Gitanjali J. Angmo, wife of activist Sonam Wangchuk, has moved the Delhi High Court challenging an order refusing intervention in his treatment at Safdarjung Hospital. She alleges the decision unlawfully confines him without arrest and sidelines both from crucial medical decisions.
The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Assam Government on the bail plea of Shyamkanu Mahanta, an accused in the case linked to the death of Assam music icon Zubeen Garg. Mahanta, organiser of the North East India Festival in Singapore, approached the apex court after the Gauhati High Court rejected his bail plea.
The Supreme Court of India acquitted a school manager accused of provoking a student’s suicide through scolding, stating no direct link existed between the scolding and the tragedy. The court emphasized that scolding is common and shouldn’t automatically determine legal responsibility for suicide, acknowledging the unpredictability of individual mental responses.
