The petitioner, who was represented by senior advocate Kirti Uppal, sought to declare the February 22 polls as null and void.

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The high court’s order came on the plea by NGO Bachpan Bachao Andolan which had filed a petition in the aftermath of a tragedy in which over 40 persons, including several minors, lost their lives in December 2019 when a fire broke out at a factory in Anaj Mandi

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The court also asked the authorities to explain the reason for defiance of its earlier orders passed in the matter and listed the matter for further hearing on March 13

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The court said a minor’s mental psyche is vulnerable, impressionable and in a developing stage and sexual harassment has the potential to cause mental trauma which may dictate the child’s thought process for years to come

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It said these kids are being forced to knock on the doors of the court for availing their fundamental right to education

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A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad asked the counsel for the petitioners and the Centre to file written submissions by December 23

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In the present case, the petitioner sought to terminate her pregnancy after she found out that the foetus was suffering from certain cerebral abnormalities

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The court rejected the convict’s argument that the child was tutored by her mother to falsely implicate him as the couple did not have a cordial relationship

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