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Can’t direct doctors to perform genital mutilation on small girls, says SC
By Press Trust of India | New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JUL 31, 2018 08:34 PM IST
It said asking doctors to perform this kind of procedure would also be violative of medical ethics.
Female genital mutilation violates fundamental rights, says Supreme Court
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUL 31, 2018 12:11 AM IST
The Supreme Court is hearing PILs demanding a law against female circumcision on ground that it violates child rights of the community’s girls who undergo this procedure.
Supreme Court to hear Salman Khan case, appeal on Ramdev book this week
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUL 23, 2018 07:13 AM IST
The top court will also hear actor Salman Khan’s appeal challenging criminal proceedings against him for allegedly making derogatory comments against the Valmiki community during the promotion of his film ‘Tiger Zinda Hai.’
Section 377, Sabarimala temple case, Lokpal on Supreme Court’s agenda this week
By Bhadra Mittal | New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JUL 16, 2018 08:14 AM IST
The question before SUpreme Court in the Sabarimala is whether the fundamental right of women to pray at the place of their choice can be discriminated against based ‘on a biological factor’.