The Supreme Court emphasised wheelchair accessible cab services while hearing a PIL, highlighting accessibility rights of persons with disabilities under the RPwD Act and constitutional equality provisions.
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SUPREME COURT CONDEMNS BARABANKI LAWYERS HOOLIGANISM
Supreme Court condemns Barabanki lawyers’ violence, grants bail to toll employees, upholds Article 21, ensures fair trial, and directs Bar Council of India to take strict disciplinary action.
SUPREME COURT NOTICE IN BILKIS BANO CASE
Supreme Court issues notice on convicts’ appeal in Bilkis Bano case, challenging Bombay High Court judgment upholding life sentence for gangrape and murder during 2002 Gujarat riots.
ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT CRITICIZES POCSO VERDICT NEGLIGENCE
Allahabad High Court criticized a trial judge for negligence in a POCSO Act verdict where the judgment failed to record certification of the child witness’s competency.
AIR FORCE GROUP INSURANCE SOCIETY IS STATE
The Supreme Court held that Air Force Group Insurance Society qualifies as State under Article 12, allowing employees to invoke writ jurisdiction before High Courts.
SUPREME COURT SETS ASIDE 1998 GANG RAPE CONVICTION
The Supreme Court acquitted four accused in a 1998 gang rape case citing delayed FIR, inconsistent testimony, and lack of corroborative evidence, overturning the Uttarakhand High Court conviction.