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The Supreme Court's ruling that unmarried women have the same right to abortion access as married women in the event of a medical emergency. This action is required to rectify a discrepancy between the law as written and as it is actually being applied. This ruling, which has been praised by feminists and medical professionals all over the world, marks a turning point in India's progress toward gender equality and the advancement of women's health. The Supreme Court held that there is no basis to exclude single or unmarried women from the categories of women who can seek abortion treatment after 20 weeks, but before 24 weeks, based on the equality provision of the Constitution and women's rights to dignity, privacy, and bodily autonomy. This Supreme Court ruling will go a long...

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Supreme Court To Set Up Bench To Hear Appeals Against Hijab Ban

Sayani ChakrabortyAugust 2, 20220

India's Supreme Court on Tuesday, Aug. 2, said that it will set up an appellate panel to examine a number of appeals challenging the Karnataka high court's decision not to overturn the state's prohibition on students wearing the hijab in public schools. Senior counsel Meenakshi Arora, representing one of the appellants, made her arguments before a bench that included Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli. "A bench will be built by me. A judge is ill, according to the Chief Justice of India. Arora stated that the appeals against the high court judgement had been submitted back in March, but had not yet been scheduled for hearing. “Wait. According to CJI Ramana, if the judges had been okay, the subject would have come up. An agreement was made by Indi...