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'Right to bodily autonomy': HC allows 17-year-old sexual assault survivor to terminate 28-week pregnancy

India, Nov. 13 -- The right to decide whether to carry a pregnancy to term is "firmly rooted" in a woman's bodily autonomy, and forcing her to continue an unwanted pregnancy causes "visceral trauma", ... Read More


HC allows 17-yr-old sexual assault survivor to terminate pregnancy

MUMBAI, Nov. 13 -- The Bombay High Court permitted a 17-year-old sexual assault survivor to terminate her 28-week pregnancy, observing that the right to decide whether to carry a pregnancy to term is ... Read More


adult woman can marry any person of her choice, says HC

MUMBAI, Nov. 12 -- The Bombay high court held that an adult woman has complete freedom to choose her life partner irrespective of faith, belief, religion, or caste, and must be allowed to exercise her... Read More


HC upholds adult woman's right to marry person of her choice

India, Nov. 11 -- The Bombay high court held that an adult woman has complete freedom to choose her life partner irrespective of faith, belief, religion, or caste, and must be allowed to exercise her ... Read More


no Chhath Puja at girgaon chowpatty: hC

MUMBAI, Nov. 10 -- The Bombay high court has declined to grant relief to the Mithila Chhath Puja Sangh, which had approached the court seeking permission to organise Chhath Puja celebrations at Girgao... Read More


Transgender woman can claim sexual assault, outraging of modesty under BNS: High Court

MUMBAI, Nov. 9 -- The Bombay high court held that allegations of sexual assault and outraging the modesty of a woman can be sustained even when the victim is a transgender person who identifies hersel... Read More


'A woman can't be denied the opportunity to become a mother': HC allows 54-year-old woman to pursue motherhood via surrogacy

India, Nov. 7 -- The Bombay High Court has allowed a 54-year-old woman to pursue motherhood through surrogacy even though the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 caps the intending mother's age at 50 yea... Read More


BOMBAY HC ALLOWS WOMAN, 54, TO PURSUE SURROGACY

Mumbai, Nov. 7 -- The Bombay High Court has allowed a 54-year-old woman and her 53-year-old husband to undergo surrogacy, holding that a woman cannot be denied the chance to become a mother merely bec... Read More


Court allows woman, 54, to go for surrogacy

MUMBAI, Nov. 7 -- The Bombay High Court has allowed a 54-year-old woman to pursue motherhood through surrogacy even though the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 caps the intending mother's age at 50 ye... Read More


HC cancels bail given to Waze in Antilia case

MUMBAI, Nov. 6 -- The Bombay high court on Thursday struck down the special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court order granting bail to Sachin Waze in connection with the case of the Antilia expl... Read More