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The Court found that since no statutory law governed live-in relationships, the Court was left with no option but to allow protection to couples once they attained 18 years of age.

The Court said that the State must give importance to the maintenance of an employee's family life, while posting or transferring an employee.

Utterances that drive a wedge between castes and communities can amount to hate speech, Justice L Nageswara Rao said.

The Punjab & Haryana High Court granted police protection to a married woman and her live-in partner, stating that it was its fundamental duty to guard their lives.

The Patna High Court stayed the recruitment process for law officers of Bihar Mining Corporation Limited, which had preferred only CNLU graduates for the post.

Petitioner, a five-month pregnant woman who was denied treatment by the hospital on the ground that she was a non-resident.

Justice Khanna's dissenting judgment in ADM Jabalpur continues to inspire and remind generations of judges of their role in a democracy.

The book is an eye-opening account of the origins and evolution of the right to life and personal liberty and how it mirrors the broader history of the Republic of India.

The Uttarakhand High Court held that a rape victim has a right to terminate her pregnancy, subject to the conditions of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act.

The Court said that the State is obliged to reimburse the government servants if they or their family undergoes medical treatment in recognised government or private hospitals