abortion law. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court turned down her request to abort her 26-week old foetus afflicted with Down syndrome citing the 46-year-old Medical Termination of Pregnancy

Bombay High Court: Safety of commuters in autorickshaws, not knowing Marathi, must be priority

Source:- intoday.in Bombay High Court today came down heavily on the Maharashtra government for insisting that knowledge of local topography and Marathi language was a must while giving permits to autorickshaw drivers but not taking action those autorickshaw drivers who refused to ply commuters as per their whims and fancies. Justice Abhay Oka and Justice

Nobody Listens To Our Orders, Observes Supreme Court

Source:- ndtv.com NEW DELHI:  “Nobody listens to our orders,” the Supreme Court observed today while refusing to accord urgent hearing to a plea seeking massive reforms in police force across the country. “Police reforms are going on and on. Nobody listens to our orders,” a bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar lamented while