Impact

Patna High Court: Ration facility for all transgender persons

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Due to the COVID- 19 outbreak, people are not receiving the basic entitlements. The Transgender Community is facing a bigger obstacles in these challenging times. HRLN filed a petition when 6 trans person could not avail food grains due to the non possession of ration cards. The Patna High ..... Read More

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Nikhil Datar vs. Union of India: A long drawn struggle

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Amendment of (MTP) Act 71 is on its way: The Union Cabinet on 29.01.2020 approved extending the upper limit for permitting abortions from the present 20 weeks to 24 weeks. The Cabinet permitted the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020 to amend the Medical Termination of ..... Read More

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Madhya Pradesh High Court issues notice to State over acid sale violations

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Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh on 16.01.2019 issued notice to State Government in a Public Interst Litigation filed by  Madhya Pradesh Unit of HRLN against the easy availability of acid and violation of Supreme Court guidelines on its sale. Advocate Shanno Shagufta Khan along with petitioner said that despite ..... Read More

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The ‘Independent People’s Tribunal’s Report on the status of implementation of the NALSA judgement

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On the 2nd of November 2016 an Independent People’s Tribunal was convened to look at the state of implementation of the 2014 pathbreaking judgment of the Supreme Court of India in the case of National Legal Services Authority vs. Union of India. The NALSA judgement, as it ..... Read More

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Patna High Court gives favourable order in response to the PIL on water logging in the state

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In response to the ongoing PIL on the issue of water clogging in Patna, Bihar, the Patna High Court has directed that a team be constituted and that actions be taken immediately.  “…In that view of the matter, this Court directs that the garbage should be lifted without delay, in ..... Read More

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