Litigation

Presentations from the Two Day Webinar on Reproductive Rights on 23rd & 24th of May, 2020


You can now access all of the presentations that were made at the Webinar ‘Access to Reproductive Justice’ on 23.05.2020 & 24.05.2020. The presentations feature a huge range of topics that all intersect to discriminate against women, as well as the ways in which law has and can further ..... Read More

Patna High Court: Ration facility for all transgender persons


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

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


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

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


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

Guwahati High Court delivers landmark judgement; Department of Health and Family Welfare to pay Twenty Five Lakh Rupees to Petitioner in Nagaland


  18.11.2019: In a landmark judgement, The Department to pay Twenty Five Lakh Rupees to Moba Changkai, Monyakshu village, Nagaland.   Synopsis of the case: Mon District, the eastern part of Nagaland is one of the most backward districts in the state. Monyakshu, the biggest village ..... Read More