2026 SCC Vol. 8 Part 3: Supreme Court rulings on river pollution, mental cruelty, autism and more
Three rulings in SCC Vol. 8 Part 3 cover river pollution, divorce, and stem cell therapy.
Autism
Diversity Blooms at Delhi High Court as Neurodivergent Adults Step Towards Dignified Employment
“What After Us?”: Delhi High Court Chief Justice Calls for Community-Owned Future for Adults with Autism & Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Supreme Court issues notice to Union in PIL on rights of persons with neurodivergent conditions
The Public Interest Litigation calls for clear, time-bound judicial directions to ensure India’s disability rights framework aligns with both its legal obligations and moral responsibilities.
‘Abrupt cessation might not be in best interest of patients’; Delhi High Court allows continuation of stem cell treatment for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
“Medical advancements often encompass both known and unforeseen risks, and individual autonomy in making informed decisions about treatment options is the cornerstone of patient rights.”
Can a foreigner claim right to be appointed as a guardian under National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Rules, 2000? Delhi High Court answers
The mere usage of the word “parent”, “relative” or “any person” in Section 14 of National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation, and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 does not convince this Court to conclude that a non-citizen could also claim a right to be appointed as a guardian of a person with a disability. Neither of those three expressions can be possibly understood as constituting a legislative intent to recognise foreign nationals as being entitled to be appointed as guardians.
Bom HC | Can minority educational institution refuse admission to autistic child contravening statutory direction given before grant of minority status? Court answers
Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of R.D. Dhanuka and R.I. Chagla, JJ., addressed a petition revolving around the Right to Education
[Clinical Negligence] | What is the scope of medical practitioner’s duty of care? Is he liable for “coincidental injury” not within scope of his duty?
UPDATE: Appeal preferred by the respondent against this decision before the UKSC has been unanimously dismissed.[Khan v. X, [2021] UKSC 21, decided
Centre reconstitutes — Board of National trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities
S.O. 1700(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (4) of the Section 3 of the National Trust for Welfare of