Bombay High Court
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The Court said that when confronted with a question pertaining the custody of a minor child, the Court as parens partriae, should not decide on the consideration of the legal rights of the parties, but on the sole and predominant criterion of the child’s best interest and welfare.

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Justice Alok Aradhe was sworn in as Chief Justice of Telangana High Court on 23-07-2023 by the Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan. He succeeded Justice Ujjal Bhuyan who has been elevated as a Judge in the Supreme Court of India. Justice Aradhe has formerly served as Judge in Karnataka, Jammu and Kashmir and Madhya Pradesh High Courts.

Delhi High Court
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The Court directed Union of India to place on record an affidavit within a period of one week giving the complete information of the funds released from the Rare Diseases Fund to various Centres for Excellence and the number of patients for whom treatment has been approved till date.

Delhi High Court
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Children who ought to have been studying in schools are forced to work in unhygienic, inhabitable places where accidents await. What is more saddening is that these units are working right under the nose of the Government which includes Police officers who are aware of these factories being run, and yet no steps are being taken by the State to curb this menace.

Delhi High Court
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The Delhi High Court allowed termination of pregnancy of around 25 weeks of a minor child and further directed the SHO concerned to ensure that after the medical termination and the period of rest, the minor child was admitted to a Government school, so she could continue studying further.