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This matter has been taken up on the basis of the news report titled “Outrage as parents end life after child's dengue death” published in the Sunday Times of India dated 13th September, 2015.

Leave granted.

Drugs, Cosmetics, Medical Practice & Practitioners and Public Health — Abortion Norms and Infanticide Prohibition — Female Foeticide/Infanticide — Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex...

This appeal challenges the judgment of the Division Bench of the High Court of Judicature at Patna dated 23rd June, 2009, in LPA No. 995 of 2008.

We have heard learned counsel for the parties.

Criminal Law — Criminal trial — Sentence — Reduction of substantive sentence and enhancement of fine/compensation — When warranted — In the present case, all the accused forming an unlawful assembly attacked complainant and...

By our order dated 5th February, 20161 we had drawn attention to over-crowding in prisons and had given directions which would assist in reducing the prison population and generally improve the living conditions of prisoners.

Environment Protection and Pollution Control — Forests — Preservation/Conservation of forests — Illegal excavation and violation of Forest Conservation Act, 1980 — Persons alleged to be victims come from the disadvantaged and...

Criminal Law — Penal Code, 1860 — Ss. 499 and 500 S. 199 of CrPC — Prosecution for defamation — Nature and scope — Though validity of these provisions has been upheld in the case of Subramanian Swamy, (2016) 5 Scale 379 —...

Defence of India Act, 1939 — S. 19 r/w R. 75A(1) of Defence of India Rules, 1939 — Land acquisition — Solatium — If payable — Constitution Bench in Chajju Ram, (2003) 5 SCC 568, held that Act, 1939 did not provide for any payment...