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Consent for sexual relation under illegal surrogacy agreement disguised as live-in relationship not valid in law: Bombay HC refuses to quash rape case

The Court stated that agreement of surrogacy is opposed to public policy in India. Therefore, consent for sexual relation under such illegal surrogacy agreement is not a valid consent as per the provisions of the Penal Code, 1860.

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Delhi High Court dismisses PIL seeking to direct medical professionals to inform patients about side effects of a drug

Delhi High Court stated that since the legislature in its wisdom has elected to impose this duty on the manufacturer and the pharmacist, we do not find any ground for issuing a direction as prayed for in this PIL as it would amount to judicial legislation.