“The ardent task of judging is one ridden with thorns and thistles” says Justice CD Singh
Interviewed by Radhika Bishwajit Dubey and Bhumika Indulia
mental health
“Rise of the pseudo-therapists on public domain who are but camouflaged instagram influencers, needs to be regulated”; Karnataka HC expresses concern
Karnataka High Court: While deliberating over the instant petition seeking quashment of chargesheet filed against a “wellness therapist” under the
Kerala High Court No provision in MTP Act, 1971 requires woman to obtain her husband’s permission for terminating the pregnancy; Permits petitioner to undergo Medical termination of pregnancy
Kerala High Court: In a petition filed by a 21-year-old girl, seeking medical termination of her pregnancy, V.G. Arun, J.
Pre-sentence hearing in Capital Punishment Cases: Mandatory or discretionary? CJI lead 3-judges Bench refers question to Constitution Bench
Supreme Court: In a suo motu case initiated to address the question as to whether the provision of pre-sentence hearing in capital
Abortion| Kerala HC allows a 14-year-old girl to get medical termination of her 28-week pregnancy
Kerala High Court: V. G. Arun, J., allowed medical termination of 28-week pregnancy of a 14-year-old girl. The mother of
Psychiatric & Psychological Evaluation of death row convicts| Supreme Court mandates call for mental health report before pronouncing death sentence
“Implicit in this shift is the understanding that the criminal is not a product of only their own decisions, but also a product of the state and society’s failing, which is what entitles the accused to a chance of reformation.”
Capital Punishment| Supreme Court allows Project 39A of NLU Delhi to conduct psychological evaluation of a death row convict to bring out mitigating factors
Supreme Court: Adopting a humanitarian approach, the 3-judge Bench of Uday Umesh Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat, and Sudhanshu Dhulia, JJ., allowed Project
Solitary Confinement of Death Row Convicts: Judicial officer to probe to apprise Supreme Court of ground reality
Supreme Court: While addressing an appeal alleging solitary confinement of a death row convict, the 3-Judge Bench of Uday Umesh Lalit, S.
Thoughts of a Wandering Mind during Lockdown
by Radhika Bishwajeet Dubey†
Mental health of a person and/or treatment of those who are in need, more so during the time of Covid-19, is the least priority of the State Government: Patna HC
Patna High Court: The Division Bench of Sanjay Karol, CJ and S. Kumar, J., directed the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar to
Musing on Mental Health – Bench and the Bar
by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul† and Radhika Bishwajit Dubey††
Assisted by Aman Singhania
Does failure to disclose mental disorder before marriage constitute perpetration of fraud so as to grant divorce? Del HC decides
Delhi High Court: While stating that, Marriage is not made of only happy memories and good times, and two people in a
Karnataka High Court calls person committing suicide a ‘weakling’! Don’t diminish the gravity of mental health issues, says SC
“How an individual copes up with a threat- both physical and emotional, expressing (or refraining to express) love, loss, sorrow and happiness, varies greatly in view of the multi-faceted nature of the human mind and emotions.”
[Mental Health] Ker HC | “Good Samaritans are absent”; HC issues detailed directions for handling cases of mentally ill prisoners where family/friends shows reluctance to take their custody
Kerala High Court: V.G. Arun, J., addressed the instant suo motu case pertaining to the plight of mentally ill remand prisoners who
Chh HC | Pregnancy which is caused by rape would presume to cause grave injury to mental health of the pregnant woman; Right to make reproductive choices is a dimension of ‘personal liberty’
Chhattisgarh High Court: Goutam Bhaduri, J., allowed the petition and directed termination of pregnancy. The instant petition was filed seeking termination of
UK SC | Can damages be recovered for “consequences” of having committed a crime during a serious psychotic episode? Detailed Report
Supreme Court of United Kingdom: In the instant appeal where the issue was whether the claimant can recover damages for the “consequences”
Bom HC | “Abortion is often the only way out in a very difficult situation for a woman”; Medical termination of pregnancy beyond 20 weeks can be permitted only on limited grounds
Can Medical Termination of Pregnancy be allowed beyond 20 weeks gestation period? Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Ujjal Bhuyan and R.I.
Tri HC | 20-weeks pregnancy of 12-year old rape victim to be terminated in response to necessity created by human emergency
Tripura High Court: S. Talapatra, J., in his own words, departed from Section 3(2)(b) of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 and