Law and Society
April 1, 2008

SC upholds the importance of informed consent

Can a doctor remove a patient’s organs without informed consent, in the course of surgery, even if he thinks it’s in the patient’s best interest? In a recent judgment, the…
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Marriage and Family Law
April 1, 2008

Hindu women and adoption

A recent Supreme Court judgment in the case of a disabled woman from Madhya Pradesh highlighted that a married Hindu woman cannot adopt a child. The Supreme Court, in a…
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