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Bombay High Court rules liquor and drug addiction as mental illness, urging psychiatric treatment over punishment under the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017.Hits: 24827
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Uttarakhand HC Stays Conviction Of A Vaccine Scientist
Uttarakhand HC stays conviction of vaccine scientist citing national interest, allowing him to resume critical public health research.Hits: 28047 -
SC Issues Slew Of Guidelines For Collection, Preservation Of DNA Evidence
SC acquits man in rape-murder case citing DNA probe lapses; issues nationwide guidelines to ensure fair evidence handling in criminal trials.Hits: 17266 -
SC Strikes Down Forced Narco Analysis Test Order Passed By Patna HC
The Supreme Court strikes down involuntary narco-analysis in bail proceedings, affirming fundamental rights in Amlesh Kumar v State of BiharHits: 16399 -
Rinku @ Rinku Singh @ Gandhi vs Punjab that it indicates the State Government's failure to curb this menace, especially in the State of Punjab which is a great concern in itself as this drug malady...Hits: 12539
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Kerala HC Lays Down Guidelines For DNA Test Of Children Born To Rape Victims And Given In Adoption
Suo Moto vs State of Kerala that DNA examination of children born to rape victims who are given in adoption may cause emotional imbalance and violate their right to privacy and hence Courts shall...Hits: 10767 -
Smt.Mobin and Another vs Dy. Director of Consolidation that a DNA test can be ordered only in exceptional cases when there is no other legal basis to determine parentage.Hits: 10657
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Government Hospitals Withholding Information From Patients Is Professional Misconduct: Madras HC
Jothi vs State that government hospitals withholding information from their patients or attendants would amount to professional misconduct and result in tortuous liability.Hits: 15278 -
Plain And Literal Interpretation Of Section 37 NDPS Act Would Make Bail Impossible: SC
Mohd Muslim @ Hussain vs State that a plain and literal interpretation of the rigorous conditions under Section 37 NDPS Act would make granting of bail impossible.Hits: 6337 -
Kerala High Court Quashes Case Of Harassment Against Doctor
Dr KK Ramachandran vs Sub Inspector of Police that the consultation room of a doctor in a hospital is not a ‘public place’ in terms of Section 294(b) of IPC.Hits: 6761 -
Davinder Singh Vs Punjab that the drug peddlers have successfully destroyed the social fabric of society and led youth to the wrongful path.Hits: 6492
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Inayath Ali v/s Telangana allowing DNA testing to determine the paternity of two children to verify a claim made by their mother that she had been forced to cohabit and develop a physical...Hits: 8527
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Farooq Ahmad Bhat Vs Syed Basharat Saleem that before prosecuting medical professionals for the offence of criminal negligence, a Criminal Court should obtain opinion of the medical expertHits: 10601
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Allahabad HC Orders DNA Test In A Murder Trial To Unearth Truthfulness Of Prosecution's Case
Mohan Singh vs UP allowed the conduct of DNA test in a murder trial as it noted that the same was in the interests of justice to unearth the truthfulness of the prosecution's case.Hits: 7958 -
State v. Sheikh Sehzad has released an accused charged under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act on interim bail while observing that every millisecond of unnecessary detention makes a...Hits: 11878
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Country Needs Really Qualified Doctors: SC Upholds NMC Regulations For Foreign Medical Students
Aravinth RA vs Secretary To Government Of India Ministry Of Health upheld the validity of Regulations 4(a)(ii), 4(b) & 4(c) of the National Medical Commission (Foreign Medical Graduate...Hits: 6766 -
The National Medical Commission vs Pooja Thandu Naresh that the National Medical Commission is not bound to grant provisional registration to the student who has not completed the entire duration...Hits: 7216
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Dr. (Mrs.) Chanda Rani Akhouri Vs Dr MA Methusethupathi in exercise of its civil appellate jurisdiction delivered as recently as on April 20, 2022 has laid down in no uncertain terms that merely...Hits: 49273
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Sandeep Kumar v. Punjab Police on their knuckles for their callously casual approach towards their official duty even when the drug menace has become a deep-rooted in the state of Punjab.Hits: 21429
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PD Gupta vs Delhi it expects a little more sensitivity from the Delhi Government when it is dealing with claims for reimbursement of medical expenses of senior citizens who are their own retired...Hits: 6116
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Mohd Zahid vs State through NCB discretion to direct subsequent sentence to run concurrently with the previous sentence has to be exercised judiciously depending upon the nature of offences committed.Hits: 9002
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Jasmeet Singh Hakimzada vs National Investigation Agency refused to quash an NIA case against Jasmeet Singh Hakimzada, who is allegedly a Dubai-based international drug smuggler, by taking into...Hits: 6317
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All India Kamgar General Union vs Union of India Delhi High Court has issued detailed directives to Central Government Hospitals to ensure that no improper and corrupt practices are indulged in by...Hits: 6993
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Dr.P Basumani vs The Tamil Nadu Medical Council the Madras High Court quashed an order dated May 4, 2021 of the Tamil Nadu Medical Council (TNMC) suspending a gastroenterologist by observing that...Hits: 7990
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Aryan Khan left his home in Mumbai's Bandra to attend a party on board Cordelia Cruises' Empress ship. A two-day 'musical voyage' had been organized by a Delhi-based events company.Hits: 5803
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Forcing Party To Undergo DNA Test Against Will Impinges On Personal Liberty And Right To Privacy: SC
Ashok Kumar vs Raj Gupta that forcing an unwilling party to undergo DNA test impinges on personal liberty and right to privacy.Hits: 8958 -
doctors themselves as also the hospital staff are themselves not safe in our country and are abused, attacked and assaulted by some disgruntled attendants of patientsHits: 6689
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Radhakrishna Pillai v. District Level Authorization Committee for transplantation of Human Organs, Ernakulam criminal antecedents of a person cannot be criteria when it comes to organ donation and...Hits: 6025
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Jose Luis Quintanilla Sacristan vs UP since a report of State Forensic Science Laboratory is admissible in evidence (as per the provision of Section 293 CrPC), therefore, there is no requirement to...Hits: 8129
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Not permitting a rape victim, suffering from severe mental problems, to undergo Medical Termination of unwarranted pregnancy would be violative of her bodily integrity which would not only...Hits: 6533
